title: Role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in renal ischaemia and reperfusion.
abstract: Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, plays important roles in cell migration, cell proliferation and cell survival. Because these processes participate in the restoration of tubular integrity in renal ischaemia and reperfusion, FAK expression and phosphorylation at Tyr-397, the latter indicative of its activity, were examined in the different kidney zones by Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Expression and phosphorylation of FAK were also studied in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) and medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL) cells after ATP depletion and repletion. In control rat kidneys, FAK expression in outer and inner medulla exceeded that in cortex, and phosphorylation of FAK at Tyr-397 was most pronounced in the inner medulla. Although this expression pattern was not affected by 20 (40, 60)-min ischaemia and 20 (40, 60)-min ischaemia followed by 60-min or 24-h reperfusion, FAK phosphorylation was significantly reduced in all kidney zones immediately after ischaemia, but increased during reperfusion, exceeding control values in the outer and inner medulla. ATP depletion and repletion of MDCK and mTAL cells were associated with a decrease in FAK phosphorylation during ATP depletion, followed by an increase during repletion. Rephosphorylation of FAK after ATP repletion was enhanced by N-acetylcysteine, a reactive oxygen species scavenger. ATP depletion disrupted focal adhesions in MDCK cells. Their reformation after ATP repletion paralleled the increase in FAK phosphorylation. These findings suggest an essential role for FAK-signalling during renal ischaemia and early reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 12, 80336 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holzapfel
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neuhofer
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: Maria-Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fraek
authors.forename: Franz-Xaver
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004285:Dogs; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D008138:Loop of Henle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000201:enzymology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000111:Acetylcysteine