Renal adaptive response to exposure to low doses of uranyl nitrate and sodium fluoride in mice
Résumé
Background: Despite their differences in physicochemical properties, both uranium (U) and fluoride (F) are
nephrotoxicants at high doses but their adverse effects at low doses are still the subject of debate. METHODS:
This study aims to improve the knowledge of the biological mechanisms involved through an adaptive response
model of C57BL/6 J mice chronically exposed to low priming doses of U (0, 10, 20 and 40 mg/L) or F (0, 15, 30
and 50 mg/L) and then challenged with acute exposure of 5 mg/kg U or 7.5 mg/kg NaF.
Results: We showed that an adaptive response occurred with priming exposures to 20 mg/L U and 50 mg/L F,
with decreased levels of the biomarkers KIM-1 and CLU compared to those in animals that received the challenge
dose only (positive control). The adaptive mechanisms involved a decrease in caspase 3/7 activities in animals
exposed to 20 mg/L U and a decrease in in situ VCAM expression in mice exposed to 50 mg/L F. However,
autophagy and the UPR were induced independently of priming exposure to U or F and could not be identified as
adaptive mechanisms to U or F.
Conclusion: Taken together, these results allow us to identify renal adaptive responses to U and
Domaines
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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