COMP-angiopoietin-1 ameliorates renal fibrosis in a unilateral ureteral obstruction model

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Injury to the renal microvasculature may be a major factor in the progression of renal disease; therefore, protection of endothelial cells (EC) in renal vasculature may have a therapeutic role in renal fibrosis. Recently, a soluble, stable, and potent angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) variant, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)-Ang1, was developed. The contribution of COMP-Ang1 in renal interstitial fibrosis, however, remains to be clarified. This study investigated the effects of COMP-Ang1 on peritubular capillary EC in the renal cortex and the renal fibrogenic process that is triggered by unilateral ureteral obstruction. COMP-Ang1 preserved renal platelet-EC adhesion molecule-1- and Tie2-positive EC. Morphologic examination indicated less tubular injury and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in mice that received COMP-Ang1 than vehicle-treated mice. Interstitial type I collagen and myofibroblast accumulation were significantly suppressed by COMP-Ang1 treatment. COMP-Ang1 increased Tie2 and Akt phosphorylation in ureteral obstructed kidneys. Renal surface microvasculature and renal blood flow were higher after treatment with COMP-Ang1 than with vehicle. COMP-Ang1 treatment decreased monocyte/macrophage infiltration, tissue levels of TGF-β1, and Smad 2/3 phosphorylation and increased Smad 7 in the obstructed kidney. These results demonstrate that COMP-Ang1 treatment can decrease the progression of renal fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction. COMP-Ang1 may be an endothelium-specific therapeutic modality in fibrotic renal disease. Copyright © 2006 by the American Society of Nephrology.

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Kim, W., Moon, S. O., Lee, S. Y., Jang, K. Y., Cho, C. H., Koh, G. Y., … Park, S. K. (2006). COMP-angiopoietin-1 ameliorates renal fibrosis in a unilateral ureteral obstruction model. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 17(9), 2474–2483. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2006020109

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