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Morales, Geneviève. "Profil tensionnel ambulatoire et néphropathie diabétique." Montpellier 1, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991MON11126.
Full textBen, Ameur Siala Randa. "Recherche de biomarqueurs précoces de diagnostic de la néphropathie diabétique." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011MON20004.
Full textDiabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes. It affects about 30% of diabetic patients. Microalbuminuria is currently the main available marker for DN risk, but has inadequate specificity and precocity. Several published studies intended to research new biomarkers (BM) of DN by proteomic approaches. We have shown1 that, if several candidate BM were claimed, there was no consensus about their nature and that a number of studies could not identify BM earlier than albumin because of the study design. Thus, we have selected an original cohort of type 1 diabetic patients considered at risk of developing DN, on the basis of urinary albumin excretion after an exercice test. A control cohort was also enrolled. Using 2D gel electrophoresis we compared the urinary proteomes of patients from both cohorts. Then, candidate BM were identified by mass spectrometry. Functional analysis of these proteins showed that some are involved in the coagulation cascade and in mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction. The diagnostic potential of these proteins was validated by Western blotti ng. The nature and physiological function of candidate biomarkers allowed to better understand the molecular pathogenic mechanisms of DN. Results from this part of the work are shown in the form of an article2. Preliminary studies to assess the diagnostic potential research of specific urinary proteins (nephrin and different isoforms of adiponectin) are also presented.1 Ben Ameur R. et al Proteomic approaches for discovering biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 25, 2866-752 Ben Ameur R. et al Identification of early candidate biomarkers for diabetic nephropathy by urine proteomic analysis. To be submitted
Chaabane, Rym. "La néphropathie du diabétique : étiologie, diagnostic et surveillance biologique." Strasbourg 1, 1985. http://www.theses.fr/1985STR10462.
Full textFleitz, Sylvie. "La néphropathie de reflux : à propos de sept observations." Montpellier 1, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992MON11094.
Full textAllard, Julien. "Bradykinine et œstradiol : médiateurs endogènes d'intérêt pour la néphroprotection au cours du diabète expérimental." Toulouse 3, 2010. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/942/.
Full textWhile the main physiopathologic mechanisms of the diabetic nephropathy (DN) are well known, the identification of modulating means of these mechanisms is a crucial step to contemplate a renal protective therapeutic approach. Our works have been carried on the study of two modulating systems of these mechanisms. Within this scope, we have studied the implication of the kallicrein-kinin system through the function of the receptor B2 of the bradykinin (RB2) during the DN. While the blocking efficiency of the renin angiotensine system to slow down the evolution of the DN is established, we have shown that the RB2 contributes, for part, to this protective effect on the diabetic rat and mouse. A similar approach is applicable to the action of estrogens. The female gender is a factor of less susceptibility in the evolution of many chronic nephropathies. Our works were carried out on the impact of estrogenic deprivation and of treatment by estradiol (E2) in different models of diabetic mice. Thus we have been able to show that the E2 is a protector, amongst others, in maintaining the capacity of kidney hypertrophy. This effect, for the glomerule, appears to be dependent of a balance between the IGF-1 (pro-hypertrophying) signaling pathway and the TGFß (pro-fibrosing) signaling pathway. Finally the study of this renal protective effect of the estrogens has been repeated on the non diabetic uni-nephrectomized mouse. This enabled us to show a double sided effect of the E2 : beneficial in case of early administration after uni-nephrectomy and deleterious when the substitution is delayed. Our results support the hypothesis of a renal protective effect of the RB2 activation and of a modulating effect of the E2 during the development of chronic nephropathies, especially the DN
Mounier-Vehier, Claire. "Marqueurs précoces de la néphropathie vasculaire chez le patient hypertendu." Lille 2, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001LIL2MT12.
Full textMohammedi, Kamel. "Déterminants génétiques de la néphropathie diabétique : rôle du stress oxydant." Paris 7, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA077047.
Full text: Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogeny of diabetic nephropathy. The antioxidant enzymes play a major role in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species and have a protective effect against diabetic nephropathy. We investigated associations of allelic variations in SOD1, SOD2, CAT and GPXI genes with diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods: Thirty SNPs in the SOD1, SOD2, CAT and GPXI regions were analyzed in 1285 Caucasian type 1 diabetic patients from the SURGENE prospective study (n=340; 10-year follow-up), GENESIS France-Belgium (n=501) and GENEDIAB (n=444) cross-sectional studies. Cox proportional hazards and logistic regression analyses were used to estimate hazard ratios or odds ratios for the incidence and the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy. Ail analyses were adjusted or stratified by retinopathy stages. Results: In the SURGENE cohort, we observed associations of variants of SOD1 (rs 1041740 and rs!7880135), SOD2 (rs4880, rs2758329 and rs8031), CAT (rs7947841) and GPXI (rs3448) with the prevalence and the incidence of diabetic nephropathy and with the estimated glomerular filtration rate. These variants were also associated with nephropathy in the participants of the GENESIS and GENEDIAB cohorts. Conclusion: SOD1, SOD2, CAT and GPXI genes were associated with the development and the progression of diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetic subjects. These results are consistent with a major role for the antioxidant enzymes in the renoprotection against oxidative stress in subjects with type 1 diabetes. Further studies are needed to identify the functional variants that modulate these genetic effects on diabetic nephropathy
Lizotte, Farah. "Mémoire hyperglycémique dans la néphropathie diabétique : implication potentielle de SHP-1." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/6980.
