Project description:1. We used RNA-seq to examine vascular tissue (aorta) transcriptomes from chronic kidney disease rat model (uremic) developing vascular calcifications, compared with controls. Uremic calcified aortas have extensive changes in the transcriptional profile. Among the 10,153 genes with an expression level of >1 reads/kilobase transcript/million mapped reads, 2,663 genes were differentially expressed with 47% upregulated genes and 53% downregulated genes in uremic rats. Significantly deregulated genes were enriched for ontologies related to the extracellular matrix, response to wounding, organic substance, and ossification. The individually affected genes were of relevance to osteogenic transformation, tissue calcification, and Wnt modulation. 2. We demonstrated extensive changes in the transcriptional profile of the uremic calcified aorta, which were consistent with a shift in phenotype from vascular tissue toward an osteochondrocytic transcriptome profile. 3. Moreover, neither the normal vasculature nor calcified uremic vasculature expresses Klotho.
Project description:Vascular calcification contributes to the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but there is no approved treatment for vascular calcification. In this study, we report the role of STING in vascular calcification. To further investigate the molecular mechanism by which STING participates in vascular calcification, we performed high-throughput RNA-seq to identify the target gene of STING.
Project description:Vascular calcification contributes to high cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. An association between the uremic toxins indoxyl sulfate (IS) and p-cresyl sulfate (PCS) and cardiovascular disease has been suggested. This study provides strong etiological evidence for indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate as major contributors to vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease patients. Continuous exposure to indoxyl sulfate or p-cresyl sulfate in rats with chronic kidney disease promotes moderate to severe calcification in the aorta and peripheral vessels. Unbiased proteomic analyses of arterial samples coupled to functional bioinformatics annotation analysis revealed that calcification events were associated with acute phase response signaling, coagulation and glucometabolic signaling pathways, while escape from toxin-induced calcification was linked with liver X receptors and farnesoid X/liver X receptor signaling pathways. Activation of inflammation and coagulation pathways in the arterial wall plays a pivotal role in toxin-induced calcification and strongly associates with hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. These findings reveal new perspectives to establish novel therapeutic targets to prevent, halt progression or cure vascular calcification.
Project description:In this study, we report the protective effect of β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD). To further investigate the mechanism underpinning the protective effect of BHB on vascular calcification, we performed high-throughput RNA-seq to identify the target gene of BHB. Our data demonstrate that BHB supplementation inhibits vascular calcification in CKD via targeting HDAC9.
Project description:In this study, we repoort the protective effect of ursolic acid (UA) on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease. To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the anti-vascular calcification effect of UA, we performed RNA-seq to identify the gene expresion under UA treatmment.
Project description:In this study, we repoort the protective effect of ursolic HONOKIOL (HKL) on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease. To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the anti-vascular calcification effect of HKL, we performed RNA-seq to identify the gene expresion under HKL treatmment.
