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  • Title: [Role of Akt/NF-kappa B signal transduction pathway in murine glomerular mesangial cell proliferation induced by immune complex].
    Author: Wang BF, Xu HS, Li YJ, Ye RG, Kong QY, Yu XQ.
    Journal: Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi; 2004 May; 20(3):314-8. PubMed ID: 15193226.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To explore whether immune complex (IC) can directly induce glomerular mesangial cells(MCs) proliferation and the role of Akt/NF-kappa B signal pathway in the proliferation. METHODS: The mice were divided into control, stimulation and oligodeoxynucleotide(ODN) groups. In ODN group, MCs isolated from mice were transfected with Akt1 sense, mismatched or antisense ODN for 8 h, respectively, by using lipofectin, control and stimulation groups were incubated with lipofectin for 8 h. Then stimulation and ODN groups were incubated with aggregated IgG(AIgG)(a standard IC model), while the control group with monomeric IgG. MTT colorimetry was used to detect MCs proliferation. Distribution of MCs in cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry. Cyclin D1 mRNA and its protein expression were determined by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively.The activity of NF-kappa B in MCs was determined by EMSA. RESULTS: AIgG activated NF-kappa B, upregulated cyclin D1 mRNA and its protein expression, and induced majority of MCs to enter S-phase in cell cycle. Akt1 antisense ODN specifically decreased AIgG-induced NF-kappa B activation, cyclin D1 mRNA and its protein expression, and then inhibited MCs to progress to S-phase and cell proliferation. Sense ODN and mismatched ODN had no such effects. CONCLUSION: IC can directly stimulate MCs proliferation through Akt/NF-kappa B signal pathway, suggesting that NF-kappa B probably be a useful molecule for targeted therapy in IC-mediated MC overproliferation.
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