ArticleJournal of physiology and biochemistry2020
Baicalin suppresses renal fibrosis through microRNA-124/TLR4/NF-κB axis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy mice and high glucose-treated human proximal tubule epithelial cells.
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- Preclinical Evaluation of Baicalin for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Planta medica · 2025Pooled it
- Baicalin ameliorates podocyte injury and renal function impairment in idiopathic membranous nephropathy by inhibiting the AGE/RAGE signaling.Renal failure · 2026Article
- MicroRNA Regulation in Kidney Interstitial Fibrosis.Epigenomes · 2026Review
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- Baicalin: bridging traditional medicine and modern science in food and functional applications.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Flavonoids and miRNA Modulation: A Novel Approach to Managing Cancer, Diabetes, Depression, and Neurological Disorders.BioMed research international · 2026Review
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- Inflammation, Apoptosis, and Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy: Molecular Crosstalk in Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells and Therapeutic Implications.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- The NEAT1/miR-124-3p/CCL2 axis in chronic kidney disease progression: integrated bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation.Epigenomics · 2025Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine in diabetic kidney disease: multifaceted therapeutic mechanisms and research progress.Chinese medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical efficacy of losartan potassium combined with alprostadil in early diabetic nephropathy and its effect on renal function.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The key role of miR‑378 in kidney diseases (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
- Expression Profile of Urinary Exosomal miRNAs in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease and Their Association With Kidney Damage.International journal of endocrinology · 2025Article
- Current Perspectives on the NF-κB Signaling Axis as a Potential Pharmacological Target in Cardiorenal Syndrome.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
- Baicalin: a potential therapeutic agent for acute kidney injury and renal fibrosis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Regulation of pyroptosis and ferroptosis by mitophagy in chronic kidney disease.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024Review
- Research progress on miR-124-3p in the field of kidney disease.BMC nephrology · 2024Review
- Natural compounds improve diabetic nephropathy by regulating the TLR4 signaling pathway.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2024Review
- Wogonin upregulates SOCS3 to alleviate the injury in Diabetic Nephropathy by inhibiting TLR4-mediated JAK/STAT/AIM2 signaling pathway.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- SKP alleviates the ferroptosis in diabetic kidney disease through suppression of HIF-1α/HO-1 pathway based on network pharmacology analysis and experimental validation.Chinese medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Renal fibrosis is a major pathological event in the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Baicalin is a flavonoid glycoside that possesses multiple pharmacological properties including anti-fibrotic activity. In the present study, the effects of baicalin on renal fibrosis along with related molecular basis were investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced DN mouse model and high glucose (HG)-treated HK-2 human proximal tubule epithelial cell model. Renal injury was evaluated through blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr) levels and urine albumin creatine ratio (ACR). Renal fibrosis was assessed by type IV collagen (COLIV) and fibronectin (FN) protein expression and histopathologic analysis via Masson trichrome staining. Protein levels of COLIV, FN, NF-κB inhibitor alpha (IκBα), phosphorylated IκBα (p-IκBα), p65, phosphorylated p65 (p-p65), and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) were measured by western blot assay. MicroRNA-124 (miR-124) and TLR4 mRNA levels were detected by RT-qPCR assay. The interaction of miR-124 and TLR4 was examined by bioinformatics analysis, luciferase reporter assay, and RIP assay. Baicalin or miR-124 attenuated renal injury and fibrosis in STZ-induced DN mice. Baicalin inhibited the increase of COLIV and FN expression induced by HG through upregulating miR-124 in HK-2 cells. TLR4 was a target of miR-124. MiR-124 inhibited TLR4/NF-κB pathway activation and the inactivation of the NF-κB pathway hindered COLIV and FN expression in HG-stimulated HK-2 cells. Baicalin prevented renal fibrosis by increasing miR-124 and inactivating downstream TLR4/NF-κB pathway in DN, hinting the pivotal values of baicalin and miR-124 in the management of DN and renal fibrosis.
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