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Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 as a potential therapeutic target to alleviate high glucose-induced podocyte apoptosis and hyperglycemia-induced renal injury in mice

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2025
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Zhao, Li ; Gu, Wenjuan ; He, Wenfang ; Yang, Kaibi ; Yang, Nan ; Jia, Yanqing
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Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-764
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Background. Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for impaired renal function, including cellular metabolic disturbance, apoptosis, inflammation, and histologic lesion. This study aims to investigate the potential therapeutic targeting of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) in hyperglycemia-induced podocyte dysfunction and renal damage. Methods. Cell viability and apoptosis of podocytes were assessed through CCK-8 and TUNEL staining, respectively, following exposure to normal glucose (NG; 5 mM), high glucose (HG; 30 mM), or treatment with Cdk5 inhibitors (trans-resveratrol, myricetin, salvianolic acid A, and BML-259). Diabetic mice were established by intraperitoneal injection of freshly streptozotocin (STZ), which was given at a dose of 35 mg/kg in five successive injections. Additionally, histochemical staining was employed to evaluate the morphologic lesion of the kidney. Results. Cdk5 was found to be activated by HG stimulation both in vitro and in vivo. Notably, the inhibition of Cdk5 effectively mitigated the podocyte dysfunction induced by HG, including growth inhibition, membrane damage, and apoptosis. The compounds Trans-resveratrol, myricetin, salvianolic acid A, and BML-259 exhibited low binding energy values of -8.032 kcal/mol, -8.693 kcal/mol, -8.743 kcal/mol, and -10.952 kcal/mol, respectively, indicating strong and stable binding affinity between these candidates and Cdk5. The results of in vivo experimental analysis demonstrate that Cdk5 inhibitors, namely trans-resveratrol, myricetin, salvianolic acid A, and BML-259, confer protection against tubular and glomerular lesions induced by hyperglycemia. Conclusion. Both myricetin and BML-259 exhibit comparable protective effects on renal injury by inhibiting Cdk5
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Cyclin dependent kinase , Diabetic nephropathy , Podocyte , Apoptosis , Therapeutic regimen
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Histology and Histopathology Vol. 40, nĀŗ01 (2025)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/148447
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