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March 28, 2026Kidney International Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Wcn26-5351 Procyanidin C1 Attenuates Kidney Tubular Senescence and Injury Instigated by the Diabetic Insults

BCBohan ChenPWPei WangXLXianhui Liang

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate how procyanidin C1 affects kidney tubular senescence and injury due to diabetic insults.
  • Analyzed the role of procyanidin C1 in mitigating kidney injuries in diabetic conditions.
  • Examined podocyte function and potential regenerative pathways, particularly the Notch2 signaling.
  • Utilized transcriptomic profiling to understand gene expression changes related to podocyte repair.
  • Procyanidin C1 effectively reduced indicators of kidney tubular senescence and injury.
  • The Notch2 pathway was identified as crucial for podocyte redifferentiation.
  • Inhibition of KDM1A led to enhanced histone modifications and increased podocyte population.

Abstract

located near both the vascular and urinary poles adjacent to podocyte. This suggests that Cdkn1a PECs may act as progenitor cells capable of partially compensating for podocyte function or transitioning into podocyte. Pseudotime trajectory and interaction analyses further found Jag1-Notch2 signaling as a key mediator of PEC-to-podocyte conversion. Stimulation with Jag1 promoted podocyte redifferentiation, indicating that activation of the Notch2 pathway is a crucial mechanism in this transition. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiling showed that inhibition of lysine demethylase 1A (KDM1A) with GSK 2879552 upregulates histone H3 lysine 4 mono-/dimethylation (H3K4me1/2), leading to reactivation of Notch2 target genes and restoration of podocyte numbers. Conclusion: Collectively, these findings provide novel mechanistic insights and highlight potential therapeutic targets for podocyte repair and regeneration in DKD. I have no potential conflict of interest to disclose. I did not use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c770418bbfbc51511e0760https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.104626
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