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Activation of acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 mediates kidney injury in diabetic nephropathy.
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- Approach to Studies on Podocyte Lesions Mediated by Hyperglycemia: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
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- Chuangling Ye mitigates diabetic foot ulcer through suppressing keratinocyte ferroptosis via inhibiting ACSS2/ACSL4 axis.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of autophagy: mechanisms, disease relevance and therapeutic opportunities.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Glycolytic lactylation modulates cell death decisions in diabetic kidney disease: Metabolic‑epigenetic interplay between ferroptosis and autophagy in fibrotic remodeling (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Epigenetic regulation in a high-sugar environment (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Post‑translational modifications in diabetic kidney disease (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Pyruvate kinase M2 -mediated histone lactylation alters three-dimensional genomic architecture in polycystic ovary syndrome.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Article
- The nonsteroidal MR antagonist finerenone reverses Western diet-induced kidney disease by regulating mitochondrial and lipid metabolism and inflammation.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2025Article
- Role of nuclear receptors, lipid metabolism, and mitochondrial function in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2025Review
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- A novel L-shaped ortho-quinone analog targeting adenosine A2b receptor to inhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Article
- ACSS2 and metabolic diseases: from lipid metabolism to therapeutic target.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Review
- Molecular Targets and Small Molecules Modulating Acetyl Coenzyme A in Physiology and Diseases.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Review
- Targeting lipid metabolic reprogramming to alleviate diabetic kidney disease: molecular insights and therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Association between red cell distribution width-albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Podocyte Death in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Potential Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Proteome characterization of liver-kidney comorbidity after microbial sepsis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Albuminuria and podocyte injury are the key cellular events in the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) is a nucleocytosolic enzyme responsible for the regulation of metabolic homeostasis in mammalian cells. This study aimed to investigate the possible roles of ACSS2 in kidney injury in DN. We constructed an ACSS2-deleted mouse model to investigate the role of ACSS2 in podocyte dysfunction and kidney injury in diabetic mouse models. In vitro, podocytes were chosen and transfected with ACSS2 siRNA and ACSS2 inhibitor and treated with high glucose. We found that ACSS2 expression was significantly elevated in the podocytes of patients with DN and diabetic mice. ACSS2 upregulation promoted phenotype transformation and inflammatory cytokine expression while inhibiting podocytes' autophagy. Conversely, ACSS2 inhibition improved autophagy and alleviated podocyte injury. Furthermore, ACSS2 epigenetically activated raptor expression by histone H3K9 acetylation, promoting activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway. Pharmacological inhibition or genetic depletion of ACSS2 in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse model greatly ameliorated kidney injury and podocyte dysfunction. To conclude, ACSS2 activation promoted podocyte injury in DN by raptor/mTORC1-mediated autophagy inhibition.
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