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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2025

Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 contributes to diabetic kidney disease through enzyme-dependent and independent manners.

Hai-Jian Sun, Qing-Bo Lu, Shi-Jia Liu, Xiao Fu, Cheng-Li Yu, Jia-Bao Su, Xin-Yu Meng, Xi Guo, Xin Shao, Jun-Hui Li and 4 more

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14 authors.

Hai-Jian SunDepartement of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Qing-Bo LuDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214125, China.
Shi-Jia LiuAffiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Xiao FuDepartement of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Cheng-Li YuSchool of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jia-Bao SuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
Xin-Yu MengDepartement of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Xi GuoState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Xin ShaoNanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jun-Hui LiDepartment of Nephrology, Putuo People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200060, China.
Qing-Yi SunDepartement of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
Xue-Xue ZhuDepartement of Basic Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China. Electronic address: zhuxuexue117@163.com.
Jin-Jun ShanInstitute of Pediatrics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China. Electronic address: jshan@njucm.edu.cn.
Wei ZhouState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: wzhou@cpu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is characterized by abnormal metabolic profiles. Metabolomics reveals increased serum levels of 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG) in DKD patients. The protein expression of phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1), a key rate-limiting enzyme for 3-PG synthesis, is concomitantly upregulated in DKD patients and mice. The development of DKD is significantly mitigated by renal tubular epithelial cell-specific knockout of PGK1 and robustly worsened by PGK1 overexpression. Mechanistically, PGK1-dependent enzymatic production of 3-PG facilitates DKD through inhibiting GPX1 to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome. PGK1 promotes UNC5CL-mediated inflammation by binding to aldehyde dehydrogenase-1 L1 (Aldh1l1) through its non-enzymatic activity. The transcription factor paired box protein 5 (PAX5) mediates the upregulation of PGK1 in DKD. High-throughput screening reveals that C-16 from ChemDiv, the natural product lirinidine, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved oxantel pamoate are potent PGK1 antagonists and efficaciously prevent DKD. Overall, blocking PGK1 may be a promising avenue for DKD management.

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Diabetic NephropathiesPhosphoglycerate KinaseAnimalsFemaleGlyceric AcidsHumansInflammasomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout3-phosphoglycerateGlyceric AcidsInflammasomesPGK1 protein, humanPhosphoglycerate Kinase3-phosphoglyceratediabetic kidney diseasedrug screeninginflammationmetabolomicsNLRP3oxidative stressPGK1

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PMCPMC12432363

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