Diabetes results in structural alteration of chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate in the rat kidney: effects on the binding to extracellular matrix components.

Darukeshwara, J. and Salimath, P. V. and Nandini, Chilkunda D. (2011) Diabetes results in structural alteration of chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate in the rat kidney: effects on the binding to extracellular matrix components. Glycobiology, 21 (7). pp. 960-972.

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Abstract

Chondroitin sulfate (CS)/dermatan sulfate (DS) is a group of sulfated polymers, which play an essential role in various biological phenomena. In the kidney, they are present in small but significant amounts. Studies on their structure–function relationship in the kidney and their changes during diabetic conditions have not been rigorously looked into, which is the focus of this paper. The CS/DS content decreased significantly (14%) during diabetic conditions. This was accompanied by a decrease in the CS/heparan sulfate ratio. Disaccharide composition analysis revealed fine structural changes especially with respect to the E unit [glucuronic acid β1-3 N-acetyl D-galactosamine (4,6-O-sulfate)] and the degree of sulfation. The mRNA expression levels of major enzymes involved in the synthesis of the “E”-disaccharide unit showed a decrease during diabetes. The changes in CS/DS had implications on ligand-binding properties when tested in vitro for binding to major extracellular matrix (ECM) components such as type IV collagen, laminin and fibronectin. Thus, this study provides insights into the structure– function relationship of CS/DS in the kidney during diabetes and alterations of which could aggravate conditions such as diabetic nephropathy by virtue of them being a part of ECM components.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	chondroitin sulfate dermatan sulfate diabetes E-disaccharide unit extracellular matrix components
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 04 Diabetes Mellitus
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2012 04:09
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2019 11:09
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/10607

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