Immunohistochemical Aspects of Cell Death in Diabetic Nephropathy

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作者
Balasescu, Elena [1 ]
Cioplea, Mirela [2 ]
Brinzea, Alice [3 ]
Nedelcu, Roxana [3 ]
Zurac, Sabina [2 ]
Ion, Daniela Adriana [3 ]
机构
[1] CMDT Roma, Bucharest, Romania
[2] Carol Davila Univ Med & Pharm, Colentina Clin Hosp, Dept Pathol, 19-21 Stefan cel Mare str, Bucharest 020125, Romania
[3] Carol Davila Univ Med & Pharm, Dept Pathophysiol 2, Bucharest, Romania
关键词
diabetes; cell death; apoptosis; immunohistochemistry; caspases;
D O I
10.1515/rjim-2016-0006
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Introduction. Diabetes Mellitus causes ultrastructural changes triggered by partially clarified cellular mechanisms. Since cell death is an important mechanism in the appearance and progression of diabetic nephropathy, we studied alteration of several markers of apoptotic pathways signaling in renal tissue of diabetic or prediabetic patients. Methods. We analyzed 48 human kidney tissue samples divided into two study groups: the research group (43 renal tissue samples from diabetic or prediabetic patients), and the control group (5 renal tissue samples from patients without diabetes). Immunohistochemistry revealed expression of Bcl-2, APAF-1, CD-95 and Caspase-9 in the renal cortical structures. Statistical analysis was also performed (significance level P < 0.05). Results. We found a variable expression of the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 with a decrease of Bcl-2 expression in diabetes. The control samples render evident intensely positive immunostaining for CD-95. In diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, there was positive immunostaining for APAF-1 at tubular cell level. Nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity for Caspase-9 was more frequently recorded as kidney damage progresses. APAF-1 and Caspase-9 positivity are arguments for an intrinsic apoptotic mechanism of cell death in diabetic nephropathy. Conclusion. The mechanisms of apoptotic cell death identified in diabetic kidney samples prove that Bcl-2, CD-95, APAF-1 and Caspase-9 represent reliable markers of cell death in human renal tissue. Our results support the hypothesis that apoptosis is a pathogenic and initiator mechanism of renal remodeling in diabetic kidney disease.
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