ArticleMediators of inflammation2016
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Accelerates the Progression of Renal Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis by Activating SMAD and p38 MAPK in TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway.
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- Bmpr2 Drives Aberrant Activation and Injury of Glomerular Endothelial Cells in Lupus Nephritis.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026Article
- Research progress on TWEAK/Fn14 signaling in chronic wound healing.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- The TWEAK-HOIP-HuR Axis: A Novel Mechanism of AMPK Inactivation and Metabolic Reprogramming in Lupus Nephritis Mesangial Cells Hyperproliferation.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Iguratimod alleviates tubulo-interstitial injury in mice with lupus.Renal failure · 2022Article
- Mouse tissue glycome atlas 2022 highlights inter-organ variation in major N-glycan profiles.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Ginaton injection alleviates cisplatin-induced renal interstitial fibrosis in rats via inhibition of apoptosis through regulation of the p38MAPK/TGF-β1 and p38MAPK/HIF-1α pathways.Biomedical reports · 2021Article
- Anti-TWEAK Antibody Alleviates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis by Increasing PGC-1α Expression in Lupus Nephritis.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
- Rhubarb and Astragalus Capsule Attenuates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in Rats with Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction by Alleviating Apoptosis through Regulating Transforming Growth Factor beta1 (TGF-β1)/p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (p38 MAPK) Pathway.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Anti-double Stranded DNA Antibodies: Origin, Pathogenicity, and Targeted Therapies.Frontiers in immunology · 2019Review
- Rapid detection of urinary soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 for determination of lupus nephritis activity.Medicine · 2018Article
- Dexamethasone induced apoptosis of A549 cells via the TGF-β1/Smad2 pathway.Oncology letters · 2018Article
- Systemic lupus erythematosus biomarkers: the challenging quest.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2017Review
- Bone morphogenetic protein 7 alleviates paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis via TGF-β1/Erk1/2 pathway.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study aim was to explore the effects of tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) in lupus nephritis and its potential underlying mechanisms. MRL/lpr mice were used for in vivo experiments and human proximal tubular cells (HK2 cells) were used for in vitro experiments. Results showed that MRL/lpr mice treated with vehicle solution or LV-Control shRNA displayed significant proteinuria and severe renal histopathological changes. LV-TWEAK-shRNA treatment reversed these changes and decreased renal expressions of TWEAK, TGF-β1, p-p38 MAPK, p-Smad2, COL-1, and α-SMA proteins. In vitro, hTWEAK treatment upregulated the expressions of TGF-β1, p-p38 MAPK, p-SMAD2, α-SMA, and COL-1 proteins in HK2 cells and downregulated the expressions of E-cadherin protein, which were reversed by cotreatment with anti-TWEAK mAb or SB431542 treatment. These findings suggest that TWEAK may contribute to chronic renal changes and renal fibrosis by activating TGF-β1 signaling pathway, and phosphorylation of Smad2 and p38 MAPK proteins was also involved in this signaling pathway.
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