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  2. Melatonin attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by promoting mitophagy through SIRT3-mediated TFAM deacetylation

Melatonin attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by promoting mitophagy through SIRT3-mediated TFAM deacetylation

  • Autophagy. 2023 Aug 31;1-15. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2252265.
Zhiya Deng 1 2 Man He 1 2 Hongbin Hu 1 Wenqian Zhang 1 2 Yaoyuan Zhang 1 Yue Ge 1 3 Tongtong Ma 1 Jie Wu 1 Lulan Li 1 Maomao Sun 1 2 Sheng An 1 2 Jiaxin Li 1 Qiaobing Huang 1 2 Shenhai Gong 1 4 Jiaxing Zhang 1 5 Zhongqing Chen 1 Zhenhua Zeng 1 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • 2 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiac Function and Microcirculation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • 3 School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • 4 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 5 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Abstract

AKI: acute kidney injury; ATP: adenosine triphosphate; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CLP: cecal ligation and puncture; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; H&E: hematoxylin and eosin staining; LCN2/NGAL: lipocalin 2; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; LTL: lotus tetragonolobus lectin; mKeima: mitochondria-targeted Keima; mtDNA: mitochondrial DNA; PAS: periodic acid - Schiff staining; RTECs: renal tubular epithelial cells; SAKI: sepsis-induced acute kidney injury; Scr: serum creatinine; SIRT3: Sirtuin 3; TFAM: transcription factor A, mitochondrial; TMRE: tetramethylrhodamine.

Keywords

Acetylation; acute kidney injury; autophagy; critical care; post-translational modification; sepsis.

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