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Preconditioning of primary human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells without tryptophan increases survival under hypoxia by inducing autophagy.

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PURPOSE:Hypoxia plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI). Autophagy protects from AKI. Amino acid deprivation induces autophagy. The effect of L-tryptophan depletion on survival and autophagy in cultures of renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (RPTECs) under hypoxia was evaluated. METHODS:RPTECs were preconditioned in a medium containing or not tryptophan, following culture under hypoxia and treatment with or without the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine. Cell survival was assessed by cell imaging, the level of certain proteins by western blotting and cellular ATP fluorometrically. RESULTS:Preconditioning of RPTECs in a medium without tryptophan activated general control nonderepressible 2 kinase and induced changes that favored autophagy and cell survival under hypoxic conditions. Additionally, it increased cellular ATP, while it inhibited apoptosis. Inhibition of autophagy nullified the induced increase in cellular ATP and cell survival by the absence of tryptophan. The absence of tryptophan increased p53, although its effect on p53's transcriptional targets was heterogeneous. In accordance with the decreased apoptosis, expression of p21 increased, while expression of Bax decreased. The expression of BNIP3L, which may be pro-apoptotic or pro-autophagic, increased. Considering the decreased apoptosis, it is likely that tryptophan depletion enhances autophagy through a p53-mediated increase of BNIP3L. CONCLUSION:Preconditioning of primary human RPTECs in a medium without tryptophan increases their survival under hypoxia by inducing autophagy. Identifying new molecular mechanisms that protect renal tissue from hypoxia could be proved clinically important in the prevention of AKI.

journal_name

Int Urol Nephrol

journal_title

International urology and nephrology

authors

Eleftheriadis T,Pissas G,Sounidaki M,Antoniadis N,Antoniadi G,Liakopoulos V,Stefanidis I

doi

10.1007/s11255-017-1596-9

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pub_date

2017-07-01 00:00:00

pages

1297-1307

issue

eissn

0301-1623

issn

1573-2584

pii

10.1007/s11255-017-1596-9

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Preconditioning of primary human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells without tryptophan increases survival under hypoxia by inducing autophagy.