PMID- 38154105 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240129 LR - 20240129 IS - 1945-4589 (Electronic) IS - 1945-4589 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 24 DP - 2023 Dec 27 TI - Downregulating miR-184 relieves calcium oxalate crystal-mediated renal cell damage via activating the Rap1 signaling pathway. PG - 14749-14763 LID - 10.18632/aging.205286 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Renal calculi are a very prevalent disease with a high incidence. Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is a primary constituent of kidney stones. Our paper probes the regulatory function and mechanism of miR-184 in CaOx-mediated renal cell damage. METHODS: CaOx was used to treat HK2 cells and human podocytes (HPCs) to simulate kidney cell damage. The qRT-PCR technique checked the profiles of miR-184 and IGF1R. The examination of cell proliferation was conducted employing CCK8. TUNEL staining was used to monitor cell apoptosis. Western blot analysis was used to determine the protein profiles of apoptosis-concerned related proteins (including Mcl1, Bcl-XL, and Caspase-3), the NF-kappaB, Nrf2/HO-1, and Rap1 signaling pathways. ELISA confirmed the levels of the inflammatory factors IL-6, TNF-alpha, MCP1, and ICAM1. The targeting relationship between miR-184 and IGF1R was validated by dual luciferase assay and RNA immunoprecipitation assay. RESULTS: Glyoxylate-induced rat kidney stones model and HK2 and HPC cells treated with CaOx demonstrated an increase in the miR-184 profile. Inhibiting miR-184 relieved CaOx-mediated renal cell inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative stress and activated the Rap1 pathway. IGF1R was targeted by miR-184. IGF1R activation by IGF1 attenuated the effects of miR-184 on renal cell damage, and Hippo pathway suppression reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-184 knockdown on renal cell impairment. CONCLUSIONS: miR-184 downregulation activates the Rap1 signaling pathway to ameliorate renal cell damage mediated by CaOx. FAU - Han, Mei AU - Han M AD - Department of Emergency, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Zhang, Donghong AU - Zhang D AD - Department of Emergency, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Ji, Junwei AU - Ji J AD - Department of Emergency, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Zhang, Junli AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Emergency, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Qin, Mingyi AU - Qin M AD - Department of Nursing, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231227 PL - United States TA - Aging (Albany NY) JT - Aging JID - 101508617 RN - 2612HC57YE (Calcium Oxalate) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (MIRN184 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MIRN184 microRNA, rat) RN - 0 (RAP1GAP protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Rats MH - Calcium Oxalate/metabolism MH - Kidney/metabolism MH - *Kidney Calculi/genetics/metabolism MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC10781483 OTO - NOTNLM OT - calcium oxalate crystal OT - inflammation OT - miR-484 OT - renal injury COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/12/28 18:42 MHDA- 2024/01/08 06:43 PMCR- 2023/12/31 CRDT- 2023/12/28 16:44 PHST- 2023/04/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/28 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/28 16:44 [entrez] PHST- 2023/12/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 205286 [pii] AID - 10.18632/aging.205286 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging (Albany NY). 2023 Dec 27;15(24):14749-14763. doi: 10.18632/aging.205286. Epub 2023 Dec 27.