| Description |
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proposed to be engaged in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. The current study aims to determine the role of lncRNA ENST00000453774.1 (lnc453774.1) in the development of renal fibrosis and its underlying mechanism. HK-2 cells were induced with 5 ng/ml transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) for 24 h to construct renal fibrosis cell model. RNA sequencing was performed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) targeted by lnc453774.1 in TGF-β1-induced renal fibrosis. Dataset GSE23338 was adopted to identify DEGs in 48 h TGF-β1-stimuated human kidney epithelial cells, and these DEGs were interested with genes in the key module using a weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) to generate key genes associated with renal fibrosis. Miranda software was adopted to predict miRs that have targeting relationship with keys genes and lnc453774.1, and key genes that have targeting relationship with these miRs were regarded as important genes. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network among lnc453774.1, important genes and reported genes related to autophagy, oxidative stress, and cell adhesion was constructed to select key target genes by lnc453774.1. Twenty key genes regulated by lnc453774.1 was yielded by intersecting genes in key module (turquoise) and dataset GSE23338. Fourteen miRs have targeting relationship with lnc453774.1 and key genes, and 8 important genes targeted by these 14 miRs were identified. Fibrillin-1 (FBN1), insulin growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) and kruppel-like factor 7 (KLF7) were identified to be associated with autophagy, oxidative stress, and cell adhesion and were upregulated in the lnc453774.1-overexpressing in TGF-β1-induced cells. These results show FBN1, IGF1R and KLF7 serve as downstream targets of lnc453774.1 and protect against renal fibrosis by regulating autophagy, oxidative stress, and cell adhesion. |
