作者: Seddek, Abdel-Latief ; Assali, Mohyeddin ; Abdelmageed, Noha ; Marchan, Rosemarie ; Amann, Kerstin ; Boor, Peter ; Friebel, Adrian ; Villar-Fernandez, Maria ; Marschall, Hanns-Ulrich ; Kittana, Naim ; Kappenberg, Franziska ; Duda, Julia C ; Simbrunner, Benedikt ; Dawson, Paul A ; Ghallab, Ahmed ; Myllys, Maiju ; Hoehme, Stefan ; Karpen, Saul J ; Albrecht, Wiebke ; Nell, Patrick ; Mattsson, Jan ; Rahnenführer, Jörg ; Mandorfer, Mattias ; Vartak, Nachiket ; Lindström, Erik ; Drenda, Carolin ; Reinders, Joerg ; Morad, Samy A F ; Schmitz, Jessica ; van Thriel, Christoph ; Begher-Tibbe, Brigitte ; Morad, Walaa ; Genc, Erhan ; Åkerblad, Peter ; Cadenas, Cristina ; González, Daniela ; Trauner, Michael ; Brackhagen, Lisa ; Luedde, Tom ; Strängberg, Ellen ; Turajski, Monika ; Schwab, Matthias ; Vucur, Mihael ; Sous, Ansam ; Bräsen, Jan H ; Reiberger, Thomas ; Hofmann, Ute ; Stirnimann, Guido ; Hengstler, Jan G ; Hassan, Reham ; Hobloss, Zaynab ; Edlund, Karolina ; Abbas, Tahany ; Hamdy, Amira
Cholemic nephropathy (CN) is a severe complication of cholestatic liver diseases for which there is no specific treatment.We revisited its pathophysiol. with the aim of identifying novel therapeutic strategies.Cholestasis was induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) in mice.Bile flux in kidneys and livers was visualized by intravital imaging, supported by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and liquid chromatog.-tandem mass spectrometry.The effect of AS0369, a systemically bioavailable apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) inhibitor, was evaluated by intravital imaging, RNA-sequencing, histol., blood, and urine analyses.Translational relevance was assessed in kidney biopsies from patients with CN, mice with a humanized bile acid (BA) spectrum, and via anal. of serum BAs and KIM-1 (kidney injury mol. 1) in patients with liver disease and hyperbilirubinemia.Proximal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) reabsorbed and enriched BAs, leading to oxidative stress and death of proximal TECs, casts in distal tubules and collecting ducts, peritubular capillary leakiness, and glomerular cysts.Renal ASBT inhibition by AS0369 blocked BA uptake into TECs and prevented kidney injury up to 6 wk after BDL.Similar results were obtained in mice with humanized BA compositionIn patients with advanced liver disease, serum BAs were the main determinant of KIM-1 levels.ASBT expression in TECs was preserved in biopsies from patients with CN, further highlighting the translational potential of targeting ASBT to treat CN.BA enrichment in proximal TECs followed by oxidative stress and cell death is a key early event in CN.Inhibiting renal ASBT and consequently BA enrichment in TECs prevents CN and systemically decreases BA concentrationsCholemic nephropathy (CN) is a severe complication of cholestasis and an unmet clin. need.We demonstrate that CN is triggered by the renal accumulation of bile acids (BAs) that are considerably increased in the systemic blood.Specifically, the proximal tubular epithelial cells of the kidney take up BAs via the apical sodium dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT).We developed a therapeutic compound that blocks ASBT in the kidneys, prevents BA overload in tubular epithelial cells, and almost completely abolished all disease hallmarks in a CN mouse model.Renal ASBT inhibition represents a potential therapeutic strategy for patients with CN.