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. 2017 Mar 13;33(4):553–571. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3629-0

Table 3.

Table showing the major cytokines, growth factors, chemokines, enzymes and cytoskeletal proteins which demonstrate altered intra-renal regulation in obstructive nephropathy, the timing of these changes and their mode of action

Proteina Action Change/timing Species Reference
Angiotensin II Vasoregulatory, proinflammatory, proapoptotic, profibrotic Increased 28 days
Increased 1 week and 5 weeks
Increased after mechanical stretch
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
In vitro podocytes
[63]
[64]
[65]
α-SMA Increases myofibroblast contractility/EMT marker Increased 5 days
Increased 4 days
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult mouse CUUO
[39]
[66]
Caspases Proapoptotic Increased 14 days
Increased 1 day
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
[67]
[68]
Clusterin Cytoprotective via pro-survival autophagy Increased 5 days Neonatal rat CUUO [39]
COX-2 Polyuria and natriuresis, anti-apoptotic, antifibrotic Increased 24 h
Increased 3 days (mRNA)
Adult rat CBUO
Adult mouse CUUO
[69]
[70]
CTGF Profibrotic Increased 2 days (mRNA) Adult rat CUUO [45]
EGF Epithelial survival factor Decreased 7 days (mRNA) (Undetectable expression in neonatal rat kidney before 4 days)
Decreased 33 days
Decreased at pyeloplasty (mean age 2 years) (mRNA)
Decreased at pyeloplasty (mean age 5 years)
Neonatal rat CUUO
Neonatal rat both CUUO and 5 day CUUO then release
Human renal biopsy
Human renal biopsy
[71]
[39]
[72]
[73]
ET-1 Vasoconstrictor Increased 2 days (mRNA) Adult rat CUUO [45]
Fas-L Proapoptotic Increased 1 day (mRNA) Adult rat CUUO [68]
HSP-70 Antiapoptotic Decreased 14 days Neonatal CUUO [67]
ICAM-1 Proinflammatory Increased 3 days Adult mouse CUUO [74]
Il-6 Proinflammatory Increased 2 days (mRNA) Adult rat CUUO [45]
Integrin (β1) Profibrotic Increased 3 days
Increased after mechanical stretch
Adult mouse CUUO
In vitro proximal tubular cells
[75]
[76]
MCP-1 Proinflammatory Increased 12 days, no change 4 days
Increased 2 days (mRNA)
Increased at pyeloplasty (mean age 2 years) (mRNA)
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
Human renal biopsy
[77]
[45]
[72]
MMP 2 and 9 ECM degradation Decreased 3 days Adult mouse CUUO [74]
PAI-1 Profibrotic, inhibits ECM degradation Increased 7 days Adult mouse CUUO [78]
PDGF Profibrotic Increased 4 days Adult mouse CUUO [66]
NF-κB Regulatory transcription factor Increased 2 days Adult mouse CUUO [45]
Nitric oxide Vasodilator, anti-apoptotic, antifibrotic Decreased 14 days Neonatal rat CUUO [67, 79]
Renin Cleaves angiotensinogen, upregulates renin–angiotensin system Increased 3 days (mRNA)
Increased 5 days
Increased 14 days (mRNA)
Increased 4–5 weeks
Increased 24 h
Increased after mechanical stretch
Neonatal rat CUUO
Neonatal rat CUUO
Neonatal rat CUUO
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
In vitro proximal tubular cells
[71]
[39]
[63]
[80]
[81]
[82]
TGF-β Proinflammatory, proapoptotic, profibrotic, stimulates EMT Increased 1 day (mRNA)
Increased 33 days
Increased 3 days (mRNA)
Increased at pyeloplasty (mean age 5 years)
Neonatal rat CUUO
Neonatal rat both CUUO and 5 day CUUO then release
Adult rat CUUO
Human renal biopsy
[71]
[39]
[83]
[73]
TIMP-1 Profibrotic, inhibits ECM degradation Increased 5 days
Increased 3 days
Adult rat CUUO
Adult mouse CUUO
[84]
[74]
TNF-α Proapoptotic, proinflammatory Increased 14 days (mRNA)
Increased 1 day
Increased 2 days (mRNA)
Increased 1 day
Neonatal rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
Adult rat CUUO
[85]
[68]
[45]
[68]
VCAM-1 Proinflammatory Increased 3 days (mRNA) Adult mouse CUUO [86]
VEGF (podocytes) Endothelial survival factor Increased 28 days
Decreased 14 days
Neonatal PUUO
Neonatal CUUO
[87]
[87]
VEGF (tubules) Endothelial survival factor Variable expression
Decreased 14 days
Neonatal PUUO
Neonatal CUUO
[87]
[87]
Vimentin Intermediate filament protein/ EMT marker Increased 5 days Neonatal rat CUUO [39]
WT-1 Transcriptional regulator, key role in renal development Decreased 14 days Neonatal rat CUUO [85]

Change is compared to sham animal or control human kidney and refers to protein expression unless otherwise stated. Timing is days after creation of unilateral ureteric obstruction (UUO)

CUUO, Complete UUO; CBUO complete bilateral ureteric obstruction; PUUO, partial UUO

aα-SMA, Alpha-smooth muscle actin; COX-2, cyclooxygenase 2; CTGF, connective tissue growth factor; ECM, extracellular matrix; EGF, epidermal growth factor; EMT, epithelial–mesenchymal transition; FasL, Fas ligand; HSP-70, heat shock protein 70; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1; IL-6, interleukin-6; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-beta; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1; TNF-α , tumour necrosis factor-alpha; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; WT-1, Wilms tumor protein