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ArticleScientific reports2025

Sinomenine attenuates uremia vascular calcification by miR-143-5p.

Fengyi Yu, Zhong Peng, Ning Gao, Zixu Tang, Zihao Liao, Song Zhao, Shuzhu Zhong, Gloria Umwiza, Hong Huang, Wei Long and 1 more

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Fengyi YuDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Zhong PengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Yiyang Central Hospital, Yiyang, Hunan, China.
Ning GaoDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Zixu TangDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Zihao LiaoDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Song ZhaoDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Shuzhu ZhongDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Gloria UmwizaDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Hong HuangHengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Wei LongDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China.
Zhangxiu HeDepartment of Nephrology, Yiyang Central Hospital, 118 Kangfubei Road, Yiyang, 413000, Hunan, China. hezhangxiu20150724@126.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6120-9842

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Hunan Clinical Medical Technology Innovation and Guidance Project 2021SK51811Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Joint Fund 2023XYLH085Scientific Research Project of Hunan Health Committee B202303109098, and D202303039177the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81900678
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Abstract

Vascular calcification is considered to be a killer of the cardiovascular system, involved inflammation and immunity. There is no approved therapeutic strategy for the prevention of vascular calcification. Sinomenine exhibited anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Objective of this study was to investigate the effect of sinomenine in vascular calcification and its potential molecular mechanism. Adenine-induced uremic rats were constructed and administrated with sinomenine. Optical clearing of aortas, alizarin red staining, von Kossa staining, calcification quantification, micro-CT analyses of vascular calcification were performed to analyze calcification in aortas. Administration of 40 mg/kg/d sinomenine effectively alleviated vascular calcification in uremic rats. The miRNA sequencing revealed differentially expressed miRNAs in aortas and bioinformatic analysis assisted with miRNA screening. We screened 9 differential expressed miRNAs and their predicted target genes. By qRT-PCR, we validated that the expression of rno-miR-143-5p was corresponding to our prediction. Sinomenine inhibited vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) calcification, accompanied with miR-143-5p upregulation. MiR-143-5p mimic decreased VSMCs calcification in high phosphate condition. On the contrary, miR-143-5p inhibitor increased VSMCs calcification in high phosphate condition, which was inhibited by sinomenine. In chronic kidney disease patients with vascular calcification, the expression level of circulating miR-143-5p was lower than those without vascular calcification. Sinomenine significantly inhibited vascular calcification in VSMCs and uremic rat. MiR-143-5p was one of the collection of miRNAs modified by sinomenine in vascular calcification. Reduction of miR-143-5p in VSMCs was not only a concomitant phenomenon in pro-calcification condition but also contribute to VSMCs calcification. Circulating miR-143-5p was supposed to be a potential biomarker for vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease patients. In conclusion, sinomenine effectively alleviated vascular calcification, which was attributed to miR-143-5p regulation partly.

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MicroRNAsMorphinansUremiaVascular CalcificationAnimalsAortaDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyMicroRNAsMIRN143 microRNA, ratMorphinanssinomeninemicroRNAsRNA-seqSinomenineUremiaVascular calcification

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PMCPMC11730593

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