Uremic Toxin p-Cresol Induces Akt-Pathway-Selective Insulin Resistance in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Authors
- Noh, Hyunjin; Yu, Mi Ra; Kim, Hyun Joo; Jang, Eun Jung; Hwang, Eun Sook; Jeon, Jin Seok; Kwon, Soon Hyo; Han, Dong Cheol
- Issue Date
- Sep-2014
- Publisher
- AlphaMed Press Inc
- Keywords
- Mesenchymal stem cells; p-Cresol; Chronic kidney disease; Insulin resistance
- Citation
- Stem Cells, v.32, no.9, pp 2443 - 2453
- Pages
- 11
- Journal Title
- Stem Cells
- Volume
- 32
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 2443
- End Page
- 2453
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/11904
- DOI
- 10.1002/stem.1738
- ISSN
- 1066-5099
1549-4918
- Abstract
- We reported a functional incompetence in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) under uremia, but the mechanisms have not been explored. To study the mechanisms of dysfunctional MSCs induced by uremia, we characterized insulin signaling in MSCs and investigated the effect of uremic toxin, p-cresol, on the proangiogenic actions of insulin. In MSCs, insulin induced hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and stromal cell-derived factor 1 alpha expressions via PI3K/Akt-dependent pathway. MSCs treated with p-cresol exhibited altered insulin signaling in a selective manner for insulin receptor substrate-1/PI3K/Akt pathway, whereas ERK pathway remained active. The insulin-induced increase of HIF-1 alpha was blunted by p-cresol treatment. This Akt-selective insulin resistance was also observed in MSCs isolated from chronic kidney disease (CKD) mice. In mice model of hindlimb ischemia, blood flow recovery, capillary density, and local production of angiogenic factors in the ischemic limb treated with CKD MSCs were significantly inferior to those promoted by control MSCs. However, modifying CKD MSCs by overexpression of HIF-1 alpha restored all of these changes. Taken together, these data suggest that p-cresol contributes to insulin resistance in a selective manner for Akt pathway. This might be a biological explanation for the functional incompetence of MSCs under uremia through defects in the insulin-induced elevation of HIF-1 alpha protein expression.
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