PMID- 35441585 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220421 LR - 20220716 IS - 2165-5987 (Electronic) IS - 2165-5979 (Print) IS - 2165-5979 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr TI - The protective effects of cabozantinib against high glucose-induced damages in in vitro renal glomerular endothelial cells model via inhibition of early growth response-1 (Egr-1). PG - 10605-10616 LID - 10.1080/21655979.2022.2063667 [doi] AB - Cabozantinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with anti-tumor activity in kidney cancer. However, the efficacy of cabozantinib in other renal diseases has never been reported. Here, we focused on exploring the effect of cabozantinib on diabetic nephropathy (DN). The biofunctions of cabozantinib in human renal glomerular endothelial cells (hGECs) under high glucose conditions have been investigated. We found that cabozantinib ameliorated high glucose-induced oxidative stress in hGECs with decreased production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increased glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) activity. Cabozantinib ameliorated high glucose-induced reduction in the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and the production of nitric oxide (NO) in hGECs. It also suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemokine protein 1 (MCP-1), against high glucose exposure in hGECs. Cabozantinib reduced the expression of early growth response-1 (Egr-1) in high glucose-treated hGECs, while Egr-1 overexpression abolished the protective effects of cabozantinib against high glucose in hGECs. In conclusion, cabozantinib protected hGECs from high glucose-induced oxidative stress, NO deficiency, and inflammation via regulating Egr-1. These findings suggest that cabozantinib might be used as an adjuvant to control DN. FAU - Ye, Hanlu AU - Ye H AD - Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. FAU - Yan, Jingjing AU - Yan J AD - Respiratory Department Attending Surgeon, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. FAU - Wang, Qiong AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. FAU - Tian, Hui AU - Tian H AD - Respiratory Department Attending Surgeon, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. FAU - Zhou, Lei AU - Zhou L AD - Nephrology Department Attending Surgeon, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Bioengineered JT - Bioengineered JID - 101581063 RN - 0 (Anilides) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 1C39JW444G (cabozantinib) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Anilides/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Antioxidants MH - *Diabetic Nephropathies/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - *Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Female MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Pyridines PMC - PMC9161968 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cabozantinib OT - Egr-1 OT - diabetic nephropathy (DN) OT - high glucose OT - human renal glomerular endothelial cells (hGECs) OT - oxidative stress COIS- No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s). EDAT- 2022/04/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/22 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/20 CRDT- 2022/04/20 08:41 PHST- 2022/04/20 08:41 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2063667 [pii] AID - 10.1080/21655979.2022.2063667 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioengineered. 2022 Apr;13(4):10605-10616. doi: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2063667.