1. Mechanisms of myostatin and activin A accumulation in chronic kidney disease
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Stanislas Bataille, Laetitia Dou, Marc Bartoli, Marion Sallée, Julien Aniort, Borhane Ferkak, Rania Chermiti, Nathalie McKay, Nathalie Da Silva, Stéphane Burtey, Stéphane Poitevin, Centre recherche en CardioVasculaire et Nutrition = Center for CardioVascular and Nutrition research (C2VN), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Marseille medical genetics - Centre de génétique médicale de Marseille (MMG), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Centre d'enseignement Cnam Paris (CNAM Paris), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] (CNAM), HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM)-HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM), Phocean Nephrology Institute, Clinique Bouchard, ELSAN, Centre de néphrologie et transplantation rénale [Hôpital de la Conception - APHM], Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM)-Hôpital de la Conception [CHU - APHM] (LA CONCEPTION), CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre d'études et de recherche sur les services de santé et la qualité de vie (CEReSS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU), and Service d'Evaluation Médicale APHM Marseille
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Mammals ,Transplantation ,muscle ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,musculoskeletal system ,[SDV.MHEP.UN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Urology and Nephrology ,Activins ,sarcopenia ,Mice ,Nephrology ,myostatin ,Animals ,Humans ,activin A ,Renal Insufficiency, Chronic ,Muscle, Skeletal ,indoxyl sulfate ,Indican ,chronic kidney disease - Abstract
Background Myostatin and activin A induce muscle wasting by activating the ubiquitin proteasome system and inhibiting the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), myostatin and activin A plasma concentrations are increased, but it is unclear if there is increased production or decreased renal clearance. Methods We measured myostatin and activin A concentrations in 232 CKD patients and studied their correlation with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We analyzed the myostatin gene (MSTN) expression in muscle biopsies of hemodialysis (HD) patients. We then measured circulating myostatin and activin A in plasma and the Mstn and Inhba expression in muscles, kidney, liver and heart of two CKD mice models (adenine and 5/6 nephrectomy models). Finally, we analyzed whether the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate (IS) increased Mstn expression in mice and cultured muscle cells. Results In patients, myostatin and activin A were inversely correlated with eGFR. MSTN expression was lower in HD patients’ muscles (vastus lateralis) than in controls. In mice with CKD, myostatin and activin A blood concentrations were increased. Mstn was not upregulated in CKD mice tissues. Inha was upregulated in kidney and heart. Exposure to IS did not induce Mstn upregulation in mouse muscles and in cultured myoblasts and myocytes. Conclusion During CKD, myostatin and activin A blood concentrations are increased. Myostatin is not overproduced, suggesting only an impaired renal clearance, but activin A is overproduced in the kidney and heart. We propose to add myostatin and activin A to the list of uremic toxins.
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- 2022