Full textAbstract : Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Renal podocytes apoptosis induced by hyperglycemia is an early event of DN. Clinical studies have shown that intensive blood glucose control reduced the development of DN but is not sufficient, if started late, to prevent its progression, introducing the concept of “hyperglycemic memory”. We have recently published that the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 is elevated in renal cortex of type 1 diabetic mice (Akita), contributing to insulin unresponsiveness and DN. We hypothesized that SHP-1 expression remains elevated regardless of systemic blood glucose normalization, and is responsible for hyperglycemic memory in podocytes leading to DN progression. In vivo contribution of SHP-1 in hyperglycemic memory was evaluated using Akita mice treated with insulin implants after 4 months of diabetes. Both urinary albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate were significantly increased in diabetic mice compared to non-diabetic mice and remained elevated despite normalization of blood glucose levels. Renal dysfunction was associated with a persistent increase of SHP-1 expression in renal cortex and inhibition of insulin action that were not normalized following insulin implants. Mouse podocytes were cultured in normal (5.6mM; NG), high glucose concentrations (25mM; HG) for 120 h or HG (96 h) followed by NG for an additional 24 h (HG+NG). We observed that Akt and ERK phosphorylation induced by insulin was inhibited in HG and were not restored despite returning glucose level to 5.6 mM after the HG period. This inhibition was associated with persistent increase of SHP-1 expression and phosphatase activity, leading to insulin signaling pathway inhibition. Moreover, caspase 3/7 activity in podocytes exposed to HG was higher than in podocytes cultured in NG and returning glucose concentrations to normal range for the last 24 h after the 96 h HG exposure had no effect on reducing caspase 3/7 activity. Epigenetic changes were studied to explain the hyperglycemic memory effect. On SHP-1 promoter, H3K4me1 levels, an activation mark, tended to be more elevated in podocytes exposed to HG and were maintained despite returning to NG levels after the HG conditions. In conclusion, hyperglycemia induces persistent and epigenetic changes of SHP-1 causing insulin unresponsiveness in the podocytes contributing to DN progression.
Laurac, David. "Histoire naturelle de la néphropathie associée à la drépanocytose en Guadeloupe." Bordeaux 2, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997BOR2M155.
Full textMoreno, José Manuel. "La microalbuminurie : intérêt dans l'évolution et le suivi de la néphropathie diabétique." Paris 5, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989PA05P208.
Full textKennel-De, March Anne. "Système immunitaire humoral muqueux et recirculation cellulaire dans la néphropathie A IgA." Nancy 1, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997NAN12162.
Full textMaillard, Nicolas. "Rôle des médiateurs inflammatoires au cours de la néphropathie à IgA primitive." Thesis, Saint-Etienne, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014STET006T/document.
Full textIgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis, leading to end stage renal failure in 10 to 30% of cases after 20 years. This disease is determined by numerous inflammatory players, including cells and molecules. The pathogeny of the disease is likely to be driven by a 4 « hits » model, (i) increased systemic production of aberrantly O galactosylated polymeric IgA1, (ii) the existence of circulating abnormal IgA1 binding element, which could be either an anti-glycan IgG or the soluble fragment of the main IgA receptor (sCD89), (iii) the formation of circulating immune complexes, and (iv) the glomerular deposition of these complexes, that accounts for a variable local inflammation leading to scarring processes and finally to the chronic kidney disease. Inflammatory mechanisms operate at several levels, including the macrophage cells infiltration in the kidney tissue, the orchestration of the immune response by T-cells subsets, including regulatory T-cells, and the role of complement activation to induce the glomerular inflammatory response from the immune complexes deposition. In the present work, we aimed to explore the implication of these inflammation response players. Macrophages express the type I IgA receptor (CD89, downstream from its gene FCAR), whose function can be affected in vitro by a common mutation of its intracytoplasmic portion. A first study evaluated the impact of this mutation on the risk to develop the disease as well as on the global prognosis. A second study evaluated the role of T-cell subsets during IgAN, following the hypothesis that the pro-inflammatory balance of the disease could be a consequence of a defect in the immune regulation by the Tregs. This prospective study aimed to assessing the frequency of CD4+CD25+CD127low cells in peripheral blood and the characteristic gene expression profile from Th1, Th17 and Tregs subsets. The role of complement as an inflammatory player at the interface between IgA1 containing immune complexes and mesangial cells was explored by an in vitro study. The single nucleotide polymorphism 844 A->G of FCAR had no impact neither on disease risk of occurrence neither on the renal survival. The T-cell subsets study failed to demonstrate any difference in the proportion of CD4+CD25+CD127low cells and only suggested a defect in functional activity of Tregs, according to a lower expression of FoxP3, IL10, TGFβ genes. The third in vitro study demonstrated by immunoblot and mass spectrometry the presence of C3 breakdown products accompanying IgA1 based engineered immune complexes formed in presence of normal immunoglobulin depleted serum. The lack of effect of the mutation of FCAR on the IgAN prognosis is not in favour to a critical role of this receptor on the pathogeny of the disease. The trend in the functional defect of Tregs subset needs to be confirmed in a larger study, including patients with a more severe form of their disease. This result is however consistent with two other studies displaying a similar methodology. The role of complement is confirmed to be a key player, as it is likely to act at the interface between the IgAN particular immune complexes and mesangial cells
Zarrouk, Hichem. "La néphropathie diabétique : étude clinique à propos de 22 cas en néphrologie." Bordeaux 2, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990BOR25232.
Full textCardineau, Érick. "Néphropathies lupiques : à propos de 18 observations." Caen, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991CAEN3031.
Full textPaquiot, Michel. "Maladie de kimura et néphropathie : revue de la littérature à propos d'un cas." Bordeaux 2, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999BOR2M015.
Full textEckart, Philippe. "Néphropathie tubulo-interstitielle et maladie de Crohn : à propos de deux observations pédiatriques." Caen, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990CAEN3081.
Full textPradier, Pascal. "Etude et fréquence d'une néphropathie chez le diabétique de type II coronarien sévère." Montpellier 1, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998MON11104.
Full textDenhez, Benoit. "Inhibition des voies de signalisation de néphrine par SHP-1 dans la néphropathie diabétique." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/6872.
