ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025
Inhibition of long interspersed nuclear element-1 by nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors attenuates vascular calcification.
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Vascular calcification (VC) is a critical vascular pathological event, contributing to the rise in both the prevalence and fatality of cardiovascular diseases. However, the lack of effective therapeutic strategies for VC is attributed primarily to the incomplete understanding of its underlying molecular mechanisms. In this study, we discovered that long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE1) was significantly upregulated in the calcified arteries of both human individuals and mouse models. Mechanistically, silencing LINE1 expression or inhibiting its activity with adding nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs, a class of validated LINE1 inhibitors) effectively prevented the osteogenic reprogramming of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Moreover, NRTIs treatment substantially mitigated VC in chronic kidney disease (CKD)-induced and vitamin D
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