Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: April 25, 2025
Diabetic
kidney
disease
(DKD)
is
one
of
the
major
complications
diabetes,
and
its
pathological
progression
closely
associated
with
lipid
metabolic
reprogramming.
Under
diabetic
conditions,
renal
cells
undergo
significant
abnormalities,
including
increased
uptake,
impaired
fatty
acid
oxidation,
disrupted
cholesterol
efflux,
enhanced
catabolism,
as
adaptive
responses
to
stress.
These
changes
result
in
accumulation
lipids
such
free
acids,
diacylglycerol,
ceramides,
leading
lipotoxicity
that
triggers
inflammation
fibrosis.
Hypoxia
DKD
microenvironment
suppresses
oxidation
promotes
synthesis
through
HIF-1α
pathway,
while
chronic
exacerbates
disturbances
via
inflammatory
cytokines,
inflammasomes,
macrophage
polarization.
Targeting
metabolism
represents
a
promising
therapeutic
strategy
for
alleviating
DKD;
however,
further
clinical
translational
studies
are
warranted
validate
efficacy
safety
these
approaches.
Nature Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(3), P. 310 - 319
Published: March 28, 2022
Extrapulmonary
manifestations
of
COVID-19
have
gained
attention
due
to
their
links
clinical
outcomes
and
potential
long-term
sequelae1.
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
displays
tropism
towards
several
organs,
including
the
heart
kidney.
Whether
it
also
directly
affects
liver
has
been
debated2,3.
Here
we
provide
clinical,
histopathological,
molecular
bioinformatic
evidence
for
hepatic
SARS-CoV-2.
We
find
that
injury,
indicated
by
a
high
frequency
abnormal
function
tests,
is
common
feature
in
two
independent
cohorts
patients
with
requiring
hospitalization.
Using
autopsy
samples
obtained
from
third
patient
cohort,
multiple
levels
SARS-CoV-2
tropism,
viral
RNA
detection
69%
specimens,
successful
isolation
infectious
tissue
postmortem.
Furthermore,
identify
transcription-,
proteomic-
transcription
factor-based
activity
profiles
samples,
revealing
similarities
signatures
associated
other
infections
human
liver.
Together,
comprehensive
multimodal
analysis
which
increases
our
understanding
consequences
severe
could
be
useful
identification
organ-specific
pharmacological
targets.
Cell Communication and Signaling,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(1)
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
Diabetic
kidney
disease
(DKD)
is
a
long-term
and
serious
complication
of
diabetes
that
affects
millions
people
worldwide.
It
characterized
by
proteinuria,
glomerular
damage,
renal
fibrosis,
leading
to
end-stage
disease,
the
pathogenesis
complex
involves
multiple
cellular
molecular
mechanisms.
Among
three
kinds
intraglomerular
cells
including
podocytes,
endothelial
(GECs)
mesangial
(MCs),
alterations
in
one
cell
type
can
produce
changes
others.
The
cell-to-cell
crosstalk
plays
crucial
role
maintaining
filtration
barrier
(GFB)
homeostasis.
In
this
review,
we
summarized
recent
advances
understanding
pathological
interactions
these
types
DKD
then
focused
on
signaling
pathways
factors
mediate
crosstalk,
such
as
angiopoietins,
vascular
growth
factors,
transforming
factor-β,
Krüppel-like
retinoic
acid
receptor
response
protein
1
exosomes,
etc.
Furthermore,
also
simply
introduce
application
latest
technologies
studying
within
new
promising
mediators
for
DKD.
conclusion,
review
provides
comprehensive
updated
overview
highlights
its
importance
development
novel
intervention
approaches.
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
133(11)
Published: April 4, 2023
Current
therapies
for
Fabry
disease
are
based
on
reversing
intracellular
accumulation
of
globotriaosylceramide
(Gb3)
by
enzyme
replacement
therapy
(ERT)
or
chaperone-mediated
stabilization
the
defective
enzyme,
thereby
alleviating
lysosomal
dysfunction.
