RGD Reference Report - Fluvastatin inhibits activation of JAK and STAT proteins in diabetic rat glomeruli and mesangial cells under high glucose conditions. - Rat Genome Database

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Fluvastatin inhibits activation of JAK and STAT proteins in diabetic rat glomeruli and mesangial cells under high glucose conditions.

Authors: Shi, YH  Zhao, S  Wang, C  Li, Y  Duan, HJ 
Citation: Shi YH, etal., Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2007 Dec;28(12):1938-46.
RGD ID: 2291896
Pubmed: PMID:18031608   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00653.x   (Journal Full-text)

AIM: The aim of the present study was to further elucidate the mechanism of the protective role of fluvastatin on diabetic nephropathy. METHODS: Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were treated daily with fluvastatin (4 mg/kg body weight) by gavage. The animals were killed 4 weeks later and urine and blood samples were collected. The kidney tissues were removed and subjected to the following experiments. Rat glomerular mesangial cells (GMC) were cultured under normal glucose (5.5 mmol/L), high glucose (HG, 30 mmol/L), HG+AG490 (10 micromol/L), or HG with fluvastatin (1 micromol/L). Glomeruli or the GMC lysate was immunoprecipitated and/or immunoblotted with antibodies against Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), SH2-domain containing tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP-1), phosphospecific SHP-2, and signal transducer and activators of transcription (STAT), respectively. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta1) mRNA was measured by RT-PCR. The protein synthesis of TGF-beta1 and fibronectin in the culture medium of GMC was detected by ELISA. RESULTS: The phosphorylation levels of JAK2, STAT1, STAT3, and SHP-2 increased significantly, and SHP-1 phosphorylation was reduced in glomeruli of diabetic rats. Treatment with fluvastatin reduced phosphorylation levels of JAK2, STAT1, STAT3, and SHP-2 in glomeruli of diabetic rats, but it had no effect on the dephosphorylation of SHP-1. The exposure of GMC to 30 mmol/L glucose caused the activation of JAK2, STAT1, STAT3, and SHP-2. It upregulated TGF-beta1 expression and increased protein synthesis of fibronectin. These high glucose-induced changes were suppressed by fluvastatin, as well as AG490, a JAK2 inhibitor. CONCLUSION: The regulation of the phosphorylation of JAK/STAT by fluvastatin may be responsible for its renal protective effects on diabetic nephropathy.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to organic cyclic compound  IEP 2291896 RGD 
response to xenobiotic stimulus  IEP 2291896 RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Stat1  (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1)
Stat3  (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3)


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