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The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction
Renal fibrosis is a common feature of all types of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is tightly regulated by the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway. Let-7i-5p belongs to the let-7 microRNA family with diverse biological functions. It has been reported that let-7i-5p suppresses fibrotic disease in the heart, lungs,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9452756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091385 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.937878 |
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author | Peng, Ze Guo, Huai-Ying Li, Yu-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Yang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian Hu, Qiong-Dan Wang, Hong-Lian Wang, Li |
author_facet | Peng, Ze Guo, Huai-Ying Li, Yu-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Yang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian Hu, Qiong-Dan Wang, Hong-Lian Wang, Li |
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description | Renal fibrosis is a common feature of all types of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is tightly regulated by the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway. Let-7i-5p belongs to the let-7 microRNA family with diverse biological functions. It has been reported that let-7i-5p suppresses fibrotic disease in the heart, lungs, and blood vessels, while the role of let-7i-5p in renal fibrosis remains limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of let-7i-5p in renal fibrosis in a mouse model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and TGF-β1–stimulated renal tubular cell line TCMK1. The RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d system was used to knock down let-7i-5p. Renal injury and fibrosis were determined by histological analysis, RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunostaining. Our results have shown that in the kidneys after UUO, the expression of let-7i-5p was significantly increased along with notable tubular injury and interstitial fibrosis. Electroporation of let-7i–targeting Cas13d plasmid efficiently knocked down let-7i-5p in kidneys after UUO with reduced tubular injury, fibrotic area, and expression of fibrotic marker genes α-SMA, fibronectin, and Col1a1. In TGF-β1–stimulated TCMK1 cells, knockdown of let-7i-5p by Cas13d plasmid transfection also blunted the expression of fibrotic marker genes. Most importantly, the genomic locus of let-7i showed enriched binding of Smad3 as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. In TCMK1 cells, the overexpression of Smad3 can directly induce the expression of let-7i-5p. However, the deletion of Smad3 abolished TGF-β1–stimulated let-7i-5p expression. Collectively, these findings suggest that let-7i-5p is a Smad3-dependent microRNA that plays a pathogenic role in renal fibrosis. Let-7i-5p could be a promising target for the treatment of CKD-associated renal fibrosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-94527562022-09-09 The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction Peng, Ze Guo, Huai-Ying Li, Yu-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Yang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian Hu, Qiong-Dan Wang, Hong-Lian Wang, Li Front Physiol Physiology Renal fibrosis is a common feature of all types of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is tightly regulated by the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway. Let-7i-5p belongs to the let-7 microRNA family with diverse biological functions. It has been reported that let-7i-5p suppresses fibrotic disease in the heart, lungs, and blood vessels, while the role of let-7i-5p in renal fibrosis remains limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of let-7i-5p in renal fibrosis in a mouse model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and TGF-β1–stimulated renal tubular cell line TCMK1. The RNA-targeting CRISPR/Cas13d system was used to knock down let-7i-5p. Renal injury and fibrosis were determined by histological analysis, RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunostaining. Our results have shown that in the kidneys after UUO, the expression of let-7i-5p was significantly increased along with notable tubular injury and interstitial fibrosis. Electroporation of let-7i–targeting Cas13d plasmid efficiently knocked down let-7i-5p in kidneys after UUO with reduced tubular injury, fibrotic area, and expression of fibrotic marker genes α-SMA, fibronectin, and Col1a1. In TGF-β1–stimulated TCMK1 cells, knockdown of let-7i-5p by Cas13d plasmid transfection also blunted the expression of fibrotic marker genes. Most importantly, the genomic locus of let-7i showed enriched binding of Smad3 as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. In TCMK1 cells, the overexpression of Smad3 can directly induce the expression of let-7i-5p. However, the deletion of Smad3 abolished TGF-β1–stimulated let-7i-5p expression. Collectively, these findings suggest that let-7i-5p is a Smad3-dependent microRNA that plays a pathogenic role in renal fibrosis. Let-7i-5p could be a promising target for the treatment of CKD-associated renal fibrosis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9452756/ /pubmed/36091385 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.937878 Text en Copyright © 2022 Peng, Guo, Li, Li, Yang, Liu, Hu, Wang and Wang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Physiology Peng, Ze Guo, Huai-Ying Li, Yu-Qing Li, Jian-Chun Yang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian Hu, Qiong-Dan Wang, Hong-Lian Wang, Li The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title | The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title_full | The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title_fullStr | The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title_full_unstemmed | The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title_short | The Smad3-dependent microRNA let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
title_sort | smad3-dependent microrna let-7i-5p promoted renal fibrosis in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction |
topic | Physiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9452756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36091385 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.937878 |
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