title: Metabolic reprogramming and tolerance during sepsis-induced AKI.
abstract: The host defence against infection is an adaptive response in which several mechanisms are deployed to decrease the pathogen load, limit tissue injury and restore homeostasis. In the past few years new evidence has suggested that the ability of the immune system to limit the microbial burden - termed resistance - might not be the only defence mechanism. In fact, the capacity of the host to decrease its own susceptibility to inflammation- induced tissue damage - termed tolerance - might be as important as resistance in determining the outcome of the infection. Metabolic adaptations are central to the function of the cellular immune response. Coordinated reprogramming of metabolic signalling enables cells to execute resistance and tolerance pathways, withstand injury, steer tissue repair and promote organ recovery. During sepsis-induced acute kidney injury, early reprogramming of metabolism can determine the extent of organ dysfunction, progression to fibrosis, and the development of chronic kidney disease. Here we discuss the mechanisms of tolerance that act in the kidney during sepsis, with particular attention to the role of metabolic responses in coordinating these adaptive strategies. We suggest a novel conceptual model of the cellular and organic response to sepsis that might lead to new avenues for targeted, organ-protective therapies.
authors.affiliation: Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Room 604 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Hernando
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Room 604 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kellum
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Viale Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ronco
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*