Full textAbstract : Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in North America. Podocytes are highly specialized epithelial cells involved in the glomerular filtration process. Morphometric observation from kidney biopsies of diabetic patients showed a significant reduction in the number of podocytes in patients with short duration of diabetes before the apparition of microalbuminuria. Nephrin, a transmembrane protein found in the slit diaphragm, has been found to play a key role in the integrity of the podocytes. Clinical observations indicated that nephrin expression was reduced in kidney biopsy of diabetes patients. Recent studies have shown that phosphorylation of tyrosine residues of nephrin participate in intracellular pathways regulating actin dynamics and podocyte survival. Our laboratory has recently published that the expression of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 is elevated in podocytes exposed to high glucose concentrations (HG). Nephrin contains sequences that are known to be potential target for SHP-1. Our hypothesis is that SHP-1 can interact with nephrin, and the increase of SHP-1 expression in diabetic nephropathy deregulates nephrin-mediated pathways, contributing to podocyte’s damage in the disease. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments show an interaction between SHP-1 and nephrin which is increased in podocytes exposed to HG. Overexpression of the inactive form of SHP-1 in podocytes exposed to HG restores nephrin phosphorylation. In HEK cells, overexpression of SHP-1 reduces nephrin phosphorylation specifically on tyrosine 1176/1193 and 1217, which regulates actin dynamics. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments with nephrin mutants show that tyrosine 1114 and 1138 are essentials to the interaction between SHP-1 and nephrin. In a type 1 diabetic murine model, a reduction of the expression and phosphorylation levels of nephrin are observed. Both reductions are associated with an increase in SHP-1 expression. In conclusion, diabetes triggered SHP-1 expression in podocytes which reduces nephrin tyrosine phosphorylation and potentially inhibits nephrin signaling in diabetes, contributing to podocytes dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy.
Chemouny, Jonathan. "Activation des cellules mésangiales dans la néphropathie à IGA, voies de signalisation et initiation." Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015USPCC199.
Full textIgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most frequent primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. It is mostly, diagnosed in young men of which one tenth will be in need of dialysis ten years after Knowledge about IgAN physiopathology is not elucidated yet. It involves abnormally, glycosylated IgA found in high molecular weight protein complexes. Composition of theses complexes and mechanisms leading to renal lesions are subject of studies and debates. During my thesis, I worked on two sides of IgAN. First, I studied the intracellular signalling pathways activated in mesangial cells when circulating IgA macromolecular complexes bound to the transferrin receptor, the mesangial tell IgA receptor. We found that the MEK/ERK pathway, was crucial in inducing the cytokine secretion by mesangial cells. We also unraveled a novel mechanism explaining the antiproteinuric action of renin angiotensin system blockers in IgAN. In the second part of my thesis, I tried to identify the protein component of the macromolecular complexes by analyzing blood, urine and microdissected glomeruli of IgAN patients compared to patients with other chronic renal disease with the help of mass : spectrometry. Protein candidate were identified, calling for further investigations
Lechner, Sébastian. "Rôle des hormones sexuelles, antigènes alimentaires et approches thérapeutiques dans la néphropathie à IgA." Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015USPCC200.
Full textIgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the most common primary glomerulonephritis. This systemic pathology is characterized by the presence of hypogalactosylated IgAl macrocomplexes associated, among others, with the soluble fraction of myeloid IgA receptor, the CD89. These complexes deposit on glomerular mesangial tells, resulting in chronic inflammation that can lead to kidney failure. The limitations in current therapies have been putting a stress on the importance of a better knowledge of the pathology. In this context, a humanized transgenic murine model of IgAN, the al KICD89Tg mouse, has been developed. This model expresses the human IgAl and CD89, two key proteins involved in the development of the disease and ailows to bypass some limitations of current murine models. In al KICD89Tg mice, we first studied the impact of gender and food antigens in disease development. Ln parallel, a preclinical study was performed to test the effectiveness of IgAl protease, a recombinant protease of bacterial origin that specifically cleaves human IgAl. The resuits have shown the involvement of sex hormones in the development of IgAN. The impact of gluten, a dietary antigen, in the disease has also been demonstrated. The preclinical study has demonstrated the specificity and efficacy of IgAl protease in reducing IgA deposits, decreasing inflammation and haematuria in al KICD89Tg mice. Thus, this work has highlighted three new potential therapeutic targets for treating IgAN
Sabaa, Nathalie. "Rôle des recepteurs de l'endothéline dans les crises vaso-occlusives et la néphropathie drépanocytaires." Paris 6, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA066680.
Full textMohey, Hesham. "Le risque rénal absolu (RRA) de dialyse ou décès chez les patients adultes avec néphropathie à IgA primaire (NIgA) : étude d'une cohorte prospective de néphropathie à IgA recrutée à Saint-Etienne (IGAN -STET-CO)." Phd thesis, Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne, 2010. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00675243.
Full textMohey, Hesham. "Le risque rénal absolu (RRA) de dialyse ou décès chez les patients adultes avec néphropathie à IgA primaire (NIgA) : étude d’une cohorte prospective de néphropathie à IgA recrutée à Saint-Etienne (IGAN -STET-CO)." Thesis, Saint-Etienne, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010STET010T/document.
Full textFor the individual patient with primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN), it remains a challenge to predict accurately the long term outcome at 10 and 20 years after disease onset. We studied it in a prospective cohort of 332 (237 males, 71.4%) biopsy-proven IgAN patients, the IGAN-STET-CO, aged at diagnosis of mean = 41.4 (SD=15.1) years, with a total exposure time of mean = 12.9 (9.5) y. Using three consensual risk factors (RF) simplified as dichotomous covariates : occurrence of hypertension, proteinuria ≥1 g/d, and severe pathological lesions (global optical score ≥8), we calculated an absolute renal risk (ARR) of dialysis/death (D/D), in analogy to the absolute cardiovascular risk. The ultimate prediction according to the number of RF present at diagnosis (ARR score: 0, 1, 2, or 3) was done by the Cox regression and the Kaplan-Meier survival methods. Overall, this ARR scoring permitted significant (P<0.0001) stratification of the risk. The cumulative incidence rate of D/D events (N=45), respectively at 10 and 20y, was 2 and 4% for ARR=0 (45.5% of all cases), 2 and 9% for ARR=1 (20.8%), 7 and 18% for ARR=2 (19.6%), and 29 and 64% for ARR=3 (N=47; 14.1%) in adequately treated patients. Effective control of hypertension and reduction of proteinuria improved survival without D/D when achieved. This absolute renal risk score evaluated at diagnosis, allowed accurate prediction of ultimate dialysis/death risk and was also validated in another cohort. This is a significant progress in the management of the individual patient with lgA nephropathy
Buléon, Marie. "Physiopathologie rénale du récepteur B2 de la bradykinine : de la néphropathie diabétique au choc septique." Toulouse 3, 2008. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/265/.
