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Angiopoietin 1 influences ischemic reperfusion renal injury via modulating endothelium survival and regeneration.

Molecular Medicine 2019 Februrary 14
BACKGROUND: Damage to the endothelium due to ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) leads to a disruption of the microvasculature, which could be influenced by angiopoietin 1 via its effects on endothelium. We investigated the physiological and therapeutic roles of angiopoietin 1 in renal IRI using angiopoietin 1 knockout and over-expression mice.

METHODS: Renal IRI was induced by clamping the right renal artery seven days after left uninephrectomy for 25 min followed by reperfusion. A whole body angiopoietin 1 knockout was achieved by induction with tamoxifen. The renal tubule over-expression of angiopoietin 1 was induced by doxycycline.

RESULTS: In the normal mice, the renal expression of angiopoietin 1 increased 7 days to 14 days after IRI. The angiopoietin 1 knockout caused a delay in the recovery of renal function, less tubular regeneration and more residual tubular necrosis. The endothelial density was lower and the VE-cadherin protein loss was greater in the knockout mice. The over-expression of angiopoietin 1 attenuated the tubular necrosis and renal function impairment 1 and 3 days after IRI. The loss of the endothelium was ameliorated in the over-expression mice. This protective effect was associated with the up-regulation of the gene expression of epidermal growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor, and insulin like growth factor-1 and less tubular apoptosis. The over-expression of angiopoietin 1 stimulated tumor necrosis factor-α, C-C chemokine receptor type 2 and CX3C chemokine receptor 1 inflammatory gene expression, but did not influence macrophage infiltration.

CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, the augmentation and downregulation of angiopoietin 1 attenuated renal damage and impaired renal recovery, respectively, by influencing the survival/regeneration of the endothelium. The manipulation of angiopoietin 1 represents a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of ischemic kidney injury.

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