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Journal Article
Bioengineered Cystinotic Kidney Tubules Recapitulate a Nephropathic Phenotype
2022
Overview
Nephropathic cystinosis is a rare and severe disease caused by disruptions in the CTNS gene. Cystinosis is characterized by lysosomal cystine accumulation, vesicle trafficking impairment, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. Additionally, cystinotic patients exhibit weakening and leakage of the proximal tubular segment of the nephrons, leading to renal Fanconi syndrome and kidney failure early in life. Current in vitro cystinotic models cannot recapitulate all clinical features of the disease which limits their translational value. Therefore, the development of novel, complex in vitro models that better mimic the disease and exhibit characteristics not compatible with 2-dimensional cell culture is of crucial importance for novel therapies development. In this study, we developed a 3-dimensional bioengineered model of nephropathic cystinosis by culturing conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells (ciPTECs) on hollow fiber membranes (HFM). Cystinotic kidney tubules showed lysosomal cystine accumulation, increased autophagy and vesicle trafficking deterioration, the impairment of several metabolic pathways, and the disruption of the epithelial monolayer tightness as compared to control kidney tubules. In particular, the loss of monolayer organization and leakage could be mimicked with the use of the cystinotic kidney tubules, which has not been possible before, using the standard 2-dimensional cell culture. Overall, bioengineered cystinotic kidney tubules recapitulate better the nephropathic phenotype at a molecular, structural, and functional proximal tubule level compared to 2-dimensional cell cultures.
Publisher
MDPI AG,MDPI
Subject
/ Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral - metabolism
/ Animals
/ CRISPR
/ Epithelial Cells - pathology
/ Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate - metabolism
/ Humans
/ Ketoglutaric Acids - metabolism
/ Kidney Tubules, Proximal - pathology
/ Kidneys
/ Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1 - metabolism
/ Mutation
/ Nephrons
/ Patients
/ Principal Component Analysis
/ Structure-function relationships
/ TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases - metabolism
/ Tubules
/ Urine
