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Norcantharidin Inhibits Renal Interstitial Fibrosis by Blocking the Tubular Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is thought to contribute to the progression of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Norcantharidin (NCTD) is a promising agent for inhibiting renal interstitial fibrosis. However, the molecular mechanisms of NCTD are unclear. In this study, a unilateral ureteral...

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Autores principales: Li, Ying, Sun, Yan, Liu, Fuyou, Sun, Lin, Li, Jun, Duan, Shaobin, Liu, Hong, Peng, Youming, Xiao, Li, Liu, Yuping, Xi, Yiyun, You, Yanhua, Li, Hua, Wang, Min, Wang, Shuai, Hou, Tao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3692527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066356
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Sumario:Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is thought to contribute to the progression of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Norcantharidin (NCTD) is a promising agent for inhibiting renal interstitial fibrosis. However, the molecular mechanisms of NCTD are unclear. In this study, a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rat model was established and treated with intraperitoneal NCTD (0.1 mg/kg/day). The UUO rats treated with NCTD showed a reduction in obstruction-induced upregulation of α-SMA and downregulation of E-cadherin in the rat kidney (P<0.05). Human renal proximal tubule cell lines (HK-2) stimulated with TGF-β(1) were treated with different concentrations of NCTD. HK-2 cells stimulated by TGF-β(1) in vitro led to downregulation of E-cadherin and increased de novo expression of α-SMA; co-treatment with NCTD attenuated all of these changes (P<0.05). NCTD reduced TGF-β(1)-induced expression and phosphorylation of Smad2/3 and downregulated the expression of Snail1 (P<0.05). These results suggest that NCTD antagonizes tubular EMT by inhibiting the Smad pathway. NCTD may play a critical role in preserving the normal epithelial phenotype and modulating tubular EMT.