Heat acclimation ameliorated heat stress-induced acute kidney injury and prevented changes in kidney macrophages and fibrosis
Hiroyasu Goto, Masahiro Nakashima, Hiroyuki Nakashima, Midori Noguchi, Toshihiko Imakiire, Naoki Oshima, Manabu Kinoshita, Hiroo Kumagai
Abstract
Heat stress could induce acute kidney injury. Although heat acclimation (HA) reportedly provides thermal tolerance, its effect on heat stress-induced kidney damage remains unclear. This study showed that 5-day HA ameliorates mouse kidney tubular damage and subsequent fibrosis caused by heat stress. It also demonstrated that HA enhances intracellular heat shock protein 70 expression in tubular cells and prevents a decrease in kidney resident macrophages, which explains the renoprotective effect of HA.
Topics & Concepts
KidneyAcute kidney injuryHeat shock proteinMedicineFibrosisHeatstrokeKidney diseaseProinflammatory cytokineInternal medicineInflammationEndocrinologyPathologyBiologyBiochemistryGeneThermoregulation and physiological responsesClimate Change and Health ImpactsHeat shock proteins research