Indoxyl sulfate induces platelet hyperactivity and contributes to chronic kidney disease-associated thrombosis in mice

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Thrombosis is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the causes and mechanisms of CKD-associated thrombosis are not well clarified. Here, we show that platelet activity is remarkably enhanced in CKD mice, with increase of serum indoxyl sulfate (IS), a typical uremic toxin, which cannot be effectively cleared by routine dialysis. Exvivo andin vitro experiments reveal that IS displays a distinct ability to enhance platelet activities, including elevated response to collagen and thrombin, increases in plateletderived microparticles, and platelet-monocyte aggregates. The flow chamber assay and carotid artery thrombosis model demonstrate that IS-induced platelet hyperactivity contributes to thrombus formation. Further investigations disclose that reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated p38MAPK signaling plays a key role in IS-induced platelet hyperactivity. Moreover, we show that Klotho, which is expressed dominantly in the kidneys, has the capacity to counteract IS-induced platelet hyperactivity by inhibiting ROS/p38MAPK signaling, whereas Klotho reduction may aggravate the effect of IS on platelet activation in CKD and klotho+/- mice. Finally, we demonstrate that Klotho protein treatment can protect against IS-induced thrombosis and atherosclerosis in apoE-/- mice. Our findings uncover the mechanism of platelet hyperactivity induced by IS and provide new insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of CKD-associated thrombosis.

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Yang, K., Du, C., Wang, X., Li, F., Xu, Y., Wang, S., … Zhao, J. (2017). Indoxyl sulfate induces platelet hyperactivity and contributes to chronic kidney disease-associated thrombosis in mice. Blood, 129(19), 2667–2679. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2016-10-744060

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