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CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 12, Pages 6059-6074Publisher
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DOI: 10.3390/cimb44120413
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Akt pathway; epithelial-mesenchymal transition; geneknockoutmice; microRNA-10; PTEN; renal fibrosis
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The study revealed that miR-10a and miR-10b play a role in the development of renal fibrosis by regulating PTEN and the Akt pathway to promote the EMT process.
Renal fibrosis (RF) is a common reason for renal failure, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a vital mechanism that promotes the development of RF. It is known that microRNA-10 (miR-10) plays an important role in cancer EMT; however, whether it takes part in the EMT process of RF remains unclear. Therefore, we established an in vivo model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), and an in vitro model using TGF-beta 1, to investigate whether and how miR-10a and miR-10b take part in the EMT of RF. In addition, the combinatorial effects of miR-10a and miR-10b were assessed. We discovered that miR-10a and miR-10b are overexpressed in UUO mice, and miR-10a, miR-10b, and miRs-10a/10b knockout attenuated RF and EMT in UUO-treated mouse kidneys. Moreover, miR-10a and miR-10b overexpression combinatorially promoted RF and EMT in TGF-beta 1-treated HK-2 cells. Inhibiting miR-10a and miR-10b attenuated RF and EMT induced by TGF-beta 1. Mechanistically, miR-10a and miR-10b suppressed PTEN expression by binding to its mRNA3 '-UTR and promoting the Akt pathway. Moreover, PTEN overexpression reduced miR-10a and miR-10b effects on Akt phosphorylation (p-Akt), RF, and EMT in HK-2 cells treated with TGF-beta 1. Taken together, miR-10a and miR-10b act combinatorially to negatively regulate PTEN, thereby activating the Akt pathway and promoting the EMT process, which exacerbates RF progression.
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