Full textNephroprotection has become a critical challenge during chronic or acute renal disease management. In order to enlight new therapeutic targets, we have documented the role of bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors (B1R, B2R) during diabetic nephropathy and endotoxin shock. During diabetic nephropathy, renin-angiotensin system blockade slows the progression of the disease. Using two models of diabetes in rat and mice, we have observed that B2R activation is largely involved in this protective effect. We next investigated the role of B1R and B2R in the development of renal failure during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxin shock in wild-type or mice deficient for either the B1R or the B2R. Even if further investigations are needed, B2R activation contributes to the initial decrease in blood pressure, whereas the inactivation of B1R appears detrimental. Our results support the hypothesis of a protective role of B2R activation, particularly in chronic situation
Madrieres, Sarah. "Etude des interactions entre l'orthohantavirus Puumala et son réservoir dans l'épidémiologie de la néphropathie épidémique." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Montpellier, SupAgro, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020NSAM0022.
Full textIn order to prevent the emergence of infectious diseases, it is important to study and to better understand the interactions that exist between the different actors (human, virus, hosts/reservoirs, environment) involved in this process. We are interested in nephropathia epidemica (NE) and more particularly in its epidemiological situation in France where an extension of the geographical distribution of human cases has been decribed in recent years. France offers a particular situation with so-called endemic areas (many human cases of NE) and so-called non-endemic areas (few or no humans). However, the full set of actors used in these epidemiological differences is unknown. We are therefore interested in the interactions between the orthohantavirus Puumala, responsible for this zoonosis, and its reservoir, the bank voles, and in the eco-evolutionary processes that could influence the epidemiology of NE in France. Throughout the research work, we combined two complementary approaches: the first focused on virology and experimental infections in the laboratory, and the second focused on viral evolution and high-throughput sequencing techniques. We are focused on two French areas with contrasting NE epidemiological patterns, the Ardennes (endemic area) and Loiret (non-endemic area), where the virus is also known to circulate in rodent populations. We first carried out a synthesis of studies on experiments with orthohantaviruses and their reservoirs. This allowed us to take up the major research themes addressed on this subject and to identify the limits and perspectives that can be considered on these host-pathogen pairs. Then we describe how we succeeded in isolating for the first time the PUUV strains circulating in the Ardennes and the Loiret as well as their characterization on laboratory rodents. Finally, we describe how the interactions between PUUV and its wild reservoir affect eco-evolutionary processes (serological response, replication, viral diversity) which in turn can influence the epidemiology of NE. In conclusion, this thesis allowed us to highlight the importance of the variability of PUUV strains in the epidemiology of NE and the role that the reservoir could also have
Magnin, Christelle. "Un exemple de complication dégénérative de la drépanocytose homozygote de l'adulte jeune : le rein drépanocytaire : revue de la littérature à propos d'une obseravation clinique." Paris 13, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004PA130018.
Full textPozdzik, Agnieszka. "Caractérisation de l'atteinte tubulo-interstitielle au cours de la fibrose rénale expérimentale (néphropathie aux acides aristolochiques)." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/230892.
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Potentier, Becquet Sylvie. "Colobome de la papille optique et néphropathie : à propos de trois observations dans une même famille." Rouen, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993ROUEM019.
Full textBardoux, Pascale. "Effet albuminurique de la vasopressine chez le rat et chez l'homme : conséquences dans la néphropathie diabétique." Paris 7, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001PA077165.
Full textBaudoux, Thomas. "Rôles respectifs des transporteurs d’anions organiques et de l’infiltrat inflammatoire dans la néphropathie expérimentale aux acides aristolochiques." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2018. https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/271134/4/table.pdf.
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Brignol, Thierry. "Néphropathie à la silice : à propos d'un cas chez un prothésiste dentaire et revue de la littérature." Bordeaux 2, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994BOR2M141.
Full textMathian, Alexis. "Rôle de l'interféron alpha dans la physiopathologie du lupus : effet sur les lymphocytes B et le développement de la néphropathie." Paris 6, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007PA066042.
Full textAbbad, Lilia. "Rôle de la voie transglutaminase 2/MMP-9 dans la pathogénèse de la néphropathie à IgA et nouvelles approches thérapeutiques." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018USPCC118.
Full textIgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a mesangial proliferative primary glomerulonephritis and a major cause of end-stage renal disease. Causes and factors leading to mesangial IgA1 deposition are unknown. The soluble form of the receptor (sCD89) complexed with IgA plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the disease. There is currently no specific treatment available and the therapeutic options are limited. A better comprehension of the mechanisms regulating the formation of IgA1-sCD89 complexes will unveil new strategies for targeted therapies. In this perspective, the first part of this thesis highlights the implication of the transglutaminase 2 (TG2), a protein essential for the development of IgAN, in the regulation of CD89 cleavage, in a mechanism involving the repression of the serine phosphatase PP2A and the activation of the matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9. While a trend towards TG2 increase is observed, PP2A expression is reduced in monocytes obtained from IgAN patients compared to controls, and inversely correlates with the levels of circulating hIgA1-sCD89 complexes. In order to target these pathogenic complexes, a preclinical assay has been performed with a recombinant protease, a bacterial protein that selectively cleaves human IgA1 (IgA1-P). Results formally demonstrate the specificity and the efficacy of the IgA1-P in the reduction of circulating complexes and mesangial IgA1 deposition in a humanized mouse model of IgAN, associated with a reduction in inflammation and hematuria. Concluding, the results presented in this thesis show a role for the TG2-PP2A-MMP-9 axis in the dysregulated formation of IgA1-sCD89 complexes during IgAN development, as well as the effectiveness of IgA1-P in the elimination of these complexes. In addition to the potential therapeutic use of IgA1-P, this work suggests the TG2-PP2A-MMP-9 axis as a new therapeutic candidate for IgAN treatment
Bacar, Abdou. "Les facteurs d'évolution de la néphropathie diabétique au stade de la macroprotéinurie : une étude rétrospective réalisée sur 6 ans à partir de l'installation de la macroprotéinurie, sur une population de 50 diabétiques." Lyon 1, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994LYO1M293.
