ArticleBiochemical genetics2024
Circ-Luc7l Absence Attenuates Diabetic Nephropathy Progression by Reducing Mesangial Cell Excessive Proliferation, Inflammation, and Extracellular Matrix Accumulation via Mediating the miR-205-5p/Tgfbr1 Pathway.
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- Research progress on non-coding RNA regulatory networks and targeted therapy in diabetic nephropathy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) threatens the survival quality of patients, with complex pathogenesis. Circular RNA (circRNA) dysregulation occurs in DN development. This work aimed to investigate the role of circ-Luc7l in DN cell models and related molecular mechanisms. The expression of circ-Luc7l, microRNA (miR)-205-5p, and transforming growth factor-beta receptor 1 (Tgfbr1) was examined by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Cell viability and proliferation were detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and EdU assay. The expression of extracellular matrix (ECM)-related markers and Tgrbr1 protein was measured by Western blot. The binding between miR-205-5p and circ-Luc7l or Tgfbr1 was validated by dual-luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay, or RNA pull-down assay. Experimental animal models were established to elucidate the function of circ-Luc7l in vivo. Circ-Luc7l expression was notably enhanced in high glucose (HG)-treated mesangial cells. Knockdown of circ-Luc7l attenuated HG-induced cell proliferation, inflammation, and ECM accumulation in vitro and relieved inflammation and ECM accumulation of kidneys of diabetic mice in vivo. Circ-Luc7l targeted miR-205-5p, and miR-205-5p inhibition rescued the depletion effects of circ-Luc7l knockdown on cell proliferation, inflammation, and ECM accumulation. MiR-205-5p bound to Tgfbr1 whose expression was negatively regulated by circ-Luc7l. Tgfbr1 overexpression also rescued the depletion effects of circ-Luc7l knockdown on cell proliferation, inflammation, and ECM accumulation. In HG conditions, increased circ-Luc7l upregulated Tgfbr1 expression via targeting miR-205-5p to induce DN progression.
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