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Alteration of histone H3K4 methylation in glomerular podocytes associated with
proteinuria in patients with membranous nephropathy
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Fujino T
; Hasebe N
BMC Nephrol
2016[Nov]; 17
(1
): 179
PMID27855638
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BACKGROUND: Histone H3K4 trimethylation (H3K4 me3) is found in active euchromatic
regions and plays an important role in podocyte function in which actin filaments
are abundant in the foot processes. The pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy
(MN), the most prevalent cause of primary nephrotic syndrome in the middle-aged
and elderly, is podocyte dysfunction. METHODS: We investigated the role of H3K4
me3 in podocyte dysfunction in nephrotic syndrome using cultured podocytes and a
mouse proteinuria model induced by LPS. We examined renal biopsy specimens from
six patients with nephrotic syndrome caused by Phospholipase-A2-Receptor-positive
primary MN. RESULTS: H3K4 me3 exhibited a pattern of nuclear expression in
podocytes of the kidneys from patients with MN. The overlapping expression of
H3K4 me3 and cathepsin L (a potent endoprotease causing the breakdown of
actin-associated protein within lysosomal compartments in kidney podocytes) were
higher in patients with MN compared with the controls. Histone H3K4 me3 in kidney
podocytes was negatively correlated with synaptopodin, an actin-associated
protein in podocytes, and the expression was positively correlated with the
proteinuria levels in patients with MN. Histone H3K4 me3 levels were elevated in
podocytes of LPS-treated mice, combined with an increase in podocyte swelling, an
elevation of serum creatinine and urine albumin, increased cathepsin L, and
decreased synaptopodin expression. Histone H3K4 me3 levels at the cathepsin L
promoter were elevated in LPS-exposed mouse kidneys. The administration of shRNA
against MLL3 (an H3K4 methyltransferase) to LPS-treated mice and cultured
podocytes co-cultured with LPS-stimulated macrophages ameliorated podocyte
swelling, an elevation in the serum creatinine and urine albumin levels and an
increased expression of histone H3K4 me3 and cathepsin L, and a decreased
expression of synaptopodin and increase in histone H3K4 me3 levels at the
cathepsin L promoter. CONCLUSIONS: Histone H3K4 me3 upregulation may be involved
in podocyte dysfunction and the pathophysiology of MN. Targeting this epigenetic
signature of histone H3K4 me3 followed by modulating the actin dynamics may be an
effective strategy to ameliorate the consequences of MN.