Full textMartin, Laurent. "Contribution à l'étude du rôle des anticorps dans le développement de la néphropathie chronique de l'allogreffe après transplantation rénale : analyse in situ." Dijon, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004DIJOMU04.
Full textMoura, Ivan Cruz. "Caractérisation du récepteur de la transferrine comme un nouveau récepteur mésangial aux IgA : conséquences dans la physiopathologie de la Néphropathie à dépôts d'IgA." Paris 7, 2003. http://www.theses.fr/2003PA077210.
Full textMasson, Elodie. "Rôle des gangliosides dans les perturbations de la prolifération des péricytes rétiniens et des cellules mésangiales rénales : implication dans le développement de la rétinopathie et de la néphropathie diabétiques." Lyon, INSA, 2005. http://theses.insa-lyon.fr/publication/2005ISAL0012/these.pdf.
Full textLoss of retinal pericyte is one of the earliest alteration of diabetic retinopathy. Cell cycle arrest, hypertrophy then death of renal mesangial cells are typical hallmarks of diabetic nephropathy. Glycation (advanced glycation end-products, AGE, formation) and the hexosamine pathway are two biochemical hypotheses proposed to explain cellular alteration occurring during diabetic vascular complication. On the other hand, although gangliosides have often been described as modulators of cellular proliferation, very few studies have explored their potential role in cell proliferation alteration of diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of AGE and hexosamine pathway activation, mimicked by glucosamine, on pericyte and mesangial cell proliferation and ganglioside metabolism and then to establish the implication of gangliosides in these regulation of proliferation process. Our result showed that AGE and glucosamine inhibit the proliferation of both cell types studied. Moreover, they revealed that glucosamine blocks the cell cycle and induces hypertrophy of mesangial cells. On the other hand, both AGE and glucosamine are able to affect cellular ganglioside profile by modulating their biosynthetic enzyme activities. Finally, our observations suggested that gangliosides are implicated in the inhibition of cell proliferation and hypertrophy caused by AGE and glucosamine in pericyte and mesangial cells. Thus, they present gangliosides as a novel mechanism of action of AGE and the hexosamine pathway and lead to propose gangliosides, especially a-series gangliosides and GM3 synthase, as a potential common mechanism of diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy development. This work is one of the first suggesting the implication of gangliosides in diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy. Through gangliosides, it offers new therapeutic prospects common to both microvascular complications
Semama, Denis Salomon. "Effets de l'endothéline-1 sur le rein immature en normoxémie et en hypoxémie." Dijon, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995DIJOMU06.
Full textWootla, Bharath. "Anticorps catalytiques dirigés contre le FVIII dans différentes maladies chez l'homme." Compiègne, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007COMP1711.
Full textHemophilia A is a disorder that affects one male out of 5000 and results in insufficient levels of functional factor VIII in plasma. Therapeutic administration of exogenous FVIII to patients with hemophilia A results in 25 to 50% of the cases in the development of anti-factor VIII antibodies. Anti-factor VIII antibodies inhibit the pro-coagulant activity of factor VIII by steric hindrance. We have demonstrated a novel inhibitory mechanism of anti-factor VIII antibodies: the antibodies from some patients hydrolyze factor Vlll. In the present work, we have determined the molecular mechanisms underiying the hydrolysis of factor VIII by the factor VIII-hydrolyzing antibodies (F8-HIgG) of the patients. The cleavage sites on the factor VIII molecule were identified by sequencing of the generated cleavage fragments. The kinetic parameters that characterized the hydrolytic activity of patients' polyclonal IgG were calculated using generic substrates. Factor VIII inhibitory IgG also develop as auto-antibodies in patients with acquired hemophilia. We have investigated the presence of F8-HIgG in patients with acquired hemophilia. We have identified the presence of F8-HIgG in the case of 47% of such patients. We also characterized the presence of F8-HIgG in other pathological situations defned by inflammation. For the first time, we describe the occurrence of catalytic antibodies that are capable of hydrolyzing FVIII and FIX, in some patients who have undergone transplantation. The control of factor VIII in circulation by the catalytic antibodies appears to rely on a delicate equilibrium between a hemogenic (hemophilia A) and prothrombotic state (transplantation) or systemic state (sepsis). The present work has allowed us a better understanding of the enzymatic properties of F8-HIgG and their physio-pathological relevance
Faguer, Stanislas. "Caractérisation phénotypique et génotypique de la néphropathie liée aux mutations du facteur de transcription HNF-1Beta : rôle d'HNF-1Beta dans l'insuffisance rénale aiguë expérimentale." Toulouse 3, 2013. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/2072/.
