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  • Title: Inhibition of prostasin expression by TGF-beta1 in renal epithelial cells.
    Author: Tuyen DG, Kitamura K, Adachi M, Miyoshi T, Wakida N, Nagano J, Nonoguchi H, Tomita K.
    Journal: Kidney Int; 2005 Jan; 67(1):193-200. PubMed ID: 15610243.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Prostasin has been shown to be involved in the regulation of sodium handling in the kidney. TGF-beta1 has been demonstrated to suppress alphaENaC expression and sodium uptake. Therefore, we hypothesized that TGF-beta1 may regulate prostasin expression to modulate sodium reabsorption in the kidney. METHODS: To determine if TGF-beta1 has an effect on prostasin expression, we isolated 2.9 kb of the rat prostasin promoter, and measured its transcriptional activity with a luciferase assay in mouse cortical collecting duct cell line (M-1). The effect of TGF-beta1 on the mRNA and protein abundance of prostasin, and amiloride-sensitive (22)Na uptake was determined. RESULTS: Treatment of M-1 cells with 20 ng/mL of TGF-beta1 for 24 hours significantly decreased the promoter activity by 50 +/- 1%, and the inhibitory effect was dose dependent over the range of 0.1 to 20 ng/mL. We identified a 50 bp region (-410 to -360) containing c-Rel-like sequence in prostasin promoter that is responsible for the TGF-beta1-mediated inhibition, and found that TGF-beta1 increases IkappaBalpha expression in M-1 cells. TGF-beta1 reduced endogenous prostasin mRNA and protein expression in M-1 cells by 50 +/- 12% and 44 +/- 12%, respectively, and the amiloride-sensitive (22)Na uptake by 35.9 +/- 4.8%. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate the possibility that TGF-beta1 transcriptionally inhibits prostasin expression by the induction of IkappaBalpha and the subsequent inhibition of NF-kappaB/Rel activity in M-1 cells, and also suggest the possibility that TGF-beta1 might inhibit sodium reabsorption through a reduction in prostasin expression and subsequent inhibition of ENaC activity.
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