Arctigenin attenuates diabetic kidney disease through the activation of PP2A in podocytes

Arctigenin (ATG) is the major active component of a Chinese herbal remedy known to reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Here, Zhong et al. identify PP2A as a pharmacological target of ATG in podocytes, and find that PP2A is responsible for some of the beneficial effects...

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Autores principales: Yifei Zhong, Kyung Lee, Yueyi Deng, Yueming Ma, Yiping Chen, Xueling Li, Chengguo Wei, Shumin Yang, Tianming Wang, Nicholas J. Wong, Alecia N. Muwonge, Evren U. Azeloglu, Weijia Zhang, Bhaskar Das, John Cijiang He, Ruijie Liu
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/5a5b2bbb2f2147bf8cd9959dcec76d0d
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Sumario:Arctigenin (ATG) is the major active component of a Chinese herbal remedy known to reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Here, Zhong et al. identify PP2A as a pharmacological target of ATG in podocytes, and find that PP2A is responsible for some of the beneficial effects of ATG in mouse models of DKD.