Full textThe HNF1B gene encodes for the HNF-1beta transcription factor (hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta). In human, HNF1B-related disease is a highly heterogeneous dominantly inherited multi-organ disease, which encompasses renal, pancreas, liver and genital tract abnormalities. In the kidney, HNF-1beta controls all the steps of the nephrogenesis (tubulogenesis, planar cell polarity (oriented mitotic division) and tubular segment specification and maintenance. Aims of this thesis were to better detail the phenotype associated with HNF1B mutations (clinical part), to better define the genotype of the HNF1B patients (genetic part) and to assess the role of HNF-1beta in acute kidney injury (scientific part). 1. Clinical part. First, we reported two atypical presentations of HNF1B mutation (cystic kidney disease mimicking an autosomal polycystic kidney disease ; esophageal atresia and urinary tract/renal abnormalities). We also reported the clinical charts of 27 adult patients with HNF1B mutation and highlighted the following data : in adult patients, HNF1B nephropathy has the characteristics of a chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis with frequent hypomagnesemia and hypokaliemia. Last, we could perform a genotype-phenotype analysis in a large cohort of HNF1B individuals (mostly lower than 18 years of age). 2. Genetic part. In addition to the genotype-phenotype correlation study, we tried to better define the individuals that could beneficiate from HNF1B analysis. Studying a large cohort of 433 patients tested in the Genetic department of the University hospital of Toulouse, we could establish a predictive score of HNF1B mutation in order to help both clinicians and geneticist. 3. Scientific part. First, role of HNF-1 beta in post-natal human kidney was assessed by studying the expression of its target genes in the urinary cells pellets of HNF1B patients and their first-degree relatives free of mutation. With this indirect approach, we could confirm preliminary data observed in mouse models : in post-natal kidney, expression of HNF-1 beta target cystogenes was similar in individuals with and without HNF1B mutation. Then, we aimed at better delineate the role of HNF-1beta in acute kidney injury. Studying a mouse model of hemorrhagic shock, we could characterize the kinetic of HNF-1beta expression in injured kidney and to correlate it to the expression of its target genes, like Socs3, a key actor of epithelial repair which control an adaptative response of the epithelium to extra-cellular signals (IL-6, EGF, HGF. . . ). In vitro, respective roles of the hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1a and hypoxia per se were detailed. Given the expression of HNF-1beta in many epithelial cells, we hypothesized that this transcription factor may also be involved in the reparation of other organ (liver, gut. . . ). Last, in order to better decipher the consequences of an epithelial injury on HNF-1beta expression, experiments in a mouse model of endotoxinic shock (lipopolysaccharide infusion) are currently on going. In summary, this work aimed at better delineate the genotype and phenotype of HNF1B mutations and decipher the role of this transcription factor in acute (ischemic and septic) kidney injury. Characterization of the role of HNF-1beta in epithelial repair and identification of its regulatory factors could open a new field of research : may HNF-1beta prevent epithelial dedifferentiation, a well-known trigger of renal fibrosis
Caron, Jonathan. "Etude de la néphropathie hypertensive et de la réparation rénale chez le rat : intérêt de la thérapie par ondes de choc et analyse transcriptomique." Paris 6, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA066623.
Full textIn this study, we've been interested to hypertensive nephropathy induced by L-NAME administration in rat, and to secondary renal repair following the withdrawal of this NOS inhibitor. This model allowed us to lead three type of study: Firstly, we studied the effects of shock wave therapy, particularly his pro-angiogenic potential. This treatment didn't ameliorate renal regeneration. Nonetheless, his safety and good tolerance have been demonstrated. The lake of benefits in our study doesn't implies the inefficacy of shock wave therapy for the treatment of different types of kidney diseases. Further works are necessary to evaluate the effects of shock wave therapy in others experimental models, like ischemic or diabetic nephropathy. Secondly, we've evaluated the application of full-field optical coherence tomography, an innovative imaging technique, to visualize and characterize renal lesions induced by L-NAME administration. We've shown the faisability of glomerulosclerosis quantification and the good correlation between this quantification and the measures done by classical histology. We've also visualized the peritubular capillaries. It's a preliminary study which need to be confirmed and extended to other nephropathy models. Finally, we've lead a transcriptomic analysis. Several pathways and genes associated with hypertensive nephropathy and renal repair have been described. A few candidat genes particularly interesting have been identified and their role and localization will be studied deeper
Nicolas, Anthony. "Polymorphismes du gène de la t-cadhérine (CDH13), récepteur de l'adiponectine, dans les diabètes et leurs complications." Thesis, Paris 6, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PA066232/document.
Full textT-cadherin is a receptor of adiponectin, a protein involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes. In genome-wide association studies, T-cadherin gene (CDH13) polymorphisms are associated with adiponectin concentrations. The aim of our study was to deepen the relationship between polymorphisms of CDH13, plasma adiponectin, and the risk of diabetes and its complications. We selected two polymorphisms in CDH13. Genotyping was performed in D.E.S.I.R., cohort drawn from the French general population, DIABHYCAR (subjects with type 2 diabetes) and three cohorts of patients with type 1 diabetes, GENESIS, GENEDIAB and SURGENE. In the general population, CDH13 polymorphisms were associated with body mass index, HbA1c, Fatty Liver Index, an index of hepatic steatosis, and plasma adiponectin. In a case-control study between D.E.S.I.R. and DIABHYCAR, polymorphisms were associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes. These associations with clinical phenotypes could be due to the beneficial effects of adiponectin. In subjects with type 1 diabetes from GENESIS and GENEDIAB, we observed associations between polymorphisms of CDH13 and the prevalence and the incidence of kidney disease. The analysis in the SURGENE prospective study confirmed these associations. The direction of the relationships observed in this study is in favor of a deleterious role of adiponectin in diabetic nephropathy. In conclusion, these associations may be explained by variations in adiponectin and suggest a causal relationship
Cambier, Alexandra. "Une étude translationnelle de la néphropathie à IgA de l’enfant : des variants génétiques à la physiopathologie des biomarqueurs et leurs liens de causalité avec les lésions histologiques." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020SORUS371.
