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ArticleDiabetes2021

Podocyte EGFR Inhibits Autophagy Through Upregulation of Rubicon in Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy.

Yan Li, Yu Pan, Shirong Cao, Kensuke Sasaki, Yinqiu Wang, Aolei Niu, Xiaofeng Fan, Suwan Wang, Ming-Zhi Zhang, Raymond C Harris

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Article in Diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yan LiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Yu PanDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Shirong CaoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Kensuke SasakiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Yinqiu WangDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Aolei NiuDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Xiaofeng FanDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Suwan WangDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Ming-Zhi ZhangDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN ray.harris@vanderbilt.edu ming-zhi.zhang@vumc.org.ORCID 0000-0002-7292-2149
Raymond C HarrisDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN ray.harris@vanderbilt.edu ming-zhi.zhang@vumc.org.ORCID 0000-0001-8025-0883
Vanderbilt University · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

The Role of HB-EGF in Renal Epithelial Cell InjuryR01DK051265 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAYMOND C. HARRIS, Mingzhi Zhang · 1997 to 2024
$3.4M
The role of the innate immune cell cyclooxygenase/prostaglandin system in blood pressureregulationR01DK062794 · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2003 to 2025
$1.8M
Role of the innate immune system in acute kidney injuryR01DK095785 · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$687k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK114809NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK051265NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK062794NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK095785NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK103067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renal epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling is activated in models of diabetic nephropathy (DN), and inhibition of the EGFR signaling pathway protects against the development of DN. We have now determined that in cultured podocytes, high glucose led to increases in activation of EGFR signaling but decreases in autophagy activity as indicated by decreased beclin-1 and inhibition of LC3B autophagosome formation as well as increased rubicon (an autophagy inhibitor) and SQSTM1 (autophagy substrate). Either genetic (small interfering [si]EGFR) or pharmacologic (AG1478) inhibition of EGFR signaling attenuated the decreased autophagy activity. In addition, rubicon siRNA knockdown prevented high glucose-induced inhibition of autophagy in podocytes. We further examined whether selective EGFR deletion in podocytes affected the progression of DN in type 2 diabetes. Selective podocyte EGFR deletion had no effect on body weight or fasting blood sugars in either

Indexed as

Up-RegulationAnimalsAutophagyCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesErbB ReceptorsGene Knockdown TechniquesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidneyKidney GlomerulusMiceMice, KnockoutPodocytesSignal TransductionErbB ReceptorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsRubcn protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID33239448
PMCPMC7881855
OpenAlexW3107578856

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