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Wu C, Tao Y, Li N, Fei J, Wang Y, Wu J, Gu HF. Prediction of cellular targets in diabetic kidney diseases with single-cell transcriptomic analysis of db/db mouse kidneys. J Cell Commun Signal 2023; 17:169-188. [PMID: 35809207 PMCID: PMC10030752 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-022-00685-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of impaired kidney function, albuminuria, and renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation), thus placing a large burden on health-care systems. This urgent event requires us to reveal the molecular mechanism of this disease to develop more efficacious treatment. Herein, we reported single-cell RNA sequencing analyses in kidneys of db/db mouse, an animal model for type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. We first analyzed the hub genes expressed differentially in the single cell resolution transcriptome map of the kidneys. Then we figured out the communication among the renal and immune cells in the kidneys. Data from this report may provide novel information for better understanding the cell-specific targets involved in the aetiologia of type 2 diabetic kidney disease and for cell communication and signaling between renal cells and immune cells of this complex disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chenhua Wu
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Laboratory of Minigene Pharmacy, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Laboratory of Minigene Pharmacy, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Laboratory of Minigene Pharmacy, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Laboratory of Minigene Pharmacy, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
| | - Harvest F Gu
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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