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      Annexin A1 modulates macula densa function by inhibiting cyclooxygenase 2.

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          Annexin A1 (ANXA1) exerts anti-inflammatory effects through multiple mechanisms including inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. Once secreted, ANXA1 can bind to G protein-coupled formyl peptide receptors (Fpr) and activate diverse cellular signaling pathways. ANXA1 is known to be expressed in cells of the juxtaglomerular apparatus, but its relation to the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in thick ascending limb and macula densa cells has not been elucidated. We hypothesized that ANXA1 regulates the biosynthesis of COX-2. ANXA1 abundance in rat kidney macula densa was extensively colocalized with COX-2 (95%). Furosemide, an established stimulus for COX-2 induction, caused enhanced expression of both ANXA1 and COX-2 with maintained colocalization (99%). In ANXA1-deficient mice, COX-2-positive cells were more numerous than in control mice (+107%; normalized to glomerular number; P < 0.05) and renin expression was increased (+566%; normalized to glomerular number; P < 0.05). Cultured macula densa cells transfected with full-length rat ANXA1 revealed downregulation of COX-2 mRNA (-59%; P < 0.05). Similarly, treatment with dexamethasone suppressed COX-2 mRNA in the cells (-49%; P < 0.05), while inducing ANXA1 mRNA (+56%; P < 0.05) and ANXA1 protein secretion. Inhibition of the ANXA-1 receptor Fpr1 with cyclosporin H blunted the effect of dexamethasone on COX-2 expression. These data show that ANXA1 exerts an inhibitory effect on COX-2 expression in the macula densa. ANXA1 may be a novel intrinsic modulator of renal juxtaglomerular regulation by inhibition of PGE(2) synthesis.

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          Journal
          Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol.
          American journal of physiology. Renal physiology
          American Physiological Society
          1522-1466
          1522-1466
          Sep 15 2012
          : 303
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
          Article
          ajprenal.00704.2011
          10.1152/ajprenal.00704.2011
          22791338
          4238b0b0-6b2a-4b3d-9016-af93f84fb7db
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