Abstract
Abstract Background The effects of vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonist paricalcitol on the podocyte injury induced by high glucose (HG) were investigated in conditioned immortalized mouse podocytes (MPC-5). Methods (1) Grouped according to different glucose concentrations: normal group (NG): 5.6 mmol/L glucose; HG stimulation group: 25 mmol/L glucose (25HG); high osmotic control group (NG+M): 5.6 mmol/L glucose + 19.4 mmol/L D-mannitol. The expression levels of VDR, podocyte marker proteins podocin, nephrin and mesenchymal marker proteins α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), matrix metalloproteinases (MMP9) in MPC-5 were measured, respectively. (2) Effect of VDR agonist-paricalcitol on podocyte epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) induced by HG: cultured podocytes are divided into NG group, NG with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) group (NG+D), NG with paricalcitol (0.1 μmol/L) group (NG+P), HG group, HG with DMSO group (HG+D), and HG with paricalcitol (0.1 μmol/L) group (HG+P). The expression levels of VDR, podocyte marker proteins, marker proteins of mesenchymal cells, and the albumin flow in each group were then detected. Results (1) Under HG conditions, the expressions of VDR, podocin, and nephrin were decreased, while the expressions of α-SMA and MMP9 were increased (all P < 0.05). After administration of paricalcitol, the levels of VDR, podocin, and nephrin were increased, while the expressions of α-SMA and MMP9 were decreased compared with the control groups (all P < 0.05). (2) The results of albumin flow showed that the albumin flow of podocytes increased under the condition of HG, while it decreased after the treatment of paricalcitol. Conclusion The podocyte injury induced by HG could be partly rescued by Paricalcitol.
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