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ArticleInflammation2025

Sodium Crotonate Alleviates Diabetic Kidney Disease Partially Via the Histone Crotonylation Pathway.

Yanqiu He, Yumei Xie, Tingting Zhou, Dongze Li, Xi Cheng, Ping Yang, Changfang Luo, Yijun Liu, Man Guo, Qin Wan and 6 more

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16 authors.

Yanqiu He *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Yumei Xie *Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Tingting Zhou *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Dongze LiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Xi ChengDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Ping YangDepartment of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Changfang LuoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Yijun LiuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Man GuoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Qin WanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Pijun YanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Chenlin GaoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Yuan-Yuan ZhangWest China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Xiao-Dong SunWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yong XuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China. xywyll@swmu.edu.cn.
Wei HuangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China. huangwei1212520@163.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970676National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170834National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes, inflammation and fibrosis play an important role in its progression. Histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr) was first identified as a new type of post-translational modification in 2011. In recent years, prominent progress has been made in the study of sodium crotonate (NaCr) and histone Kcr in kidney diseases. However, the effects of NaCr and NaCr-induced Kcr on DKD remain unclear. In this study, db/db mice and high glucose-induced human tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) were used respectively, and exogenous NaCr and crotonoyl-coenzyme A (Cr-CoA) as intervention reagents, histone Kcr and DKD-related indicators were detected. The results confirmed that NaCr had an antidiabetic effect and decreased blood glucose and serum lipid levels and alleviated renal function and DKD-related inflammatory and fibrotic damage. NaCr also induced histone Kcr and histone H3K18 crotonylation (H3K18cr). However, NaCr and Cr-CoA-induced histone Kcr and protective effects were reversed by inhibiting the activity of Acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2 (ACSS2) or histone acyltransferase P300 in vitro. In summary, our data reveal that NaCr may mitigate DKD via an antidiabetic effect as well as through ACSS2 and P300-induced histone Kcr, suggesting that Kcr may be the potential molecular mechanism and prevention target of DKD.

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CrotonatesDiabetic NephropathiesHistonesAnimalsCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalHumansLysineMaleMiceProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionCrotonatesHistonesLysinediabetic kidney diseasefibrosishistone lysine crotonylationinflammation.sodium crotonate

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