Inhibition of TRPC6 channels ameliorates renal fibrosis and contributes to renal protection by soluble klotho

klotho and renal fibrosis

Klotho and Renal Fibrosis

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Klotho is a newly discovered protein with pleotropic effects and have affected different fields of renal medicine from translational research to clinical nephrology. Here we want to summarize some new scopes in the field of renal fibrosis and Klotho with this hope that in future it could be implemented as a new therapeutic strat...

Klotho protects against mouse renal fibrosis by inhibiting Wnt signaling.

Augmented Wnt signaling has been implicated in many fibrotic diseases including obstructive nephropathy. Soluble form Klotho has been reported to function as a secreted Wnt antagonist. In this study, we tested whether Klotho protein could reduce renal fibrosis by inhibition of Wnt signaling. Transgenic mice that overexpressed Klotho, wild-type mice, and Klotho hetero mutant mice underwent unila...

Src inhibition blocks renal interstitial fibroblast activation and ameliorates renal fibrosis

Increased Src activity has been associated with the pathogenesis of renal tumors and some glomerular diseases, but its role in renal interstitial fibrosis remains elusive. To evaluate this, cultured renal interstitial fibroblasts (NRK-49F) were treated with PP1, a selective inhibitor of Src. This resulted in decreased expression of α-smooth muscle actin, fibronectin, and collagen I in response ...

Rhein reversal of DNA hypermethylation-associated Klotho suppression ameliorates renal fibrosis in mice

Renal fibrosis is the hallmark of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and its development and progression are significantly affected by epigenetic modifications. Rhein, a plant-derived anthraquinone, displays strong anti-fibrosis properties, but its protective mode of action remains incompletely understood. Here we explore the mechanism of Rhein anti-renal fibrosis by investigating its regulation of ...