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ArticleHereditas2025

MiR-106b-5p improving the progression of chronic kidney disease by inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad pathway.

Qihao Ma, Li Xu, Peng Zhou, Bo Yang, Yong Li, Danan Sun

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Article in Hereditas, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Qihao MaGraduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Harbin, Harbin, 150040, China.
Li XuNephrology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang, University of Chinese Medicine, No. 411, Guogeli Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Peng ZhouGraduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Harbin, Harbin, 150040, China.
Bo YangGraduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Harbin, Harbin, 150040, China.
Yong LiNephrology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang, University of Chinese Medicine, No. 411, Guogeli Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Danan SunNephrology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang, University of Chinese Medicine, No. 411, Guogeli Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China. sundananhrb@163.com.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province LH2021 H086Scientific Research Initiation Grant for Postdoctoral Fellows Settling in Heilongjiang Province LBH-Q21190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive disorder marked by renal impairment and declining kidney function.

aimsTo investigate the expression of miR-106b-5p in CKD and its regulatory relationship with the TGF-β/Smad pathway.

methodsA total of 150 cases of CKD patients were selected as the observation group, while 100 healthy individuals served as the control group. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was utilized to induce damage to HK-2 cells. Real-time fluorescence PCR was used to detect the expression of genes. The CCK - 8 assay was utilized to evaluate cell proliferation, while flow cytometry was applied to measure the cell apoptosis rate.

resultsmiR-106b-5p is notably downregulated in CKD and exhibits a significant positive correlation with the eGFR in affected patients. Additionally, miR-106b-5p demonstrates a strong association with the levels of inflammatory factors in individuals with CKD. Furthermore, the expression of miR-106b-5p is reduced in LPS-induced HK-2 cells. Upregulation of miR-106b-5p can improve the inhibitory effect of LPS on the viability of HK-2 cells, reduce the apoptosis rate of cells, and alleviate the inflammatory response. miR-106b-5p serves as a negative regulatory factor within the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway by directly targeting the pivotal receptor TGFBR2 and the downstream effectors SMAD2/3 within the TGF-β signaling cascade.

conclusionsmiR-106b-5p ameliorates CKD progression by suppressing the TGF - β/Smad signaling pathway and could potentially be a therapeutic target for CKD.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaAdultApoptosisCase-Control StudiesCell LineCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMicroRNAsMIRN106 microRNA, humanSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaCKDHK-2 cellmiR-106b-5pTGF-β/Smad

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PMID40514734
PMCPMC12164090

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