LncRNA SOX2OT alleviates the high glucose-induced podocytes injury through autophagy induction by the miR-9/SIRT1 axis.

OBJECTIVES:Podocytes injury is a major contributor to the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). This study aims to investigate the role of long non-coding RNA SOX2OT in the high glucose (HG)-induced injury of human podocytes cells (HPCs) and the underlying mechanism. METHODS:HPCs proliferation and apoptosis were examined using MTT assay and flow cytometry assay, respectively. The protein levels of SIRT1 and autophagy-associated proteins (Beclin-1, LC3-II, Atg7, and p62) were determined using western blot. The interactions among SOX2OT, miR-9, and SIRT1 were investigated using luciferase activity assay. RESULTS:SOX2OT overexpression significantly alleviated the HG-induced HPCs injury and induced autophagy, which was abrogated by the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA and SIRT1 knockdown. Mechanistically, SOX2OT acted as a ceRNA by sponging miR-9 to facilitate SIRT1, and thus induce autophagy. CONCLUSION:SOX2OT overexpression alleviates the HG-induced podocytes injury through autophagy induction by the miR-9/SIRT1 axis.

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