Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 622-627.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2017.05.022

• Review • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Advances in the roles of microRNA-29 in renal fibrosis

LIU Yi SUN Xue-jiao LI Cheng WANG Xi-ting LI Yu*   

  1. College of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, china
  • Received:2016-11-15 Revised:2016-12-11 Online:2017-10-06 Published:2017-10-06
  • Contact: LI Yu E-mail:liyubeijing1973@163.com

Abstract:

One of the histopathological features of Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is renal fibrosis which is accompanied by the deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). MicroRNAs are short non-coding RNAs that regulate most of important processes about renal physiological functions and homeostatsis. miR-29s are involved in the pathogenesis of fibrosis by regulating ECM production and deposition, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In this review, we describe interactions of miR-29s with multiple pro-fibrotic and inflammatory pathways and miR-vs as a promising therapeutic reagent or target for the treatment of renal fibrosis. We also review the mechanism of microRNA-29s associated with renal fibrosis.

Key words: Extracellular matrix, Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, miRNA-29, Renal fibrosis