Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

IRF1-mediated downregulation of PGC1α contributes to cardiorenal syndrome type 4

  • Yinghui Huang,
  • Shaobo Wang,
  • Jie Zhou,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Changhong Du,
  • Ke Yang,
  • Xianjin Bi,
  • Mingying Liu,
  • Wenhao Han,
  • Kailong Wang,
  • Jiachuan Xiong,
  • Song Wang,
  • Yue Wang,
  • Ling Nie,
  • Chi Liu,
  • Daohai Zhang,
  • Jun Gu,
  • Chunyu Zeng,
  • Jinghong Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18519-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The pathogenic mechanisms of cardiorenal syndrome type 4 (CRS4) remain unclear. Here, the authors identify IRF1-PGC1α axis-mediated myocardial energy metabolism remodeling as a contributor to CRS4 pathogenesis, thus providing potential new targets for reducing cardiovascular events in CKD patients.