TY - JOUR
T1 - Eicosapentaenoic acid attenuates renal lipotoxicity by restoring autophagic flux
AU - Yamamoto, Takeshi
AU - Takabatake, Yoshitsugu
AU - Minami, Satoshi
AU - Sakai, Shinsuke
AU - Fujimura, Ryuta
AU - Takahashi, Atsushi
AU - Namba-Hamano, Tomoko
AU - Matsuda, Jun
AU - Kimura, Tomonori
AU - Matsui, Isao
AU - Kaimori, Jun Ya
AU - Takeda, Hiroaki
AU - Takahashi, Masatomo
AU - Izumi, Yoshihiro
AU - Bamba, Takeshi
AU - Matsusaka, Taiji
AU - Niimura, Fumio
AU - Yanagita, Motoko
AU - Isaka, Yoshitaka
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology in Japan (15H06371 and 17K16083 [to T.Y.], 24591196 and 15K09260 [to Y.T.], and 24659416 [to Y.I.]), the Osaka Kidney Foundation (OKF17-0006 to T.Y.), Takeda Medical Research Foundation (to Y.T.), and Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) (to Y.I.) We thank N. Mizushima at the University of Tokyo, for the Atg5F/F and GFP-MAP1LC3 mice; T. Michigami at the Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for the LRP2 antibody; and N. Horimoto for technical assistance. This work was also partly performed at the Cooperative Research Project Program of the Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University.
Funding Information:
We thank N. Mizushima at the University of Tokyo, for the Atg5 and GFP-MAP1LC3 mice; T. Michigami at the Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for the LRP2 antibody; and N. Horimoto for technical assistance. This work was also partly performed at the Cooperative Research Project Program of the Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University. F/F
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Recently, we identified a novel mechanism of lipotoxicity in the kidney proximal tubular cells (PTECs); lipid overload stimulates macroautophagy/autophagy for the renovation of plasma and organelle membranes to maintain the integrity of the PTECs. However, this autophagic activation places a burden on the lysosomal system, leading to a downstream suppression of autophagy, which manifests as phospholipid accumulation and inadequate acidification in lysosomes. Here, we investigated whether pharmacological correction by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplementation could restore autophagic flux and alleviate renal lipotoxicity. EPA supplementation to high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice reduced several hallmarks of lipotoxicity in the PTECs, such as phospholipid accumulation in the lysosome, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and fibrosis. In addition to improving the metabolic syndrome, EPA alleviated renal lipotoxicity via several mechanisms. EPA supplementation to HFD-fed mice or the isolated PTECs cultured in palmitic acid (PA) restored lysosomal function with significant improvements in the autophagic flux. The PA-induced redistribution of phospholipids from cellular membranes into lysosomes and the HFD-induced accumulation of SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1), an autophagy substrate, during the temporal and genetic ablation of autophagy were significantly reduced by EPA, indicating that EPA attenuated the HFD-mediated increases in autophagy demand. Moreover, a fatty acid pulse-chase assay revealed that EPA promoted lipid droplet (LD) formation and transfer from LDs to the mitochondria for beta-oxidation. Noteworthy, the efficacy of EPA on lipotoxicity is autophagy-dependent and cell-intrinsic. In conclusion, EPA counteracts lipotoxicity in the proximal tubule by alleviating autophagic numbness, making it potentially suitable as a novel treatment for obesity-related kidney diseases. Abbreviations: 4-HNE: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal; ACTB: actin beta; ADGRE1/F4/80: adhesion G protein-coupled receptor E1; ATG: autophagy-related; ATP: adenosine triphosphate; BODIPY: boron-dipyrromethene; BSA: bovine serum albumin; cKO: conditional knockout; CML: N-carboxymethyllysine; COL1A1: collagen type I alpha 1 chain; COX: cytochrome c oxidase; CTRL: control; DGAT: diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; FA: fatty acid; FFA: free fatty acid; GFP: green fluorescent protein; HFD: high-fat diet; iKO: inducible knockout; IRI: ischemia-reperfusion injury; LAMP1: lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1; LD: lipid droplet; LRP2: low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2; MAP1LC3: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3; MTORC1: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase complex 1; OA: oleic acid; PAS: periodic-acid Schiff; PPAR: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor; PPARGC1/PGC1: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1; PTEC: proximal tubular epithelial cell; ROS: reactive oxygen species; RPS6: ribosomal protein S6; SDH: succinate dehydrogenase complex; SFC/MS/MS: supercritical fluid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TG: triglyceride; TUNEL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling.
AB - Recently, we identified a novel mechanism of lipotoxicity in the kidney proximal tubular cells (PTECs); lipid overload stimulates macroautophagy/autophagy for the renovation of plasma and organelle membranes to maintain the integrity of the PTECs. However, this autophagic activation places a burden on the lysosomal system, leading to a downstream suppression of autophagy, which manifests as phospholipid accumulation and inadequate acidification in lysosomes. Here, we investigated whether pharmacological correction by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplementation could restore autophagic flux and alleviate renal lipotoxicity. EPA supplementation to high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice reduced several hallmarks of lipotoxicity in the PTECs, such as phospholipid accumulation in the lysosome, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and fibrosis. In addition to improving the metabolic syndrome, EPA alleviated renal lipotoxicity via several mechanisms. EPA supplementation to HFD-fed mice or the isolated PTECs cultured in palmitic acid (PA) restored lysosomal function with significant improvements in the autophagic flux. The PA-induced redistribution of phospholipids from cellular membranes into lysosomes and the HFD-induced accumulation of SQSTM1/p62 (sequestosome 1), an autophagy substrate, during the temporal and genetic ablation of autophagy were significantly reduced by EPA, indicating that EPA attenuated the HFD-mediated increases in autophagy demand. Moreover, a fatty acid pulse-chase assay revealed that EPA promoted lipid droplet (LD) formation and transfer from LDs to the mitochondria for beta-oxidation. Noteworthy, the efficacy of EPA on lipotoxicity is autophagy-dependent and cell-intrinsic. In conclusion, EPA counteracts lipotoxicity in the proximal tubule by alleviating autophagic numbness, making it potentially suitable as a novel treatment for obesity-related kidney diseases. Abbreviations: 4-HNE: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal; ACTB: actin beta; ADGRE1/F4/80: adhesion G protein-coupled receptor E1; ATG: autophagy-related; ATP: adenosine triphosphate; BODIPY: boron-dipyrromethene; BSA: bovine serum albumin; cKO: conditional knockout; CML: N-carboxymethyllysine; COL1A1: collagen type I alpha 1 chain; COX: cytochrome c oxidase; CTRL: control; DGAT: diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; FA: fatty acid; FFA: free fatty acid; GFP: green fluorescent protein; HFD: high-fat diet; iKO: inducible knockout; IRI: ischemia-reperfusion injury; LAMP1: lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1; LD: lipid droplet; LRP2: low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2; MAP1LC3: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3; MTORC1: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase complex 1; OA: oleic acid; PAS: periodic-acid Schiff; PPAR: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor; PPARGC1/PGC1: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1; PTEC: proximal tubular epithelial cell; ROS: reactive oxygen species; RPS6: ribosomal protein S6; SDH: succinate dehydrogenase complex; SFC/MS/MS: supercritical fluid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TG: triglyceride; TUNEL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling.
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U2 - 10.1080/15548627.2020.1782034
DO - 10.1080/15548627.2020.1782034
M3 - Article
C2 - 32546086
AN - SCOPUS:85087526407
VL - 17
SP - 1700
EP - 1713
JO - Autophagy
JF - Autophagy
SN - 1554-8627
IS - 7
ER -
