Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
In Vivo. 2021 Jan-Feb;35(1):147-153. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12242.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Viral infection often exacerbates proteinuria, which has been suggested to be due to antiviral responses of podocytes. We examined the effect of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (polyIC) on the expression of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) in differentiated human podocytes in culture.
The podocytes were treated with 2 ng/ml to 500 μg/ml of polyIC for 3 to 36 h, and also transfected with siRNA against RIG-I and MDA5. F-actin staining was performed to assess actin reorganization.
PolyIC induced the expression of RIG-I and MDA5 in dose- and time-dependent manner, accompanied with interferon-β (IFN-β) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) up-regulation and actin reorganization. Temporal knockdown of RIG-I by siRNA decreased IFN-β expression, while MDA5 siRNA inhibited IFN-β and IL-6 expression. Actin reorganization was attenuated by RIG-I and MDA5 knockdown.
RIG-I and MDA5 may play a role in the antiviral responses of podocytes.
背景/目的:病毒感染常使蛋白尿加重,这被认为是由于足细胞的抗病毒反应。我们研究了多聚肌苷酸-多聚胞苷酸(polyIC)对培养分化的人足细胞中视黄酸诱导基因-I(RIG-I)和黑色素瘤分化相关基因 5(MDA5)表达的影响。
将足细胞用 2ng/ml 至 500μg/ml 的 polyIC 处理 3 至 36 小时,并用 RIG-I 和 MDA5 的 siRNA 转染。通过 F-肌动蛋白染色评估肌动蛋白重排。
polyIC 以剂量和时间依赖的方式诱导 RIG-I 和 MDA5 的表达,伴随干扰素-β(IFN-β)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)的上调和肌动蛋白重排。通过 siRNA 瞬时敲低 RIG-I 可降低 IFN-β 的表达,而 MDA5 siRNA 抑制 IFN-β 和 IL-6 的表达。RIG-I 和 MDA5 的敲低可减轻肌动蛋白重排。
RIG-I 和 MDA5 可能在足细胞的抗病毒反应中发挥作用。