| 研究生: |
陳柏予 Chen, Po-Yu |
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| 論文名稱: |
探討 DDR1 在腎臟纖維母細胞中的機械力生物學功能並探索非洲針刺鼠腎臟再生的潛在機制 To investigate the mechanobiological function of DDR1 in renal fibroblasts and explore the mechanisms underlying renal regeneration in Acomys |
| 指導教授: |
湯銘哲
Tang, Ming-Jer |
| 學位類別: |
博士 Doctor |
| 系所名稱: |
醫學院 - 基礎醫學研究所 Institute of Basic Medical Sciences |
| 論文出版年: | 2026 |
| 畢業學年度: | 114 |
| 語文別: | 英文 |
| 論文頁數: | 153 |
| 中文關鍵詞: | 腎臟纖維化 、細胞外基質恆定 、膠原蛋白受體 、足體 、開羅刺鼠 |
| 外文關鍵詞: | renal fibrosis, ECM homeostasis, collagen receptor, podosome, Acomys cahirinus |
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腎臟纖維化是慢性腎臟病常見的病理特徵,主要由持續性的纖維母細胞活化、細胞外基質累積及組織硬化所驅動。本研究探討膠原蛋白受體 DDR1 在腎臟纖維母細胞中的機械力生物學角色,並進一步探索具再生能力的哺乳動物:非洲針刺鼠(Acomys cahirinus) 其抗纖維化腎臟修復背後的潛在機制。
透過小鼠單側輸尿管結紮誘導腎臟纖維化的單細胞轉錄體分析顯示,Ddr1 與受傷相關的中間型纖維母細胞狀態有關。在體外實驗中,TGF–β1 會增加腎臟纖維母細胞(NRK–49F)的 DDR1 表現;然而,Ddr1 基因敲落並未抑制 TGF–β1誘導纖維母細胞活化。相反地,DDR1 缺失降低細胞鋪展、黏著班(focal adhesion)形成及應力纖維(stress fiber)組成,同時促進類足體形成、膠原蛋白片段產生、降低膠原纖維硬度,並削弱 TGF–β1 誘導的膠原凝膠收縮。這些結果顯示,DDR1 促進細胞收縮力及收縮性膠原基質聚集,而 DDR1 表現降低則使纖維母細胞傾向於基質降解表型。
比較性細胞轉錄體分析顯示,非洲針刺鼠腎臟在單側輸尿管結紮誘導腎臟纖維化後仍會產生腎小管損傷,但相較於實驗室小鼠(Mus, C57BL/6),其發炎、纖維化、代謝壓力及機械傳導相關基因的活化較弱。值得注意的是,Ddr1 在纖維化的 Mus 腎臟中被誘導,但在非洲針刺鼠中並未明顯上升。促纖維化路徑分析進一步顯示,非洲針刺鼠中 TGF–β、Notch、Wnt 及 NF–κB 訊號活化較低。綜合而言,這些結果顯示 DDR1 相關的膠原機械傳導降低,以及促纖維化發、反應受到限制,可能有助於非洲針刺鼠抗纖維化的腎臟修復能力。
Renal fibrosis is a common pathological feature of chronic kidney disease and is mainly driven by persistent fibroblast activation, extracellular matrix accumulation, and tissue stiffening. This study investigated the mechanobiological role of the collagen receptor DDR1 in renal fibroblasts and further explored the potential mechanisms underlying fibrosis–resistant renal repair in the regenerative mammal, the African spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus).
Single–cell transcriptomic analysis of mouse kidneys with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)–induced renal fibrosis showed that Ddr1 was associated with injury–related intermediate fibroblast states. In vitro, TGF–β1 increased DDR1 expression in renal fibroblasts (NRK–49F). However, Ddr1 knockdown did not suppress TGF–β1–induced fibroblast activation. Instead, DDR1 depletion reduced cell spreading, focal adhesion formation, and stress fiber organization, while promoting podosome–like structure formation, collagen fragmentation, reduced collagen fibril stiffness, and impaired TGF–β1–induced collagen gel contraction. These findings suggest that DDR1 promotes cellular contractility and contractile collagen matrix organization, whereas reduced DDR1 expression shifts fibroblasts toward a matrix–degrading phenotype.
Comparative transcriptomic analysis showed that Acomys kidneys still developed tubular injury after UUO–induced renal fibrosis. However, compared with laboratory mice (Mus, C57BL/6), Acomys exhibited weaker activation of inflammation–, fibrosis–, metabolic stress–, and mechanotransduction–associated genes. Notably, Ddr1 was induced in fibrotic Mus kidneys but was not markedly upregulated in Acomys kidneys. Pro–fibrotic pathway analysis further revealed attenuated activation of TGF–β, Notch, Wnt, and NF–κB signaling in Acomys. Taken together, these findings suggest that reduced DDR1–associated collagen mechanotransduction and restrained pro–fibrotic inflammatory responses may contribute to fibrosis–resistant renal repair in Acomys.
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