Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1-induced tissue inflammation is critical for the development of renal injury but not type 2 diabetes in obese db/db mice

Aims/hypothesis Tissue macrophage accumulation is thought to induce insulin resistance during obesity and stimulate the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent stimulator of macrophage recruitment. It is increased in adipose tissue during obesity a...

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Published in:Diabetologia 2007-02, Vol.50 (2), p.471-480
Main Authors: Chow, F. Y, Nikolic-Paterson, D. J, Ma, F. Y, Ozols, E, Rollins, B. J, Tesch, G. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose
Animals
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Ccl2
Chemokine CCL2 - deficiency
Chemokine CCL2 - genetics
Chemokine CCL2 - physiology
db/db mice
diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetic Nephropathies - pathology
Diabetic Nephropathies - physiopathology
diabetic nephropathy
inflammation
Inflammation - physiopathology
insulin resistance
Macrophage
MCP-1
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Obese
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Summary:Aims/hypothesis Tissue macrophage accumulation is thought to induce insulin resistance during obesity and stimulate the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent stimulator of macrophage recruitment. It is increased in adipose tissue during obesity and in diabetic kidneys, suggesting that inflammation of these tissues may be MCP-1-dependent. Based on these findings, the aim of this study was to examine whether a deficiency in MCP-1 would alter the development of type 2 diabetes and its renal complications. Materials and methods The role of MCP-1 in the progression of type 2 diabetes and its associated renal injury was assessed in obese db/db mice that were deficient in the gene encoding MCP-1 (Ccl2). Results The incidence and development of type 2 diabetes were similar in Ccl2 ⁺/⁺ and Ccl2 -/- db/db mice between 8 and 32 weeks of age. Body mass, hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, glucose and insulin tolerance, plasma triacylglycerol and serum NEFA were not different between these strains. Pathological changes in epididymal adipose tissue, including increases in macrophage accumulation and Tnfa mRNA and reductions in Adipoq mRNA, were unaffected by the absence of MCP-1. In contrast, kidney macrophage accumulation and the progression of diabetic renal injury (albuminuria, histopathology, renal fibrosis) were substantially reduced in Ccl2 -/- compared with Ccl2 ⁺/⁺ db/db mice with equivalent diabetes. Conclusions/interpretation Our study demonstrates that MCP-1 promotes type 2 diabetic renal injury but does not influence the development of obesity, insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes in db/db mice. MCP-1 plays a critical role in inflammation of the kidney, but not adipose tissue, during the progression of type 2 diabetes.
ISSN:0012-186X
1432-0428
DOI:10.1007/s00125-006-0497-8