Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22223877›Full record

ArticleJournal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN2012

Inhibiting microRNA-192 ameliorates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy.

Sumanth Putta, Linda Lanting, Guangdong Sun, Gregory Lawson, Mitsuo Kato, Rama Natarajan

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Article in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers.

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205citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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205 citing papers in PubMed, 365 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. miRNA in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: New Insight.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Molecular and Cellular Mediators of Renal Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  17. RNA-Based Therapies in Kidney Diseases.Journal of inflammation research · 2025
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  19. Gene therapy and kidney diseases.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sumanth PuttaDepartment of Diabetes, Division of Molecular Diabetes Research, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Linda Lanting
Guangdong Sun
Gregory Lawson
Mitsuo Kato
Rama Natarajan
City of Hope · USBeckman Research InstituteSecond Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CNUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Transforming growth factor beta1, microRNAs, lncRNA and diabetic nephropathyR01DK081705 · NIDDK · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI NATARAJAN, RAMA · 2009 to 2023
$6.1M
ROLE OF 12-LIPOXYGENASE IN DIABETIC NEPHROPATHYR01DK058191 · NIDDK · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI NATARAJAN, RAMA · 2001 to 2016
$5.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK 058191NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058191NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK 081705NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK081705
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TGF-β1 upregulates microRNA-192 (miR-192) in cultured glomerular mesangial cells and in glomeruli from diabetic mice. miR-192 not only increases collagen expression by targeting the E-box repressors Zeb1/2 but also modulates other renal miRNAs, suggesting that it may be a therapeutic target for diabetic nephropathy. We evaluated the efficacy of a locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified inhibitor of miR-192, designated LNA-anti-miR-192, in mouse models of diabetic nephropathy. LNA-anti-miR-192 significantly reduced levels of miR-192, but not miR-194, in kidneys of both normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. In the kidneys of diabetic mice, inhibition of miR-192 significantly increased Zeb1/2 and decreased gene expression of collagen, TGF-β, and fibronectin; immunostaining confirmed the downregulation of these mediators of renal fibrosis. Furthermore, LNA-anti-miR-192 attenuated proteinuria in these diabetic mice. In summary, the specific reduction of renal miR-192 decreases renal fibrosis and improves proteinuria, lending support for the possibility of an anti-miRNA-based translational approach to the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Indexed as

AlbuminuriaAnimalsCollagenDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalFibronectinsFibrosisHomeodomain ProteinsKidneyKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBACollagenFibronectinsHomeodomain ProteinsKruppel-Like Transcription Factorslocked nucleic acidMicroRNAsMirn192 microRNA, mouseOligonucleotidesRepressor ProteinsStreptozocinTransforming Growth Factor betaZEB1 protein, mouseZEB2 protein, mouseZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2

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PMID22223877
PMCPMC3294315
OpenAlexW2097628596

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