Full textIgAN is an autoimmune disease and its pathogenesis involves galactose deficient (Gd) IgA1, IgG anti-Gd-IgA1 autoantibodies and the soluble IgA Fc receptor (sCD89).Free and IgA1-complexed sCD89 are key players in mesangial proimeration through CD71 receptor. These findings reveal a new role for sCD89 in clgAN, making t a potentially useful biomarker and therapeutic target.sCD89-IgA1 complexes and free sCD89 correlate with proteinunia, es well as histological markers of disease activity: mesangial, endocapillary and extracapillary proliferation. These biomarkors could represent a useful approach to evaluate kidney injury without the need of repeated kidney biopsies Previous works have suggested that familial IgAN could be linked tochromosome s 2g36 region, which is also the coding region for COL4A3/A4.COL4A3 heterozygous variants seems to get a predisposition io senous IgAN presentation. COL4A3 variant at early stage of clgAN could represent a helptul tool to stratty the severity of cigAN beyond the Oxford classification
Dumas, Marie-Eve. "Mécanismes de résistance à l’insuline par les acides gras libres dans les podocytes rénaux menant à la néphropathie diabétique." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/11787.
Full textAbstract : Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of chronic renal failure in diabetic patients and is characterized by the dysfunction of podocytes. Our laboratory has shown that hyperglycemia caused podocyte insulin unresponsiveness and cell death via the upregulation of PKC- and SHP-1, a tyrosine phosphatase. In contrast, free fatty acids (FFA)-induced insulin resistance in podocytes is not associated with SHP-1 expression. Thus, other signaling pathways could be implicated including the activation of the Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complexes pathway. The aim of this study was to investigate the insulin resistance mechanisms caused by FFA in podocytes leading to DN in type 2 diabetes. In vitro, cultured podocytes were exposed to normal (5.6 mmol/L; NG) or high glucose (25 mmol/L; HG) levels for 96 h and to palmitate (25 µmol/L) the last 24h with or without insulin stimulation (10 nmol/L). As previously showed, podocytes exposed to HG decreased Akt activation upon insulin stimulation. Palmitate treatment alone reduced insulin-induced Akt phosphorylation by 50% while a combination of palmitate and HG blunted Akt activation by 72%. The inhibition of Akt by palmitate was associated with the increase of PKC- activation leading to mTOR phosphorylation and its substrate S6. Moreover, the mTORC1 complex activation enhanced the serine 307 phosphorylation of IRS1 known to de-activate IRS1. Furthermore, palmitate also mediated the mTORC2 complex inhibition via the Thr1135 phosphorylation of Rictor. In vivo, the implication of mTORC1 complex in DN development was evaluated using 25 weeks old type 2 diabetes mice (db/db). Mice developed increased albuminuria, mesangial cell expansion and glomerular hypertrophy compared to non-diabetic mice, which correlated with the phosphorylation of mTOR, Rictor and S6. In conclusion, elevated FFA levels caused activation of PKC-/mTORC1 pathway and inhibition of mTORC2 leading to insulin resistance in podocytes and DN progression.
Tozlovanu, Mariana. "Evaluation du risque de contamination alimentaire en mycotoxines néphrotoxiques et cancérogènes (notamment l’ochratoxine A) : Validation de biomarqueurs d’exposition et d’effet." Toulouse, INPT, 2008. http://ethesis.inp-toulouse.fr/archive/00000691/.
Full textOchratoxin A (OTA), a ubiquitous food contaminant, is a mycotoxin (secondary metabolite of fungi), nephrotoxic and carcinogenic. The doal of our work was to establish a relation between the human exposure to OTA and the induction of cancers of the urinary tract. For a human, the contamination could take place via food chain. The work was subdivided in three parts (i) analysis of mycotoxins in food (ii) evaluation of the genotoxic mechanism (iii) field study. Altogether our work highlights the main role of OTA in the aetiology of urinary tract toumours. This toxin is cancerogenic after biotransformation into quinine derivative which leads to covalent DNA adduct. This study allows the validation of specific biomarkers of exposure and effect in relation with OTA
Sauvage, Frank Yves. "La synergie entre la dynamique démographique des populations réservoirs de campagnols roussâtres et l'excrétion du hantavirus Puumala : mise en évidence du mécanisme d'émergence de la néphropathie épidémique humaine." Lyon 1, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004LYO10058.
Full textHennino, Marie-Flore. "Rôle de miR-21 au cours de la réponse à une agression rénale." Thesis, Lille 2, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LIL2S010/document.
Full textIndependently of the cause, active CKD leads to the development of fibrotic lesions, responsible for a loss of renal function and ultimately, end-stage renal failure. MiR-21-5p is a ubiquitous microRNA involved in the process of fibrosis, especially renal fibrosis. However, contradictory experimental data suggest that miR-21-5p plays an ambivalent role in the regulation of renal fibrosis.The aim of this work was to investigate the involvement of miR-21 in chronic renal lesions based on human renal samples and in acute lesions by using a murine model of renal toxicity induced by cisplatin.In a first part of the work, a retrospective cohort of patients with IgA nephropathy has been systematically characterized clinically, biologically and pathologically (according to Oxford classification). The renal expression of three FibromiRs (miR-21-5p, miR-199a-5p and miR-214-3p) is associated with renal fibrosis lesions (p ≤ 0.02). Among these microRNAs, miR-21 appears to be the most relevant as it displayed larger amplitudes of variation, it was also associated with glomerular sclerosis (p = 0.001) and its strong expression was associated with lower renal survival.A second part of the work was carried out on a murine model of acute renal failure secondary to the intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin. Two injections schemes were established to investigate the role of miR-21-5p in acute renal lesions (injection of a single dose of 10 mg/kg cisplatin) or subacute (repeated injections of 7 mg/kg cisplatin). After a single injection of cisplatin, no significant difference in blood urea, renal (NGAL, KIM-1), inflammation (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (HO-1, NRF2) nor apoptotic activity was observed in miR21-/- mice compared to wild-type mice. In a model of repeated injections of cisplatin, we observed more renal lesions in miR-21-/- mice. Indeed, miR-21-/- mice treated with cisplatin exhibited higher blood urea (1.92 g / l ±, 0.72 versus 0.66 g / l ± 0.15 p = 0.014) and an increased renal expression of NGAL (RQ = 118.1 ± 44.8 versus RQ = 45.4 ± 37.7, p = 0.018) compared to wild-type mice.Thus, these results demonstrate that an increased renal expression of miR-21-5p is associated with fibrosis and renal prognosis in patients with IgA nephropathy. In an experimental model, of cisplatin-induced renal injury, mice deficient for miR-21a-5p exhibit a higher sensitivity when cisplatin was administered several times. These results confirm that miR-21-5p plays an ambivalent role in renal lesions and seems to be protective at an early stage, or deleterious when the process is prolonged over time. As miR-21-5p is present in biological fluids, it might be an efficient biomarker of renal fibrosis. Moreover, miR-21-5p is an innovative therapeutic target validated in several murine models of renal fibrosis
Wehbe, Batoul. "IgA et rein : destructrice ou protectrice ? : Rôles de l'immunoglobuline A (IgA) dans deux pathologies rénales." Thesis, Limoges, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LIMO0034/document.
