HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury
Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health challenge, with acute kidney injury (AKI) from ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI) as a common cause. This study explored the role of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3 alpha (HNF3α/FOXA1) in renal fibrosis and CKD after IRI. Kidney biopsy specimens fr...
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| description | Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health challenge, with acute kidney injury (AKI) from ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI) as a common cause. This study explored the role of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3 alpha (HNF3α/FOXA1) in renal fibrosis and CKD after IRI. Kidney biopsy specimens from CKD patients and mouse models (IRI or unilateral ureteral obstruction) showed HNF3α upregulation in fibrotic kidneys, linked to renal function decline. Additional experiments demonstrated that deletion of HNF3α mitigated IRI‐induced renal fibrosis, and that overexpression of HNF3α led to increased fibrosis. Examination of the potential mechanism by transcriptome sequencing and CUT&Tag sequencing suggested that HNF3α promoted renal fibrosis by increasing the expression of the NCK associated protein 1 like (Nckap1l, formerly known as hematopoietic protein 1 [Hem1]), a vital component of the WAVE complex which plays a significant role in cytoskeletal regulation and cell migration. These results underscore the critical function of HNF3α in renal fibrosis following IRI, and also identify Nckap1l as a potential therapeutic target, thus opening new avenues for research and potential therapeutic interventions for CKD and renal fibrosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ef173194c8a47f5a1c10256073f3c492025-08-20T01:52:42ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-05-011219n/an/a10.1002/advs.202410764HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion InjuryLing Hou0Yan Guo1Shuang Xu2Mi Bai3Weidong Cao4Yue Zhang5Zhanjun Jia6Aihua Zhang7Department of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaNanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaDepartment of Nephrology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210008 ChinaAbstract Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health challenge, with acute kidney injury (AKI) from ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI) as a common cause. This study explored the role of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3 alpha (HNF3α/FOXA1) in renal fibrosis and CKD after IRI. Kidney biopsy specimens from CKD patients and mouse models (IRI or unilateral ureteral obstruction) showed HNF3α upregulation in fibrotic kidneys, linked to renal function decline. Additional experiments demonstrated that deletion of HNF3α mitigated IRI‐induced renal fibrosis, and that overexpression of HNF3α led to increased fibrosis. Examination of the potential mechanism by transcriptome sequencing and CUT&Tag sequencing suggested that HNF3α promoted renal fibrosis by increasing the expression of the NCK associated protein 1 like (Nckap1l, formerly known as hematopoietic protein 1 [Hem1]), a vital component of the WAVE complex which plays a significant role in cytoskeletal regulation and cell migration. These results underscore the critical function of HNF3α in renal fibrosis following IRI, and also identify Nckap1l as a potential therapeutic target, thus opening new avenues for research and potential therapeutic interventions for CKD and renal fibrosis.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202410764chronic kidney diseasehepatocyte nuclear factor 3 alphaischemia‐reperfusion injuryNCK associated protein 1 likerenal fibrosis |
| spellingShingle | Ling Hou Yan Guo Shuang Xu Mi Bai Weidong Cao Yue Zhang Zhanjun Jia Aihua Zhang HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury Advanced Science chronic kidney disease hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 alpha ischemia‐reperfusion injury NCK associated protein 1 like renal fibrosis |
| title | HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury |
| title_full | HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury |
| title_fullStr | HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury |
| title_short | HNF3α Targets Nckap1l and Promotes Renal Fibrosis Following Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury |
| title_sort | hnf3α targets nckap1l and promotes renal fibrosis following ischemia reperfusion injury |
| topic | chronic kidney disease hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 alpha ischemia‐reperfusion injury NCK associated protein 1 like renal fibrosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202410764 |
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