However,
their
effect
in
reversal
end-organ
damage,
like
kidney
injury
and
chronic
disease,
remains
unclear.
In
this
study,
ultrastructural
analysis
serial
human
biopsies
showed
that
long-term
use
ERT
reduced
Gb3
podocytes
but
did
not
reverse
podocyte
injury.
Then,
a
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated
α-galactosidase
knockout
cell
line
confirmed
ERT-mediated
without
resolution
Transcriptome-based
connectivity
mapping
SILAC-based
quantitative
proteomics
identified
α-synuclein
(SNCA)
as
key
event
mediating
Genetic
pharmacological
inhibition
SNCA
improved
structure
function
podocytes,
exceeding
benefits
ERT.
Together,
work
reconceptualizes
Fabry-associated
beyond
accumulation,
introduces
modulation
potential
intervention,
especially
patients
with
nephropathy.
Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. 321 - 321
Published: Feb. 22, 2021
Diabetic
kidney
disease
(DKD)
is
the
leading
cause
of
end-stage
renal
and
number
patients
affected
increasing
worldwide.
Thus,
there
a
need
to
establish
new
treatment
for
DKD
improve
prognosis
diabetic
patients.
Recently,
it
has
shown
that
intracellular
metabolic
abnormalities
are
involved
in
pathogenesis
DKD.
In
particular,
activity
mechanistic
target
rapamycin
complex
1
(mTORC1),
nutrient-sensing
signaling
molecule,
hyperactivated
various
organs
patients,
which
suggests
involvement
excessive
mTORC1
activation
diabetes.
DKD,
may
be
podocyte
damage,
causes
proteinuria,
tubular
cell
injury
decreases
function.
Therefore,
elucidating
role
developing
therapeutic
agents
suppress
hyperactivity
shed
light
on
treatments
future.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
32(11), P. 2697 - 2713
Published: Oct. 29, 2021
The
effects
of
healthy
aging
on
the
kidney,
and
how
these
intersect
with
superimposed
diseases,
are
highly
relevant
in
context
population's
increasing
longevity.
Age-associated
changes
to
podocytes,
which
terminally
differentiated
glomerular
epithelial
cells,
adversely
affect
kidney
health.
This
review
discusses
molecular
cellular
mechanisms
underlying
podocyte
aging,
might
be
augmented
by
disease
aged
approaches
mitigate
progressive
damage
podocytes.
Furthermore,
we
address
biologic
pathways
such
as
those
associated
growth
confound
humans
rodents.
Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: Nov. 30, 2022
Renal
podocyte
injury,
apoptosis
and
autophagy
are
involved
in
the
occurrence
development
of
diabetic
nephropathy
(DN).
Kaempferol
(KPF)
has
promotion
inhibition
properties
miscellaneous
diseases,
but
these
functions
DN
have
not
yet
been
elucidated.We
used
db/db
mice
to
evaluate
protective
role
KPF
on
DN.
The
anti-DN
effect
was
evaluated
by
urine
albumin-to-creatinine
ratio
pathological
changes
kidney
tissue.
Injury
podocytes
observed
through
Transmission
electron
microscopy.
Immunofluorescence,
Western
blot,
Immunohistochemistry
were
detect
protein
expression
podocyte-associated
molecules,
autophagy,
AMPK/mTOR
pathway.We
demonstrated
that
treatment
significantly
attenuated
diabetes-induced
albuminuria
glycolipid
metabolism
dysfunction.
In
addition,
alleviated
mesangial
matrix
expansion,
glomerular
basement
membrane
thickening
loss
or
fusion
podocytes.
Mechanistically,
regulated
autophagic
proteins
(upregulated
LC3II,
Beclin-1,
Atg7
Atg
5,
downregulated
p62/SQSTM1),
accompanied
inhibited
renal
(downregulated
Caspase
3
Bax,
upregulated
Bcl-2).
could
regulate
signaling
pathways
increasing
p-AMPK
decreasing
p-mTOR
expressions.In
conclusion,
might
a
reduced
enhanced
which
correlated
with
regulating
pathways.