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26-12-2023 | Original Article

Intestinal Trefoil Factor 3: a new biological factor mediating gut-kidney crosstalk in diabetic kidney disease

Authors: Tao Zhang, Yinghui Zhang, Jie Tao, Xianglu Rong, Yiqi Yang

Published in: Endocrine | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the effect of TFF3 in the pathogenesis of Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD), and explore the dynamic changes of TFF3 expression pattern in renal injury process.

Methods

DKD animal model was established by streptozotocin (STZ) (40 mg/kg/d, ip, for 5 days, consecutively) combined with the high fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. While animals were sacrificed at different time stages in DKD process (4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks, respectively).

Results

STZ combined with high-fat diet induced weight gain, increased blood glucose and decreased glucose tolerance in DKD mice. Compared to the control group, the DKD group exhibits extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and the renal injury was aggravated in a time-dependent manner. The TFF3 expression level was decreased in kidney, and increased in colon tissue.

Conclusion

TFF3 is not only expressed in colon, but also expressed in renal medulla and cortex. TFF3 might be play a pivotal role in renal mucosal repair by gut-kidney crosstalk, and protect renal from high glucose microenvironment damage.

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Title: Intestinal Trefoil Factor 3: a new biological factor mediating gut-kidney crosstalk in diabetic kidney disease
Authors: Tao Zhang
Yinghui Zhang
Jie Tao
Xianglu Rong
Yiqi Yang
Publication date: 26-12-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Endocrine / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1355-008X
Electronic ISSN: 1559-0100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-023-03559-5

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