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  2. miR-154-5p Affects the TGF β 1/Smad3 Pathway on the Fibrosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease via Binding E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Smurf1

miR-154-5p Affects the TGF β 1/Smad3 Pathway on the Fibrosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease via Binding E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Smurf1

  • Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Jan 27;2022:7502632. doi: 10.1155/2022/7502632.
Che Bian 1 Zhilin Luan 2 Haibo Zhang 2 Ruijing Zhang 2 Jing Gao 3 Yuxia Wang 1 Jia Li 1 Huiwen Ren 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
  • 2 Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
  • 3 Department of Gerontology, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Abstract

Aim: The study is aimed at verifying miR-154-5p and Smurf1 combination in glomerular mesangial cells regulating TGFβ1/SMAD3 pathway-related protein ubiquitination in the model of diabetic rats renal tissues, primary mesangial cells, and cell lines.

Methods: The diabetic SD rat model and high-glucose-cultured primary mesangial cells and cell lines were established. miR-154-5p mimic and inhibitor, Smurf1 siRNA, and TGF β 1/SMAD3 inhibitor (SB431542) were pretreated to make the TGFβ1/SMAD3 pathway and ubiquitin changes. Fluorescence in situ hybridization was used for the miR-154-5p renal localization; molecular biological detection was adopted for cell proliferation, renal function, urine protein, and pathway proteins. After bioinformatics predicted binding sites, luciferase and Co-IP were used to detect miRNA and protein binding.

Results: miR-154-5p was significantly increased and mainly concentrated in the glomerular of renal cortex in well-established diabetic rat renal tissues. Rno-miR-154-5p combined Rno-Smurf1 3' UTR, while Smurf1 combined SMAD3 directly. Meanwhile, miR-154-5p regulates TGFβ1/Smad3-mediated cell proliferation via Smurf1 ubiquitination.

Conclusion: miR-154-5p regulates the TGFβ1/Smads pathway through Smurf1 ubiquitination and promotes the fibrosis process of diabetic kidney disease.

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