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Nørregaard R; Tao S; Nilsson L; Woodgett JR; Kakade V; Yu ASL; Howard C; Rao R
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015[Mar]; 308 (6): F650-60 PMID25608967show ga
In mammals, glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)3 comprises GSK3? and GSK3? isoforms. GSK3? has been shown to play a role in the ability of kidneys to concentrate urine by regulating vasopressin-mediated water permeability of collecting ducts, whereas the role of GSK3? has yet to be discerned. To investigate the role of GSK3? in urine concentration, we compared GSK3? knockout (GSK3?KO) mice with wild-type (WT) littermates. Under normal conditions, GSK3?KO mice had higher water intake and urine output. GSK3?KO mice also showed reduced urine osmolality and aquaporin-2 levels but higher urinary vasopressin. When water deprived, they failed to concentrate their urine to the same level as WT littermates. The addition of 1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin to isolated inner medullary collecting ducts increased the cAMP response in WT mice, but this response was reduced in GSK3?KO mice, suggesting reduced responsiveness to vasopressin. Gene silencing of GSK3? in mpkCCD cells also reduced forskolin-induced aquaporin-2 expression. When treated with LiCl, an isoform nonselective inhibitor of GSK3 and known inducer of polyuria, WT mice developed significant polyuria within 6 days. However, in GSK3?KO mice, the polyuric response was markedly reduced. This study demonstrates, for the first time, that GSK3? could play a crucial role in renal urine concentration and suggest that GSK3? might be one of the initial targets of Li+ in LiCl-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.