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Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
; 49(3): 349-358, 2024 Mar 28.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Obesity related glomerulopathy (ORG) is induced by obesity, but the pathogenesis remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the expression of early growth response protein 3 (EGR3) in the renal cortex tissues of ORG patients and high-fat diet-induced obese mice, and to further explore the molecular mechanism of EGR3 in inhibiting palmitic acid (PA) induced human podocyte inflammatory damage.METHODS:
Renal cortex tissues were collected from ORG patients (n=6) who have been excluded from kidney damage caused by other diseases and confirmed by histopathology, and from obese mice induced by high-fat diet (n=10). Human and mouse podocytes were intervened with 150 µmol/L PA for 48 hours. EGR3 was overexpressed or silenced in human podocytes. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detcet the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß). Real-time RT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expressions of EGR3, podocytes molecular markers nephrosis 1 (NPHS1), nephrosis 2 (NPHS2), podocalyxin (PODXL), and podoplanin (PDPN). RNA-seq was performed to detect differentially expressed genes (DEGs) after human podocytes overexpressing EGR3 and treated with 150 µmol/L PA compared with the control group. Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) combined with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was used to detect potential interacting proteins of EGR3 and the intersected with the RNA-seq results. Co-IP confirmed the interaction between EGR3 and protein arginine methyltransferases 1 (PRMT1), after silencing EGR3 and PRMT1 inhibitor intervention, the secretion of IL-6 and IL-1ß in PA-induced podocytes was detected. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3) after overexpression or silencing of EGR3.RESULTS:
EGR3 was significantly upregulated in renal cortex tissues of ORG patients and high-fat diet-induced obese mice (both P<0.01). In addition, after treating with 150 µmol/L PA for 48 hours, the expression of EGR3 in human and mouse podocytes was significantly upregulated (both P<0.05). Overexpression or silencing of EGR3 in human podocytes inhibited or promoted the secretion of IL-6 and IL-1ß in the cell culture supernatant after PA intervention, respectively, and upregulated or downregulated the expression of NPHS1, PODXL, NPHS2,and PDPN (all P<0.05). RNA-seq showed a total of 988 DEGs, and Co-IP+LC-MS identified a total of 238 proteins that may interact with EGR3. Co-IP confirmed that PRMT1 was an interacting protein with EGR3. Furthermore, PRMT1 inhibitors could partially reduce PA-induced IL-6 and IL-1ß secretion after EGR3 silencing in human podocytes (both P<0.05). Overexpression or silencing of EGR3 negatively regulated the expression of PRMT1 and p-STAT3.CONCLUSIONS:
EGR3 may reduce ORG podocyte inflammatory damage by inhibiting the PRMT1/p-STAT3 pathway.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferases
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Proteínas Repressoras
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Podócitos
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Fator de Transcrição STAT3
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Proteína 3 de Resposta de Crescimento Precoce
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Obesidade
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Zh
Revista:
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article