Could Notch signaling pathway be a potential therapeutic option in renal diseases?
Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2018 Sep-Oct;38(5):466-475.
doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.11.027.
Epub 2018 Feb 10.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Authors
Laura Marquez-Exposito
1
, Elena Cantero-Navarro
1
, Carolina Lavoz
2
, Marta Fierro-Fernández
3
, Jonay Poveda
1
, Sandra Rayego-Mateos
1
, Raúl R Rodrigues-Diez
4
, José Luis Morgado-Pascual
1
, Macarena Orejudo
1
, Sergio Mezzano
2
, Marta Ruiz-Ortega
5
Affiliations
- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Celular en enfermedades renales, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
- 2 División de Nefrología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile.
- 3 Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Madrid, España.
- 4 Idipaz, Madrid, España.
- 5 Laboratorio de Biología Celular en enfermedades renales, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España. Electronic address: mruizo@fjd.es.
Abstract
Notch pathway regulates key processes in the kidney, involved in embryonic development and tissue damage. In many human chronic renal diseases a local activation of Notch pathway has been described, suggesting that several components of Notch pathway could be considered as biomarkers of renal damage. Experimental studies by genetic modulation of Notch components or pharmacological approaches by γ-secretase inhibitors have demonstrated the role of this pathway in renal regeneration renal, podocyte apoptosis, proliferation and fibroblasts activation, and induction of epithelial to mesenchymal transition of tubular epithelial cells. Recent studies suggest an interaction between Notch and NF-κB pathway involved in the regulation of renal inflammatory process. On the other hand, there are some miRNAs that could regulate Notch components and down-stream responses. All these data suggest that Notch blockade could be a novel therapeutic option for renal diseases.
Keywords:
Daño renal; Fibrosis; Inflamación; Inflammation; Mecanismos; Mechanisms; Notch; Renal damage.
Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Nefrología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Humans
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Kidney Diseases / drug therapy*
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Kidney Diseases / etiology
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Kidney Diseases / therapy*
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Receptors, Notch / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Receptors, Notch / physiology*
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Signal Transduction / physiology*