Wangqiu Gong, Congwei Luo, Fenfen Peng, Jing Xiao, Yiqun Zeng, Bohui Yin, Xiaowen Chen, Shuting Li, Xiaoyang He, Yanxia Liu, Huihui Cao, Jiangping Xu, Haibo Long
Although accelerated cellular senescence is closely related to the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal fibrosis, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we reported that tubular aberrant expression of Brahma-related gene 1 (BRG1), an enzymatic subunit of the SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable complex, is critically involved in tubular senescence and renal fibrosis. BRG1 was significantly up-regulated in the kidneys, predominantly in tubular epithelial cells, of both CKD patients and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mice...
August 13, 2021: Clinical Science (1979-)