ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2022
Tanshinone I attenuates fibrosis in fibrotic kidneys through down-regulation of inhibin beta-A.
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- Jiawei fangji huangqi decoction inhibits renal fibrosis and inflammation in UUO-induced fibrotic kidneys.Renal failure · 2025Article
- INHBA knockdown inhibits renal fibrosis in mice following ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing activation of the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Tanshinone I Ameliorates Psoriasis-Like Dermatitis by Suppressing Inflammation and Regulating Keratinocyte Differentiation.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Article
- Tanshinone I improves renal fibrosis by promoting gluconeogenesis through upregulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α.Renal failure · 2024Article
- Activins and Inhibins in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Subpopulations of fibroblasts derived from human iPS cells.Communications biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTanshinone I (Tan-I), an ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza, displays protective effects in several disease models. We aim to study the effect of Tan-I on renal fibrosis and explore its underlining mechanism.
methodsRat renal fibroblasts (NRK-49F) were used as an in vitro model to study the effect of Tan-I. Mouse renal fibrosis model was induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) or peritoneally injection of aristolochic acid I (AAI).
resultsWe found that Tan-I dose-dependently inhibited the expression of pro-fibrotic markers in rat renal fibroblasts. Masson staining and Western blotting analysis showed that Tan-I treatment attenuated renal fibrosis in UUO or AAI induced fibrotic kidneys. RNA sequencing analysis identified inhibin beta-A (INHBA), a ligand of TGF-β superfamily, as a downstream target of Tan-I in fibrotic kidneys, which were further verified by qPCR. Western blotting analysis showed that INHBA is up-regulated in UUO or AAI induced fibrotic kidneys and Tan-I reduced the expression of INHBA in fibrotic kidneys. Inhibition of INHBA by Tan-I was further confirmed in rat fibroblasts. Moreover, knockdown of INHBA reduced the expression of pro-fibrotic markers and abolished the ani-fibrotic effect of Tan-I in rat renal fibroblasts.
conclusionsWe conclude that Tan-I attenuates fibrosis in fibrotic kidneys through inhibition of INHBA.
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