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Krüppel-like Factor 15 Suppresses Ferroptosis by Activating an NRF2/GPX4 Signal to Protect against Folic Acid-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914530

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acute kidney injury; KLF15; NRF2; ferroptosis; GPX4

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This study investigates the role of Kruppel-like factor 15 (KLF15) in acute kidney injury (AKI). The results show that KLF15 expression is reduced in AKI mice and its knockout exacerbates folic acid-induced ferroptosis and kidney injury. Further experiments reveal that KLF15 stabilizes nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) protein and increases glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) level, thus attenuating ferroptosis. These findings demonstrate the important role of KLF15 in modulating ferroptosis in AKI and suggest it as a potential therapeutic target for AKI treatment.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious disease with high morbidity and mortality, and its pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully understood. Increasing evidence suggests an important role of ferroptosis in AKI. Kruppel-like factor 15 (KLF15) is a transcription factor involved in several metabolic diseases, but its role in AKI and ferroptosis remains unclear. In this study, we explored the potential role of KLF15 using a folic acid-induced AKI model. Our study showed that KLF15 expression was reduced in kidney tissues of AKI mice, and KLF15 knockout exacerbated folic acid-induced ferroptosis and kidney injury. In vitro studies revealed that the ferroptosis inducer erastin significantly suppressed KLF15 expression in human tubular epithelial cells. Notably, the overexpression of KLF15 attenuated ferroptosis, as evidenced by a decrease in the lipid peroxidation marker of malondialdehyde and the upregulation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), while KLF15 knockdown with shRNA exerted the opposite effect. Mechanistically, KLF15 stabilized the protein of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and subsequently increased the GPX4 level. Collectively, KLF15 plays an important role in the modulation of ferroptosis in AKI and may be a potential therapeutic target for treating AKI.

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