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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Kidney-Liver-Immune-Heart Network: Circadian and Mechanosensory Pathways in CKD-Associated Cardiac Injury.

Yuya Yoshida, Kohei Fukuoka, Tomohito Tanihara, Kengo Hamamura, Akito Tsuruta, Satoru Koyanagi, Shigehiro Ohdo, Naoya Matsunaga

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuya YoshidaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2394-9748
Kohei FukuokaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-4120-1465
Tomohito TaniharaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Kengo HamamuraDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9146-8554
Akito TsurutaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0588-0302
Satoru KoyanagiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Shigehiro OhdoDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Naoya MatsunagaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-4535

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 253fa727001h0004Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 253fa827004h0004Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP24ama121031Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJAX242LJapan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H00442Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H00504Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K18312Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 25K21795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present review discusses vitamin A/retinoid metabolism as a cross-organ axis in which hepatic clock-dependent retinoid handling may affect immune clock gene expression through the stimulation of retinoic acid 6-Janus kinase 2-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 signaling, potentially promoting pro-inflammatory monocyte states. We further highlight mechanosensory signaling as a second convergent layer that integrates hemodynamic forces with tissue microenvironmental cues. Among these pathways, G protein-coupled receptor 68, a proton- and flow-sensitive G protein-coupled receptor, is discussed as a representative druggable node linking mechanical and inflammatory signaling in chronic kidney disease-associated cardiac injury. Finally, we outline potential therapeutic directions, including (i) circadian alignment/chronopharmacology, (ii) modulation of retinoid metabolism and signaling, and (iii) targeted inhibition of primary immune and mechanosensory effectors.

Indexed as

Circadian RhythmHeart DiseasesKidneyLiverMechanotransduction, CellularRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionVitamin AVitamin Acardio–renal syndromechronic kidney diseasecircadian rhythmDBPGPR68heart failuremacrophagemechanotransductionPIEZO1retinoidsTRPC6TRPV4vitamin A

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PMID42074080
PMCPMC13116630

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