The RhoA/ROCK Pathway Ameliorates Adhesion and Inflammatory Infiltration Induced by AGEs in Glomerular Endothelial Cells

Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 5:7:39727. doi: 10.1038/srep39727.

Abstract

A recent study demonstrated that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play a role in monocyte infiltration in mesangial areas in diabetic nephropathy. The Ras homolog gene family, member A Rho kinase (RhoA/ROCK) pathway plays a role in regulating cell migration. We hypothesized that the RhoA/ROCK pathway affects adhesion and inflammation in endothelial cells induced by AGEs. Rat glomerular endothelial cells (rGECs) were cultured with AGEs (80 μg/ml) in vitro. The ROCK inhibitor Y27632 (10 nmol/l) and ROCK1-siRNA were used to inhibit ROCK. We investigated levels of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and monocyte chemoattractant protein1 (MCP-1) in rGECs. Db/db mice were used as a diabetes model and received Fasudil (10 mg/kg/d, n = 6) via intraperitoneal injection for 12 weeks. We found that AGEs increased the expression of ICAM-1 and MCP-1 in rGECs, and the RhoA/ROCK pathway inhibitor Y27632 depressed the release of adhesion molecules. Moreover, blocking the RhoA/ROCK pathway ameliorated macrophage transfer to the endothelium. Reduced expression of adhesion molecules and amelioration of inflammatory cell infiltration in the glomerulus were observed in db/db mice treated with Fasudil. The RhoA/ROCK pathway plays a role in adhesion molecule expression and inflammatory cell infiltration in glomerular endothelial cells induced by AGEs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / analogs & derivatives
  • 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / therapeutic use
  • Amides / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Movement
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chemokine CCL2 / metabolism
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / drug therapy
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / immunology
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / metabolism*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Endothelial Cells / physiology*
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced / metabolism
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Inflammation / metabolism*
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
  • Kidney Glomerulus / pathology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Pyridines / pharmacology
  • RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
  • Rats
  • Signal Transduction
  • rho-Associated Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • rho-Associated Kinases / genetics
  • rho-Associated Kinases / metabolism*
  • rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / metabolism*

Substances

  • Amides
  • Ccl2 protein, rat
  • Chemokine CCL2
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyridines
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
  • Y 27632
  • 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine
  • ROCK1 protein, rat
  • rho-Associated Kinases
  • rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
  • fasudil