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Silencing of PAQR3 suppresses extracellular matrix accumulation in high glucose-stimulated human glomerular mesangial cells via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 05;832:50-55. Epub 2018 May 19
Huicong Li 1 , Yunqian Wang 2 , Baoping Chen 2 , Jun Shi 2
Huicong Li 1 , Yunqian Wang 2 , Baoping Chen 2 , Jun Shi 2

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Author information
  • 1 Department of Nephrology, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, Henan, China. Electronic address: huiconcon@126.com.
  • 2 Department of Nephrology, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, Henan, China.

摘要


Progestin and AdipoQ Receptor 3 (PAQR3), a member of the PAQR family, was involved in multiple biological processes, including tumorigenesis, cholesterol homeostasis, autophagy, obesity, insulin sensitivity and energy metabolism. However, the role of PAQR3 in diabetic nephropathy is still unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of PAQR3 on cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in human glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) cultured under high glucose (HG), and explored the underlying mechanism. Our results demonstrated that HG significantly up-regulated the expression of PAQR3 in human MCs. In addition, knockdown of PAQR3 efficiently suppressed MC proliferation and ECM production in HG-stimulated MCs. Furthermore, knockdown of PAQR3 markedly reversed HG-induced PI3K/AKT activation in MCs. In summary, our present study demonstrated that knockdown of PAQR3 suppressed HG-induced the proliferation and ECM accumulation in human MCs, via inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Thus, PAQR3 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

KEYWORDS: Diabetic nephropathy, Extracellular matrix (ECM), Mesangial cells (MCs), PAQR3