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Loss of TIMP3 enhances interstitial nephritis and fibrosis. 2009

Zamaneh Kassiri, and Gavin Y Oudit, and Vijay Kandalam, and Ahmed Awad, and Xiuhua Wang, and Xiuhua Ziou, and Nobuyo Maeda, and Andrew M Herzenberg, and James W Scholey
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Group, Room 474, Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2S2 Canada. z.kassiri@ualberta.ca

The balance of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) determines the integrity of the extracellular matrix. TIMP3 is the most highly expressed tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) in the kidney, but its function in renal disease is incompletely understood. In this study, TIMP3-/- mice demonstrated an age-dependent chronic tubulointerstitial fibrosis. After unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), young TIMP3-/- mice exhibited increased renal injury (tubular atrophy, cortical and medullary thinning, and vascular damage) compared with wild-type mice. In addition, TIMP3-/- mice had greater interstitial fibrosis; increased synthesis and deposition of type I collagen; increased activation of fibroblasts; enhanced apoptosis; and greater activation of MMP2, but not MMP9, after UUO. TIMP3 deficiency also led to accelerated processing of TNFalpha, demonstrated by significantly higher TACE activity and greater soluble TNFalpha levels by 3 d after UUO. The additional deletion of TNFalpha markedly reduced inflammation, apoptosis, and induction of a number of MMPs. Moreover, inhibition of MMPs in TIMP3-/-/TNFalpha-/- mice further abrogated postobstructive injury and prevented tubulointerestitial fibrosis. In humans, TIMP3 expression increased in the renal arteries and proximal tubules of subjects with diabetic nephropathy or chronic allograft nephropathy. Taken together, these results provide evidence that TIMP3 is an important mediator of kidney injury, and regulating its activity may have therapeutic benefit for patients with kidney disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008297 Male Males
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009395 Nephritis, Interstitial Inflammation of the interstitial tissue of the kidney. This term is generally used for primary inflammation of KIDNEY TUBULES and/or surrounding interstitium. For primary inflammation of glomerular interstitium, see GLOMERULONEPHRITIS. Infiltration of the inflammatory cells into the interstitial compartment results in EDEMA, increased spaces between the tubules, and tubular renal dysfunction. Interstitial Nephritis,Nephritis, Tubulointerstitial,Tubulointerstitial Nephritis,Interstitial Nephritides,Nephritides, Interstitial,Nephritides, Tubulointerstitial,Tubulointerstitial Nephritides
D003928 Diabetic Nephropathies KIDNEY injuries associated with diabetes mellitus and affecting KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; ARTERIOLES; KIDNEY TUBULES; and the interstitium. Clinical signs include persistent PROTEINURIA, from microalbuminuria progressing to ALBUMINURIA of greater than 300 mg/24 h, leading to reduced GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE and END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE. Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis,Glomerulosclerosis, Diabetic,Diabetic Kidney Disease,Diabetic Nephropathy,Intracapillary Glomerulosclerosis,Kimmelstiel-Wilson Disease,Kimmelstiel-Wilson Syndrome,Nodular Glomerulosclerosis,Diabetic Kidney Diseases,Glomerulosclerosis, Nodular,Kidney Disease, Diabetic,Kidney Diseases, Diabetic,Kimmelstiel Wilson Disease,Kimmelstiel Wilson Syndrome,Nephropathies, Diabetic,Nephropathy, Diabetic,Syndrome, Kimmelstiel-Wilson
D005109 Extracellular Matrix A meshwork-like substance found within the extracellular space and in association with the basement membrane of the cell surface. It promotes cellular proliferation and provides a supporting structure to which cells or cell lysates in culture dishes adhere. Matrix, Extracellular,Extracellular Matrices,Matrices, Extracellular
D005260 Female Females
D005355 Fibrosis Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006084 Graft Rejection An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient. Transplant Rejection,Rejection, Transplant,Transplantation Rejection,Graft Rejections,Rejection, Graft,Rejection, Transplantation,Rejections, Graft,Rejections, Transplant,Rejections, Transplantation,Transplant Rejections,Transplantation Rejections

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