Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?

Destabilization of heme proteins is recognized to play a role in acute kidney injury (AKI). Hemopexin (Hpx), known for its role in binding heme, mitigates free heme toxicity. Despite this, the potential adverse effects of Hpx deposition in kidney tissues and its impact on kidney function are not ful...

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Main Authors: You Hyun Jeon, Eun-Joo Oh, Se-Hyun Oh, Jeong-Hoon Lim, Hee-Yeon Jung, Ji-Young Choi, Jang-Hee Cho, Sun-Hee Park, Yong-Lim Kim, Chan-Duck Kim
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1522
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Ji-Young Choi
Jang-Hee Cho
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Chan-Duck Kim
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description Destabilization of heme proteins is recognized to play a role in acute kidney injury (AKI). Hemopexin (Hpx), known for its role in binding heme, mitigates free heme toxicity. Despite this, the potential adverse effects of Hpx deposition in kidney tissues and its impact on kidney function are not fully understood. Deferoxamine (DFO) chelates iron released from heme and mitigates associated kidney damage. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate whether Hpx contributes to kidney injury in an ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) induced AKI model and to investigate if DFO could alleviate this damage. Mice were categorized into five groups: Sham-Vehicle, Sham-Hpx, IRI-Vehicle, IRI-Hpx, and IRI-Hpx-DFO. Decline in kidney function was observed exclusively in the IRI group, independent of Hpx injection. Serum Hpx levels remained comparable across all groups, and administration of Hpx did not alter serum Hpx levels or kidney function after 24 hours. Although increased Hpx deposition in kidneys was noted in both the IRI and Hpx groups, this accumulation did not correlate with impaired kidney function. Additionally, DFO did not exhibit a protective effect against kidney injury. In summary, Hpx does not directly induce kidney injury and cannot be considered a biomarker for kidney damage caused by IRI.
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spelling doaj-art-3878b4ada6cd41198d800b2d727ad89c2024-12-27T14:13:41ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2024-11-011412152210.3390/biom14121522Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?You Hyun Jeon0Eun-Joo Oh1Se-Hyun Oh2Jeong-Hoon Lim3Hee-Yeon Jung4Ji-Young Choi5Jang-Hee Cho6Sun-Hee Park7Yong-Lim Kim8Chan-Duck Kim9Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of KoreaDestabilization of heme proteins is recognized to play a role in acute kidney injury (AKI). Hemopexin (Hpx), known for its role in binding heme, mitigates free heme toxicity. Despite this, the potential adverse effects of Hpx deposition in kidney tissues and its impact on kidney function are not fully understood. Deferoxamine (DFO) chelates iron released from heme and mitigates associated kidney damage. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate whether Hpx contributes to kidney injury in an ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) induced AKI model and to investigate if DFO could alleviate this damage. Mice were categorized into five groups: Sham-Vehicle, Sham-Hpx, IRI-Vehicle, IRI-Hpx, and IRI-Hpx-DFO. Decline in kidney function was observed exclusively in the IRI group, independent of Hpx injection. Serum Hpx levels remained comparable across all groups, and administration of Hpx did not alter serum Hpx levels or kidney function after 24 hours. Although increased Hpx deposition in kidneys was noted in both the IRI and Hpx groups, this accumulation did not correlate with impaired kidney function. Additionally, DFO did not exhibit a protective effect against kidney injury. In summary, Hpx does not directly induce kidney injury and cannot be considered a biomarker for kidney damage caused by IRI.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1522acute kidney injurybiomarkerhemopexinischemia-reperfusion injury
spellingShingle You Hyun Jeon
Eun-Joo Oh
Se-Hyun Oh
Jeong-Hoon Lim
Hee-Yeon Jung
Ji-Young Choi
Jang-Hee Cho
Sun-Hee Park
Yong-Lim Kim
Chan-Duck Kim
Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
Biomolecules
acute kidney injury
biomarker
hemopexin
ischemia-reperfusion injury
title Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
title_full Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
title_fullStr Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
title_full_unstemmed Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
title_short Is Hemopexin a Nephrotoxin or a Marker of Kidney Injury in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion?
title_sort is hemopexin a nephrotoxin or a marker of kidney injury in renal ischemia reperfusion
topic acute kidney injury
biomarker
hemopexin
ischemia-reperfusion injury
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1522
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