A negative feedback loop of H19/miR‐675/EGR1 is involved in diabetic nephropathy by downregulating the expression of the vitamin D receptor

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (10) ◽  
pp. 17505-17513 ◽  
Author(s):  
WenXing Fan ◽  
YunZhu Peng ◽  
Zhang Liang ◽  
YueNa Yang ◽  
Jing Zhang
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 8472
Author(s):  
Senem Aykul ◽  
Jordan Maust ◽  
Vijayalakshmi Thamilselvan ◽  
Monique Floer ◽  
Erik Martinez-Hackert

Adipose tissues (AT) expand in response to energy surplus through adipocyte hypertrophy and hyperplasia. The latter, also known as adipogenesis, is a process by which multipotent precursors differentiate to form mature adipocytes. This process is directed by developmental cues that include members of the TGF-β family. Our goal here was to elucidate, using the 3T3-L1 adipogenesis model, how TGF-β family growth factors and inhibitors regulate adipocyte development. We show that ligands of the Activin and TGF-β families, several ligand traps, and the SMAD1/5/8 signaling inhibitor LDN-193189 profoundly suppressed 3T3-L1 adipogenesis. Strikingly, anti-adipogenic traps and ligands engaged the same mechanism of action involving the simultaneous activation of SMAD2/3 and inhibition of SMAD1/5/8 signaling. This effect was rescued by the SMAD2/3 signaling inhibitor SB-431542. By contrast, although LDN-193189 also suppressed SMAD1/5/8 signaling and adipogenesis, its effect could not be rescued by SB-431542. Collectively, these findings reveal the fundamental role of SMAD1/5/8 for 3T3-L1 adipogenesis, and potentially identify a negative feedback loop that links SMAD2/3 activation with SMAD1/5/8 inhibition in adipogenic precursors.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbo Wang ◽  
Hongwei Liang ◽  
Geyu Zhou ◽  
Xiuting Hu ◽  
Zhengya Liu ◽  
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