TY - JOUR
T1 - Amelioration of diabetic nephropathy by SGLT2 inhibitors independent of its glucose-lowering effect
T2 - A possible role of SGLT2 in mesangial cells
AU - Maki, Toshinobu
AU - Maeno, Sayaka
AU - Maeda, Yasutaka
AU - Yamato, Mayumi
AU - Sonoda, Noriyuki
AU - Ogawa, Yoshihiro
AU - Wakisaka, Masanori
AU - Inoguchi, Toyoshi
N1 - Funding Information:
We appreciate the technical support provided by the Research Support Center, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University. Canagliflozin was kindly provided by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, and ipragliflozin was kindly provided by Astellas Pharma Inc. This work was in part supported by a grant for the Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas Program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Funding program “Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation”).
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© 2019, The Author(s).
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Several clinical studies have shown the beneficial effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on diabetic nephropathy. The underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We found that administration of canagliflozin at a low dose (0.01 mg/kg/day) did not affect either blood glucose levels or glycosuria, but it improved albuminuria and mesangial expansion in db/db mice to a similar extent as at a high dose (3.0 mg/kg/day) that lowered blood glucose levels. This indicated the existence of a tubular SGLT2-independent reno-protective mechanism. Here we focused on the potential role of SGLT2 in mesangial cells (MCs). Western blot analysis revealed the expression of SGLT2 in cultured mouse MCs. Exposure of MCs to high glucose levels for 72 h significantly increased the expression of SGLT2. Canagliflozin or ipragliflozin (both 100 nM) treatment inhibited glucose consumption in the medium under high-glucose conditions but not under normal-glucose conditions. Furthermore, canagliflozin inhibited high-glucose-induced activation of the protein kinase C (PKC)-NAD(P)H oxidase pathway and increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Thus, the inhibition of mesangial SGLT2 may cause an inhibition of PKC activation and ROS overproduction in diabetic nephropathy, and this may at least in part account for the reno-protective effect of SGLT2 inhibitors.
AB - Several clinical studies have shown the beneficial effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on diabetic nephropathy. The underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We found that administration of canagliflozin at a low dose (0.01 mg/kg/day) did not affect either blood glucose levels or glycosuria, but it improved albuminuria and mesangial expansion in db/db mice to a similar extent as at a high dose (3.0 mg/kg/day) that lowered blood glucose levels. This indicated the existence of a tubular SGLT2-independent reno-protective mechanism. Here we focused on the potential role of SGLT2 in mesangial cells (MCs). Western blot analysis revealed the expression of SGLT2 in cultured mouse MCs. Exposure of MCs to high glucose levels for 72 h significantly increased the expression of SGLT2. Canagliflozin or ipragliflozin (both 100 nM) treatment inhibited glucose consumption in the medium under high-glucose conditions but not under normal-glucose conditions. Furthermore, canagliflozin inhibited high-glucose-induced activation of the protein kinase C (PKC)-NAD(P)H oxidase pathway and increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Thus, the inhibition of mesangial SGLT2 may cause an inhibition of PKC activation and ROS overproduction in diabetic nephropathy, and this may at least in part account for the reno-protective effect of SGLT2 inhibitors.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-019-41253-7
DO - 10.1038/s41598-019-41253-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 30886225
AN - SCOPUS:85063059548
VL - 9
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
IS - 1
M1 - 4703
ER -