Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 114-118.doi: 10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2024.01.0114

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Research progress of hypoxia inducible factor 1α in the mechanism of diabetic kidney disease

ZHANG Yahui, BAI Qiong*   

  1. Department of Nephrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2023-03-16 Revised:2023-07-31 Online:2024-01-05 Published:2023-12-25
  • Contact: *:baiqiong@bjmu.edu.cn

Abstract: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a nuclear transcription factor. Under high glucose and hypoxia conditions, the expression of HIF-1α is elevated, result in the increased expression of its downstream target genes VEGF, HO-1 and BNIP3, which affect angiogenesis, extra cellular matrix deposition, iron metabolism, and mitophagy, participating in the occurrence and development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). In addition, HIF-1α promotes inflammation and renal fibrosis by affecting the production of cytokines in DKD.

Key words: hypoxia inducible factor 1α, diabetic kidney disease, pathogenesis

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