Losartan Ameliorates Calcium Oxalate-Induced Elevation of Stone-Related Proteins in Renal Tubular Cells by Inhibiting NADPH Oxidase and Oxidative Stress

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2018 Apr 24:2018:1271864. doi: 10.1155/2018/1271864. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is the most common type of urinary stone. Increase of ROS and NADPH oxidase gives rise to inflammation and injury of renal tubular cells, which promotes CaOx stone formation. Recent studies have revealed that the renin-angiotensin system might play a role in kidney crystallization and ROS production. Here, we investigated the involvement of Ang II/AT1R and losartan in CaOx stone formation. NRK-52E cells were incubated with CaOx crystals, and glyoxylic acid-induced hyperoxaluric rats were treated with losartan. Oxidative stress statuses were evaluated by detection of ROS, oxidative products (8-OHdG and MDA), and antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT). Expression of NADPH oxidase subunits (Nox2 and Nox4), NF-κB pathway subunits (p50 and p65), and stone-related proteins such as OPN, CD44, and MCP-1 was determined by Western blotting. The results revealed upregulation of Ang II/AT1R by CaOx treatment. CaOx-induced ROS and stone-related protein upregulation were mediated by the Ang II/AT1R signaling pathway. Losartan ameliorated renal tubular cell expression of stone-related proteins and renal crystallization by inhibiting NADPH oxidase and oxidative stress. We conclude that losartan might be a promising preventive and therapeutic candidate for hyperoxaluria nephrolithiasis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents / pharmacology
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Calcium Oxalate / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Kidney Calculi / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Calculi / pathology
  • Losartan / pharmacology
  • Losartan / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • NADPH Oxidases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Reactive Oxygen Species

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Calcium Oxalate
  • NADPH Oxidases
  • Losartan