PPAR Pan Agonist MHY2013 Alleviates Renal Fibrosis in a Mouse Model by Reducing Fibroblast Activation and Epithelial Inflammation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. MHY2013 Reduces Folic-Acid-Induced Renal Damage and Tubule Dilation in Mice
2.2. MHY2013 Suppresses FA-Induced Renal Fibrosis Development in Mice
2.3. FA-Induced Inflammatory Responses Are Down-Regulated by MHY2013
2.4. MHY2013 Blocks TGF-β-Induced NRK49F Kidney Fibroblast Activation
2.5. MHY2013 Reduces LPS-Induced Chemokine Expression in NRK52E Kidney Epithelial Cells
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Animal Studies
4.2. Cell Culture Experiments
4.3. Serum Biochemical Measurements
4.4. Protein Extraction and Western Blot Analysis
4.5. RNA Extraction and qRT-PCR
4.6. Histological Analysis
4.7. In Situ Hybridization
4.8. Measurement of Transcriptional Activity
4.9. Immunofluorescence
4.10. Quantification and Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Son, M.; Kim, G.Y.; Yang, Y.; Ha, S.; Kim, J.; Kim, D.; Chung, H.Y.; Moon, H.R.; Chung, K.W. PPAR Pan Agonist MHY2013 Alleviates Renal Fibrosis in a Mouse Model by Reducing Fibroblast Activation and Epithelial Inflammation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 4882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054882
Son M, Kim GY, Yang Y, Ha S, Kim J, Kim D, Chung HY, Moon HR, Chung KW. PPAR Pan Agonist MHY2013 Alleviates Renal Fibrosis in a Mouse Model by Reducing Fibroblast Activation and Epithelial Inflammation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(5):4882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054882
Chicago/Turabian StyleSon, Minjung, Ga Young Kim, Yejin Yang, Sugyeong Ha, Jeongwon Kim, Doyeon Kim, Hae Young Chung, Hyung Ryong Moon, and Ki Wung Chung. 2023. "PPAR Pan Agonist MHY2013 Alleviates Renal Fibrosis in a Mouse Model by Reducing Fibroblast Activation and Epithelial Inflammation" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 5: 4882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054882