ArticleBiomedicines2022
Inhibiting Transglutaminase 2 Mediates Kidney Fibrosis via Anti-Apoptosis.
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- Association of transglutaminase-2 with contrast-induced acute kidney injury in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome: a prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- A comprehensive approach to elucidating the pathophysiology of kidney fibrosis based on extracellular vesicle proteomics.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Reduced glomerular and elevated tubulointerstitial transglutaminase pathway and its inhibition in a rat model of renal warm ischemia: implications for feline chronic kidney disease.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- STAT3 blockade ameliorates LPS-induced kidney injury through macrophage-driven inflammation.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Article
- Pathogenetic Contributions and Therapeutic Implications of Transglutaminase 2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Molecular Basis of Transglutaminase-2 and Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Experimental Myopia: A Target for Myopia Treatment.Biomolecules · 2023Article
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Abstract
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a calcium-dependent transamidating acyltransferase enzyme of the protein-glutamine γ-glutamyltransferase family implicated in kidney injury. In this study, we identified associations between TG2 and chronic kidney disease (CKD) identified by visualizing TG2 in kidney biopsy samples derived from CKD patients using immunohistochemistry and measuring the plasma TG2 concentrations. Our study revealed a connection between TG2 and the pathological markers of kidney disease. We showed high plasma TG2 levels in samples from patients with advanced CKD. In addition, we observed an increase in TG2 expression in tissues concomitant with advanced CKD in human samples. Moreover, we investigated the effect of TG2 inhibition on kidney injury using cystamine, a well-known competitive inhibitor of TG2. TG2 inhibition reduced apoptosis and accumulation of extracellular molecules (ECM) such as fibronectin and pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8. Collectively, the increased expression of TG2 that was observed in advanced CKD, hence inhibiting TG2 activity, could protect kidney cells from ECM molecule accumulation, apoptosis, and inflammatory responses, thereby preventing kidney fibrosis.
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