Role of Immune Cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Title:Role of Immune Cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Volume: 17 Issue: 6

Author(s): Xiaoqian Yang and Shan Mou*

Affiliation:

• Department of Nephrology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai 200127,China

Keywords: Diabetic kidney disease, Immune cells, Pathogenesis, Therapeutic methods, End stage renal disease, Diabetes mellitus.

Abstract: Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is one of the major complications of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and is currently the most common cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) worldwide. Traditionally, DKD is considered a disease which has nothing to do with the immune system, and the pathogenesis is mainly characterized to be metabolic disturbance. Recent growing evidence indicates immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms in the development and progression of DKD. This overview of macrophages, dendritic cells, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, neutrophils and mast cells is closely involved in the pathologic process of DKD, with more emphasis on the leucocyte accumulation and related molecular mechanisms. Moreover, the potential contributions of these immune cells to renal injury will also be discussed. Specifically, these findings help to identify new potential therapeutic targets of DKD. Future preclinical and clinical studies might translate these exciting findings into clinical applications.

Cite this article as:

Yang Xiaoqian and Mou Shan *, Role of Immune Cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease, Current Gene Therapy 2017; 17 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566523218666180214100351