Full textImmunoglobulin A (IgA) is the most synthetized immunoglobulin in mammals. IgA has ambivalent properties: it is implicated in the mechanisms of defense against pathogens but also in the immune tolerance of commensal microbiota. However, IgA can develop pathogenic properties. In the first part of my thesis, we studied the pathogenic effects of IgA. IgA deposits are the main characteristic of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). IgAN physiopathology is not yet clearly understood. The hypothesis of a glycosylation defect is strongly adapted. This defect can be due to IgA polymerization or antigenicity. It can also induce shedding of CD89 (IgA Fc receptor) or other factors. We studied the effect of variable region altered affinity, the light chain substitution and the association of IgA with CD89 on the development of kidney lesions and impairment of kidney function in four mouse models followed up during 12 months. In addition, we studied the physico-chemical properties of 28 IgA purified from patients with dysglobulinaemia and 28 chimeric IgA produced by hybridomas. The effect of these properties on the propensity of IgA for mesangial deposition was explored. In the second part, we studied the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties conferred by the overexpression of human IgA in a mouse model with systemic lupus (MRL/lpr model). In the last part, we contributed to the characterization of a transgenic mouse model producing IgA class 2 and to the study of the effect of IgA2-mediated signaling on B lymphocyte development. Altogether, obtained results show the pathogenic effect of low affinity-IgA on the development of IgA nephropathy. In addition, different analyses showed that molecular stability but not glycosylation profile is the determining factor for IgA deposition. On the other hand, IgA expression in lupus-prone mice extended their survival, delayed the onset of auto-immunity and ameliorated kidney functions in these animals which supports IgA anti-inflammatory properties. The study of IgA2-mediated signaling in the transgenic model showed the inhibitory effect of IgA2 on the early development of several B cell sub-populations. All of these results show the multiple effects of IgA which contribute on one hand to the pathogenesis of a complex disease (IgAN) and on the other hand to protection from autoimmunity, demonstrating the complexity of interactions and the regulatory character of this immunoglobulin
Bonnet, Fabrice. "Expression rénale de la néphrine et des récepteurs de l'angiotensine II dans un modèle expérimental de néphropathie diabétique : effets d'un traitement par un antagoniste du récepteur AT1 de l'angiotensine II." Lyon 1, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004LYO10068.
Full textGeoffroy, Karen. "Rôle des sphingolipides endogènes dans les modifications de la prolifération des cellules mésangiales rénales en réponse aux produits avancés de glycation (AGE) : implication dans le développement de la néphropathie diabétique." Lyon, INSA, 2005. http://theses.insa-lyon.fr/publication/2005ISAL0015/these.pdf.
Full textAdvanced glycation end products (AGE) are generated by chronic hyperglycaemia and may cause cellular alteration leading to microvascular complications such as diabetic nephropathy (DN). Disregulation of mesangial cell proliferation is known to contribute to the development of DN. In this study, we investigated the effects of AGE on rat mesangial cells (RMC) proliferation. In addition, because sphingolipids (SPL), and in particular ceramide (Cer), sphingosine (Sph), and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) play important roles in the regulation of cell proliferation and cell death, we evaluated the involvement of SPL metabolism in the AGE response. On the other hand, ex vivo experiments using the streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rat model were undertaken in order to investigate the pathophysiological relevance of the cell studies results in the context of diabetic nephropathy. Our results showed that AGE induce bimodal effects on mesangial cells proliferation through a specific interaction with their receptor RAGE. Thus, after 72 h of treatment, low AGE concentrations (<1µM) induced a significant increase of RMC proliferation, whereas higher AGE concentrations (3-10 µM) markedly reduced it. In parallel, AGE exerted biphasic effects on biosynthetic enzymes activities and/or expression, namely neutral ceramidase and sphingosine-kinase. Low AGE concentrations induced neutral ceramidase and sphingosine-kinase activation, whereas high AGE concentrations inhibited both activities. Surprisingly, neutral ceramidase activity inhibition by AGE did not result in changes of Cer levels. However, the AGE (10 µM)-inhibitory effect on RMC proliferation was accompained by increased sphingosine levels and was specifically prevented by blocking glucosylceramide synthesis, suggesting that Sph and/or glycolipids are involved in mediating the effects of AGE at high concentrations. On the other hand, treatment of cells with low AGE concentrations led to an increase of S1P production, presumably associated to the observed activation of neutral ceramidase and sphingosine kinase. Taken together, these results show that AGE regulate mesangial cell growth by modulating Cer conversion into other bioactive SPL, namely, S1P, Sph, and glycolipids. On the other hand, our ex vivo observations on STZ-diabetic rats supported our cell studies results and suggested that glomerular S1P accumulation is likely implicated in the early and transient promotion of mesangial cells proliferation during the very early stages of diabetic nephropathy. In conclusion, our results present SPL metabolism as a novel mechanism of action of AGE. Further, this work is one of the first to propose SPL metabolism, especially regulation of S1P and Sph/glycosphingolipides levels as a potential mechanism involved in the development of diabetic nephropathy