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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2025

NSUN2 knockdown inhibits macrophage infiltration in diabetic nephropathy via reducing N5-methylcytosine methylation of SOCS1.

Ru Wang, Jianchang Qu, Meiqiong Chen, Tenglong Han, Zhipeng Liu, Huizhong Wang

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Ru Wang *Department of Laboratory Medcine, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China.
Jianchang Qu *Department of Endocrinology, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China.
Meiqiong Chen *Department of Pathology, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China.
Tenglong HanDepartment of Laboratory Medcine, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China.
Zhipeng LiuMedical Department, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China.
Huizhong WangDepartment of Laboratory Medcine, The 305 Hospital of PLA, No.13 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100017, China. wanghuizhong305@163.com.

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objectiveN5-methylcytosine (m5C) methylation is involved in various disease progression; however, its role in diabetic nephropathy (DN) has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of NSUN2 in DN and the underlying mechanism.

methodsStreptozotocin-induced experimental mouse model was generated to analyze the role of NSUN2 in vivo, and high glucose (HG)-treated Raw264.7 cells were used to assess the effect of NSUN2 on macrophage infiltration in vitro. The regulation of NSUN2 on SOCS1 m5C methylation was evaluated using m5C methylated RNA immunoprecipitation, luciferase reporter analysis, and RNA stability determination assay.

resultsThe results indicated that NSUN2 was highly expressed in the blood and kidney of DN mice. Knockdown of NSUN2 alleviated kidney damage, reduced blood glucose and urine albumin, and suppressed macrophage infiltration in DN mice. Moreover, NSUN2 interacted with SOCS1, and silenced NSUN2 inhibited m5C levels of SOCS1 to reduce SOCS1 mRNA stability. Additionally, interference with NSUN2 suppressed macrophage migration, invasion, and infiltration by positively regulating SOCS1 expression under HG conditions.

conclusionIn conclusion, silencing of NSUN2 inhibits macrophage infiltration by reducing m5C modification of SOCS1, and thereby attenuates renal injury. The findings suggest a novel regulatory mechanism between NSUN2-mediated m5C modification and DN.

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Diabetic NephropathiesMacrophagesMethyltransferasesSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGene Knockdown TechniquesMaleMethylationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRAW 264.7 CellsMethyltransferasesSocs1 protein, mouseSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinDiabetic nephropathyM5C methylationMacrophage infiltrationNSUN2SOCS1

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