Effects of high glucose on integrin activity and fibronectin matrix assembly by mesangial cells.

Abstract

The filtration unit of the kidney is the glomerulus, a capillary network supported by mesangial cells and extracellular matrix (ECM). Glomerular function is compromised in diabetic nephropathy (DN) by uncontrolled buildup of ECM, especially type IV collagen, which progressively occludes the capillaries. Increased levels of the ECM protein fibronectin (FN) are also present; however, its role in DN is unknown. Mesangial cells cultured under high glucose conditions provide a model system for studying the effect of elevated glucose on deposition of FN and collagen IV. Imaging of mesangial cell cultures and analysis of detergent-insoluble matrix show that, under high glucose conditions, mesangial cells assembled significantly more FN matrix, independent of FN protein levels. High glucose conditions induced protein kinase C-dependent β1 integrin activation, and FN assembly in normal glucose was increased by stimulation of integrin activity with Mn(2+). Collagen IV incorporation into the matrix was also increased under high glucose conditions and colocalized with FN fibrils. An inhibitor of FN matrix assembly prevented collagen IV deposition, demonstrating dependence of collagen IV on FN matrix. We conclude that high glucose induces FN assembly, which contributes to collagen IV accumulation. Enhanced assembly of FN might facilitate dysregulated ECM accumulation in DN.

• Authors: Charles G Miller, Ambra Pozzi, Roy Zent, Jean E Schwarzbauer
• Journal: Molecular biology of the cell (Mol Biol Cell) Vol. 25 Issue 16 Pg. 2342-50 (Aug 15 2014) ISSN: 1939-4586 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24943838 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
• Copyright: © 2014 Miller et al. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).

Chemical References

• Collagen Type IV
• Extracellular Matrix Proteins
• Fibronectins
• Integrins
• Glucose

Topics

• Cells, Cultured
• Collagen Type IV (metabolism)
• Diabetic Nephropathies (metabolism)
• Extracellular Matrix (metabolism)
• Extracellular Matrix Proteins (metabolism)
• Fibronectins (metabolism)
• Glucose (metabolism)
• Humans
• Integrins (metabolism)
• Mesangial Cells (metabolism)
• Signal Transduction