Abstract. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most frequent complications associated with type I and II diabetes mellitus. Kidneys from patients with DN are characterized by mesangial matrix expansion and increased thickness of the glomerular basement membrane, which are induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Previous studies have been conducted to investigate this; however, the detailed mechanism of DN progression remains to be elucidated. The present study evaluated the expression of antisense mitochondrial non-coding RNA-2 (ASncmtRNA-2) in an experimental DN model and cultured human mesangial cells. When mice that exhibited genetic type II diabetes developed DN, ASncmtRNA-2 expression was significantly increased (P=0.017) and was positively correlated with pro-fibrotic factor transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) expression and its downstream gene, fibronectin. Inhibition of ROS through administration of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-Arginine methylester (L-NAME), significantly reduced (P=0.022) the upregulation of ASncmtRNA-2 in DN. In cultured human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs), ASncmtRNA-2 was upregulated by high glucose stimuli in a time-dependent manner. Glucose-induced upregulation of ASncmtRNA-2 was also reduced by co-incubation of HRMCs with L-NAME. Notably, specific short hairpin RNA against ASncmtRNA-2 significantly downregulated the expression of TGFβ1 in HRMCs. The present study suggests that ASncmtRNA-2 is upregulated by ROS and may promote glomerular fibrosis in DN via positively regulating the expression of pro-fibrotic factors. These findings may provide novel potential therapeutic and preventative treatments for DN.
In this study, the effect of the operating temperature on the removal of high p‐nitrophenol (PNP) concentrations by Fe/Cu/H2O systems has been investigated thoroughly. The results suggest that only a higher operating temperature (>40°C) could significantly improve the removal efficiency of high PNP concentrations (e.g. 10 000 mg/L) by Fe/Cu/H2O systems. Meanwhile, a lower PNP concentration (e.g. 500 mg/L) could be completely removed by Fe/Cu/H2O systems only at 40°C. Furthermore, the interaction between the operating temperature (10–85°C) and other key operating parameters including theoretical Cu mass loading (0–0.89 g Cu/g Fe), Fe/Cu dosage (5–35 g), stirring speed (0–400 rpm), electrolyte (0–50 mmol/L NaCl or Na2SO4), and initial pH (3.–12) was investigated, respectively. In particular, the elevating temperature could decrease theoretical Cu mass loading, Fe/Cu dosage, stirring speed and electrolyte, and abroad the range of initial pH, which could reduce the operating cost of Fe/Cu/H2O systems if the waste‐heating vapor could be used to elevate the operating temperature. According to the results of UV‐Vis spectra, for total organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand, it is clear that the elevating temperature could facilitate mineralization of PNP in an aqueous solution by Fe/Cu/H2O systems. As a result, the operating temperature was a main factor for the removal of pollutants by Fe/Cu/H2O systems.
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