Aggravated renal fibrosis is positively associated with the activation of HMGB1-TLR2/4 signaling in STZ-induced diabetic mice

Abstract: Diabetic kidney dysfunction is closely associated with renal fibrosis. Although the suppression of fibrosis is crucial to attenuate kidney damage, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, renal injury in diabetic mice was induced by the intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (100 or 150 mg/kg) for 2 consecutive days. In the model mice, remarkable renal injury was observed, manifested by albuminuria, swelling of kidneys, and histopathological characteristics. The renal fibrosis was obviously displayed with high-intensity staining of fibrin, type IV collagen (Col IV), and fibronectin. The levels of Col IV and transforming growth factor-β1 were significantly increased in diabetic mice kidneys. The aggravated fibrotic process was associated with the overexpression of HMGB1, TLR2/4, and p-NF-κB. Furthermore, a high expression of F4/80 and CD14 indicated that macrophage infiltration was involved in perpetuating inflammation and subsequent fibrosis in the kidneys of diabetic mice. The results demonstrate that the severity of renal fibrosis is positively associated with the activation of HMGB1/TLR2/4 signaling in diabetes.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Aggravated renal fibrosis is positively associated with the activation of HMGB1-TLR2/4 signaling in STZ-induced diabetic mice ; volume:17 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:1451-1461 ; extent:11
Open life sciences ; 17, Heft 1 (2022), 1451-1461 (gesamt 11)

Urheber
Yuan, Yan
Liu, Yuanxia
Sun, Mengyao
Ye, Huijing
Feng, Yuchen
Liu, Zhenzhen
Pan, Lingyu
Weng, Hongbo

DOI
10.1515/biol-2022-0506
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022111213142196246316
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Beteiligte

  • Yuan, Yan
  • Liu, Yuanxia
  • Sun, Mengyao
  • Ye, Huijing
  • Feng, Yuchen
  • Liu, Zhenzhen
  • Pan, Lingyu
  • Weng, Hongbo

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