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Identification of Structural and Molecular Signatures Mediating Adaptive Changes in the Mouse Kidney in Response to Pregnancy.

cam.depositDate2022-06-06
cam.issuedOnline2022-06-03
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Tello, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorJimenez-Martinez, Maria Angeles
dc.contributor.authorSalazar-Petres, Esteban
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Ritik
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Amy L
dc.contributor.authorKay, Richard G
dc.contributor.authorSferruzzi-Perri, Amanda
dc.contributor.orcidLopez-Tello, Jorge [0000-0002-7886-0233]
dc.contributor.orcidGeorge, Amy L [0000-0002-6782-1626]
dc.contributor.orcidSferruzzi-Perri, Amanda [0000-0002-4931-4233]
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-06T23:30:58Z
dc.date.available2022-06-06T23:30:58Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-03
dc.date.updated2022-06-06T12:43:25Z
dc.description.abstractPregnancy is characterized by adaptations in the function of several maternal body systems that ensure the development of the fetus whilst maintaining health of the mother. The renal system is responsible for water and electrolyte balance, as well as waste removal. Thus, it is imperative that structural and functional changes occur in the kidney during pregnancy. However, our knowledge of the precise morphological and molecular mechanisms occurring in the kidney during pregnancy is still very limited. Here, we investigated the changes occurring in the mouse kidney during pregnancy by performing an integrated analysis involving histology, gene and protein expression assays, mass spectrometry profiling and bioinformatics. Data from non-pregnant and pregnant mice were used to identify critical signalling pathways mediating changes in the maternal kidneys. We observed an expansion of renal medulla due to proliferation and infiltration of interstitial cellular constituents, as well as alterations in the activity of key cellular signalling pathways (e.g., AKT, AMPK and MAPKs) and genes involved in cell growth/metabolism (e.g., Cdc6, Foxm1 and Rb1) in the kidneys during pregnancy. We also generated plasma and urine proteomic profiles, identifying unique proteins in pregnancy. These proteins could be used to monitor and study potential mechanisms of renal adaptations during pregnancy and disease.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.85128
dc.identifier.eissn1422-0067
dc.identifier.issn1422-0067
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/337719
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physiology, Development And Neuroscience
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleIdentification of Structural and Molecular Signatures Mediating Adaptive Changes in the Mouse Kidney in Response to Pregnancy.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-06-02
prism.endingPage6287
prism.issueIdentifier11
prism.publicationNameInt J Mol Sci
prism.startingPage6287
prism.volume23
pubs.funder-project-idWellcome Trust (220456/Z/20/Z)
pubs.licence-display-nameApollo Repository Deposit Licence Agreement
pubs.licence-identifierapollo-deposit-licence-2-1
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/ijms23116287

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