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The mitochondrial-targeted peptide, SS-31, improves glomerular architecture in mice of advanced age.

Sweetwyne, Mariya T, Pippin, Jeffrey W, Eng, Diana G, Hudkins, Kelly L, Chiao, Ying Ann, Campbell, Matthew, Marcinek, David J, Alpers, Charles E, Szeto, Hazel H, Rabinovitch, Peter S and Shankland, Stuart J (2017) The mitochondrial-targeted peptide, SS-31, improves glomerular architecture in mice of advanced age. Kidney international, 91 (5). pp. 1126-1145. ISSN 1523-1755

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Abstract

Although age-associated changes in kidney glomerular architecture have been described in mice and man, the mechanisms are unknown. It is unclear if these changes can be prevented or even reversed by systemic therapies administered at advanced age. Using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, our results showed glomerulosclerosis with injury to mitochondria in glomerular epithelial cells in mice aged 26 months (equivalent to a 79-year-old human). To test the hypothesis that reducing mitochondrial damage in late age would result in lowered glomerulosclerosis, we administered the mitochondrial targeted peptide, SS-31, to aged mice. Baseline (24-month-old) mice were randomized to receive 8 weeks of SS-31, or saline, and killed at 26 months of age. SS-31 treatment improved age-related mitochondrial morphology and glomerulosclerosis. Assessment of glomeruli revealed that SS-31 reduced senescence (p16, senescence-associated-ß-Gal) and increased the density of parietal epithelial cells. However, SS-31 treatment reduced markers of parietal epithelial cell activation (Collagen IV, pERK1/2, and α-smooth muscle actin). SS-31 did not impact podocyte density, but it reduced markers of podocyte injury (desmin) and improved cytoskeletal integrity (synaptopodin). This was accompanied by higher glomerular endothelial cell density (CD31). Thus, despite initiating therapy in late-age mice, a short course of SS-31 has protective benefits on glomerular mitochondria, accompanied by temporal changes to the glomerular architecture. This systemic pharmacological intervention in old-aged animals limits glomerulosclerosis and senescence, reduces parietal epithelial cell activation, and improves podocyte and endothelial cell integrity.

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Depositing User: Matthew Campbell

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Item ID: 13133
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2016.10.036
ISSN: 1523-1755
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/13133

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Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2021 11:03
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2021 11:03

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Author: Matthew Campbell ORCID iD
Author: Mariya T Sweetwyne
Author: Jeffrey W Pippin
Author: Diana G Eng
Author: Kelly L Hudkins
Author: Ying Ann Chiao
Author: David J Marcinek
Author: Charles E Alpers
Author: Hazel H Szeto
Author: Peter S Rabinovitch
Author: Stuart J Shankland

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