Generation of a conditional cellular senescence model using proximal tubule cells and fibroblasts from human kidneys.


Journal

Cell death discovery
ISSN: 2058-7716
Titre abrégé: Cell Death Discov
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101665035

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 13 02 2024
accepted: 01 08 2024
revised: 26 07 2024
medline: 15 8 2024
pubmed: 15 8 2024
entrez: 14 8 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Emerging evidence highlights cellular senescence's pivotal role in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Proximal tubule epithelial cells (PTECs) and fibroblasts are major players in CKD and serve as cellular sources of senescence. The generation of a conditionally immortalized human kidney cell model would allow to better understand the specific mechanisms and factors associated with cellular senescence in a controlled setting, devoid of potential confounding factors such as age and comorbidities. In addition, the availability of human kidney cell lines for preclinical research is sparse and most cell lines do not reflect their in vivo counterparts due to their altered behavior as immortalized cancer-like cells. In this study, PTECs and fibroblasts from human kidneys were isolated and transduced with doxycycline-inducible simian virus 40 large T antigen (SV40LT) vector. By comparing their gene expression with single-cell RNA sequencing data from human kidneys, the newly produced human kidney cell lines demonstrated significant resemblances to their in vivo counterparts. As predicted, PTECs showed functional activity and fibroblasts responded to injury with fibrosis. Withdrawal of the immortalizing factor doxycycline led to p21

Identifiants

pubmed: 39143064
doi: 10.1038/s41420-024-02131-y
pii: 10.1038/s41420-024-02131-y
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

364

Subventions

Organisme : Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (Else Kroner-Fresenius Foundation)
ID : 2022_EKES.03
Organisme : CSC | Chinese Government Scholarship
ID : 202008230182
Organisme : CSC | Chinese Government Scholarship
ID : 202008080170
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : 445703531
Organisme : European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
ID : 21165

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Xiaohang Shao (X)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Huaming Xu (H)

Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany.
Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

Hyojin Kim (H)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Sadaf Ljaz (S)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Fabian Beier (F)

Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany.

Vera Jankowski (V)

Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

Michaela Lellig (M)

Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

Lucia Vankann (L)

Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany.

Jan Niklas Werner (JN)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Lu Chen (L)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Susanne Ziegler (S)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Christoph Kuppe (C)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Martin Zenke (M)

Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany.
Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany.

Rebekka K Schneider (RK)

Institute of Cell and Tumorbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.
Oncode Institute, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Sikander Hayat (S)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany.

Turgay Saritas (T)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany. tsaritas@ukaachen.de.
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. tsaritas@ukaachen.de.

Rafael Kramann (R)

Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Aachen, Germany. rkramann@ukaachen.de.
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. rkramann@ukaachen.de.

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