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. 2020 Dec 2;13:687–705. doi: 10.2147/PGPM.S239471

Table 1.

Proteomic Changes for Specific Nephrotoxicants

Nephrotoxicant Model Method Representative Protein Biomarker Changes Time course Reference
Acyclovir Mouse kidney 2-DE, MALDI-TOF-MS, IHC ↓VEGF, ↓VEGFR, ↑MHC class II antigen, ↑glyoxalase 1, ↑peroxiredoxin 1,↑αB-crystallin, ↑fibroblast growth factor receptor 1-IIIb, ↓cytochrome c oxidase subunit Vb 9 days [15]
Amphotericin B Human urine ELISA NGAL Up to 14 days [16]
Carboplatin HK-2 cells 2-DE, MALDI-TOF/TOF MS/MS ↓Elongation factor 1-α1 (EF1A1), ↓ATP synthase subunit α (ATPA), ↓serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GLYM), ↑thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase (PRDX3), ↑headcase protein homolog (HDC), ↑α-enolase (ENOA), ↑heat shock protein 60kDa/70kDa (Hsp60/70) 24 h [17]
Cisplatin HK-2 Cells 2-DE, MALDI-TOF/TOF MS/MS ↓Elongation factor 1-α1 (EF1A1), ↑ATP synthase subunit α (ATPA), ↑serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GLYM), ↓thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase (PRDX3), ↑headcase protein homolog (HDC), ↓α-enolase (ENOA), ↑heat shock protein 60kDa/70kDa (Hsp60/70) 24 h [17]
Cisplatin RPTEC/TERT1 cells iTRAQ/HPLC-MS ↑Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), ↑alpha-enolase (ENO1), ↑elongation factor 2 (EEF2), ↓NADH dehydrogenase 1 (NDUFB6), ↓protein DJ-1 (PARK7), ↓apoptosis-inducing factor 1 (AIFM1), ↓cytochromes b and c (UQCRC1, CYCS), ↑ Superoxide dismutase 1/2 (SOD1/2), ↑peroxiredoxin 1 14 days [18]
Cisplatin Rat urine ELISA, fluorimetric activity ↑urinary Glutamyl aminopeptidase (GluAp) activity, ↑GluAp by ELISA 24 h [19]
Cisplatin Rat urine ELISA, iTRAQ, MALDI TOF LC-MS/MS ↑Nestin, ↑fetuin-A, ↑hamartin, ↑T-kininogen 5 day [20]
Cisplatin Rat urine and kidney IHC, 1-DE Organic anion transporter 5 (Oat5) 48 h [21]
Cisplatin Mouse kidney and urine 1-DE Transglutaminase 1 1–3 days [22]
Cyclosporine Rat kidney – salt depletion 2-DE, LC-MS/MS ↓fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP), ↓CD147, ↓Phospho-protein kinase B (AKT), ↓Phospho-IKappa gamma kinase (IKKɣ), ↓Phospho-nuclear factor κβ (NF-κβ) p-65, ↑chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1), ↓PDZK1, ↓aquaporin 1, ↓Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), ↑phospho-Janus kinase 2 JAK2, ↑phospho- Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) 28 days [27]
Cyclosporine Rat kidney 2-DE, LC-MS/MS ↑Vimentin, ↑caldesmon, actin binding protein 1/3 (ABP1/3), ↑plastin 3T, ↓regucalcin, ↓calbindin, ↓NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (NADH-UO), ↑pyruvate kinase, ↓kidney aminoacylase I (KA-1), ↑fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 28 days [26]
Cyclosporine HEK-293 cells SILAC, LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF ↑cyclophillin A/B, ↑macrophage migration inhibitor, ↓galectin-3-binding protein, ↓ a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif S1 (ADAMTS1), ↓collagen α-1 (II, IV), ↓fibrinogen, ↓cystatin c, ↓fibrillin-2, ↓Titin, ↓ɣ-glutamyl hydrolase, ↓Insulin growth factor binding protein 2/5 (IGFBP2/5), ↓clusterin, ↓Beta-2 microglobulin (β2MG), ↓apolipoprotein E 24 h [25]
Cyclosporine Rat plasma MALDI-TOF-MS, ESI-TOF-MS/MS ↑Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AAG), ↑clusterin (CLUS), ↓haptoglobin (Hp) 7 days [29]
Cyclosporine Rat kidney 2-DE, MALDI-TOF-MS ↓Calbindin, ↓alpha-2µ-globulin 14 days [28]
Gentamicin Rat urine LC-MS/MS ↑Collagen 1A1/2A1/3A1, 1A2 (COL1A1/2A1/3A1/1A2), ↑fetuin-A (FETUA), ↑Apolipoprotein A4 (APOA4), ↑Fibrinogen beta chain (FIBB), ↑Osteopontin (OSTP), ↑Epidermal growth factor (EGF), ↑Tropomyosin 1 (TPM1), ↑Thyroid hormone receptor beta (THRB), ↑albumin, ↑clusterin 3 days [31]
Gentamicin Rat kidney 2-DE, MALDI-TOF ↑plasma retinol binding protein 4 (PRBP4), ↓glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT), ↓catalase, ↓glutathione peroxidase 1, ↓peroxiredoxin-1 14 days [36]
Gentamicin Rat urine 2-DE, LC-ESI QUAD TOF ↑regenerating islet-derived protein IIIβ (Reg IIIb), ↑gelsolin, ↑N-acetyl-beta D glucosaminidase (NAG), ↑Kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), ↑Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), ↑Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) 3 days [30]
Gentamicin Rat kidney IMS ↑transthyretin 7 days [37]
Gentamicin Rat urine 2-DE, MALDI-TOF-MS ↑albumin, ↑hemopexin, ↑transferrin, ↑vitamin D binding protein 7 days [32]
Gentamicin Rat urine and kidney Luminex, IHC ↑Kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) 72 h [33]
Gentamicin Monkey urine ELISA and Luminex ↑microalbumin, ↑α-1 microglobulin, ↑clusterin, ↑osteopontin 7 days [34]
Gentamicin Dog urine ELISA ↑ Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), ↑clusterin 1–3 days [35]
NSAIDS Human urine 1-DE, Q-TOF-LC/MS ↑Tamm-Horsfall protein (UROM), ↑ AMBP alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor (AMBP), ↑ Zinc alpha 2-glycoprotein (ZAZG), ↑ Inter-Alpha-Trypsin Inhibitor Heavy Chain Family Member 4 (ITIH4), ↑ Immunoglobulin Kappa Constant (IGKC), ↑Cystatin M/C (CYTM/C) NR [38]
NSAIDS Human urine 2-DE, SELDI-TOF-MS ↑albumin, ↑ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1AT), ↑Apolipoprotein H (APOH), ↑Beta actin (ACTB), ↑Beta 2-microglobulin (B2MG), ↑ Prostaglandin D2 Synthase (PTGDS), ↑ Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein (PGBM), ↑Transthyretin (TTHY), ↑Fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5) NR [39]

Abbreviations: ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; IHC, immunohistochemistry; LC, liquid chromatography; MALDI-TOF, matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; MS, mass spectrometry; MSI, mass spectrometry imaging; NanoESI, nano-electrospray ionization; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; RPTEC, renal proximal tubule epithelial cells; SILAC, stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture; VEGF/R, vascular endothelial growth factor/receptor.