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Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Background: Nephrotoxicity associated with lead poisoning has been frequently reported in epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. Objectives: We examined the role of erythrocytes, one of the major lead reservoirs, in lead-associated nephrotoxicity. Metho...

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Autores principales: Kwon, So-Youn, Bae, Ok-Nam, Noh, Ji-Yoon, Kim, Keunyoung, Kang, Seojin, Shin, Young-Jun, Lim, Kyung-Min, Chung, Jin-Ho
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094
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author Kwon, So-Youn
Bae, Ok-Nam
Noh, Ji-Yoon
Kim, Keunyoung
Kang, Seojin
Shin, Young-Jun
Lim, Kyung-Min
Chung, Jin-Ho
author_facet Kwon, So-Youn
Bae, Ok-Nam
Noh, Ji-Yoon
Kim, Keunyoung
Kang, Seojin
Shin, Young-Jun
Lim, Kyung-Min
Chung, Jin-Ho
author_sort Kwon, So-Youn
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description Background: Nephrotoxicity associated with lead poisoning has been frequently reported in epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. Objectives: We examined the role of erythrocytes, one of the major lead reservoirs, in lead-associated nephrotoxicity. Methods and results: Co-incubation of lead-exposed human erythrocytes with HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cells resulted in renal tubular cytotoxicity, suggesting a role of erythrocytes in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Morphological and flow cytometric analyses revealed that HK-2 cells actively phagocytized lead-exposed erythrocytes, which was associated with phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization on the erythrocyte membrane and generation of PS-bearing microvesicles. Increased oxidative stress and up-regulation of nephrotoxic biomarkers, such as NGAL, were observed in HK-2 cells undergoing erythrophagocytosis. Moreover, TGF-β, a marker of fibrosis, was also significantly up-regulated. We examined the significance of erythrophagocytosis in lead-induced nephrotoxicity in rats exposed to lead via drinking water for 12 weeks. We observed iron deposition and generation of oxidative stress in renal tissues of lead-exposed rats, as well as the histopathological alterations such as tubulointerstitial lesions, fibrosis, and up-regulation of KIM-1, NGAL, and TGF-β. Conclusions: Our data strongly suggest that erythrophagocytosis and subsequent iron deposition in renal tubular cells could significantly enhance nephrotoxicity following lead exposure, providing insight on lead-associated kidney damages. Citation: Kwon SY, Bae ON, Noh JY, Kim K, Kang S, Shin YJ, Lim KM, Chung JH. 2015. Erythrophagocytosis of lead-exposed erythrocytes by renal tubular cells: possible role in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Environ Health Perspect 123:120–127; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094
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spelling pubmed-43142462015-02-06 Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity Kwon, So-Youn Bae, Ok-Nam Noh, Ji-Yoon Kim, Keunyoung Kang, Seojin Shin, Young-Jun Lim, Kyung-Min Chung, Jin-Ho Environ Health Perspect Research Background: Nephrotoxicity associated with lead poisoning has been frequently reported in epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described. Objectives: We examined the role of erythrocytes, one of the major lead reservoirs, in lead-associated nephrotoxicity. Methods and results: Co-incubation of lead-exposed human erythrocytes with HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cells resulted in renal tubular cytotoxicity, suggesting a role of erythrocytes in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Morphological and flow cytometric analyses revealed that HK-2 cells actively phagocytized lead-exposed erythrocytes, which was associated with phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization on the erythrocyte membrane and generation of PS-bearing microvesicles. Increased oxidative stress and up-regulation of nephrotoxic biomarkers, such as NGAL, were observed in HK-2 cells undergoing erythrophagocytosis. Moreover, TGF-β, a marker of fibrosis, was also significantly up-regulated. We examined the significance of erythrophagocytosis in lead-induced nephrotoxicity in rats exposed to lead via drinking water for 12 weeks. We observed iron deposition and generation of oxidative stress in renal tissues of lead-exposed rats, as well as the histopathological alterations such as tubulointerstitial lesions, fibrosis, and up-regulation of KIM-1, NGAL, and TGF-β. Conclusions: Our data strongly suggest that erythrophagocytosis and subsequent iron deposition in renal tubular cells could significantly enhance nephrotoxicity following lead exposure, providing insight on lead-associated kidney damages. Citation: Kwon SY, Bae ON, Noh JY, Kim K, Kang S, Shin YJ, Lim KM, Chung JH. 2015. Erythrophagocytosis of lead-exposed erythrocytes by renal tubular cells: possible role in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Environ Health Perspect 123:120–127; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094 NLM-Export 2014-10-10 2015-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4314246/ /pubmed/25302504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, “Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives”); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright.
spellingShingle Research
Kwon, So-Youn
Bae, Ok-Nam
Noh, Ji-Yoon
Kim, Keunyoung
Kang, Seojin
Shin, Young-Jun
Lim, Kyung-Min
Chung, Jin-Ho
Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title_full Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title_fullStr Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title_full_unstemmed Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title_short Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity
title_sort erythrophagocytosis of lead-exposed erythrocytes by renal tubular cells: possible role in lead-induced nephrotoxicity
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25302504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094
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