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. 2019 Oct 29;3(1):11–20. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00064

Table 1. Summary of Actions of BMP Ligands in Diabetic Complications.

ligand summary of findings ref
Diabetic Nephropathy
BMP2 Renal BMP2 expression was increased in db/db mice. (57)
Upregulation of Id-1 via BMP-2 receptors induces reactive oxygen species in human glomerular podocytes. (52)
BMP2 antagonizes renal interstitial fibrosis by promoting catabolism of TGFβ receptors. (58)
BMP4 Renal BMP4 expression increased in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic nephropathy (Sprague–Dawley rats). (62)
BMP4–Smad1–smooth muscle actin (SMA) signal transduction pathway modulates phenotypic changes in mesangial cells. (64)
BMP4-overexpressing mice exhibited mesangial matrix expansion and decreased numbers of podocytes in STZ-induced mice (61)
Activation of BMP4 signaling leads to glomerulosclerosis that mimics diabetic nephropathy. (63)
BMP6 BMP6 administration reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in human proximal tubular epithelial cells. (71)
Loss of endogenous BMP6 increased renal fibrosis in BMP6 knockout mice. (72)
BMP7 Renal BMP7 expression was reduced in STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy (Sprague–Dawley rats). (46)
Exogenous administration of connective tissue groeth factor (CTGF) rescues BMP7 signal transduction in STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy (C57Bl/6J). (50)
BMP7 treatment inhibits tubular inflammation and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in STZ-induced CD1 mice. (44)
Exogenous administration of BMP7 delays onset of glomerulosclerosis and renal hypertrophy in STZ-induced Sprague–Dawley rats. (49)
BMP-7 enhances SnoN mRNA expression in renal tubular epithelial cells under high-glucose conditions. (53)
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
BMP2 Plasma BMP2 levels are increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. (75)
Cardiac BMP2 and Smad 1/5 protein expression is reduced in high-fat-diet-induced type 2 diabetic C57Bl/6J mice. (78)
BMP4 Cardiac BMP4 and Smad 1/5/8 protein expression is increased in STZ-induced ApoE knockout mice. (81)
BMP4 administration in mouse peritoneal macrophages increases uptake of low-density lipoproteins. (81)
BMP7 Recombinant BMP7 reduced left ventricular fibrosis in a C57Bl/6J mouse model of pressure-overload. (84)
BMP7 administration is anti-inflammatory and blunts interstitial cardiac fibrosis in STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy (C57Bl/6J mice). (85)
Diabetic Retinopathy
BMP2 Hypoxia and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) upregulates BMP2 mRNA and protein expression in microvascular endothelial cells. (97)
Increase in BMP2 protein expression in human retinal endothelial cells cultured with high glucose. (98)
Retinal BMP2 levels were increased in a mouse model of STZ-induced diabetic retinopathy. (99)
ICAM-1 and VEGF protein expression was increased in retinal cells treated with BMP2. (99)
Retinal BMP2 acts as an inflammatory cytokine to encourage leukocyte adhesion and increase IL-6 and IL-8. (100)
BMP4 Retinal BMP4 protein expression increased in retinal pigmental epithelial cells exposed to high glucose. (102)
BMP4 treatment inhibited EMT via Smad2/3 signaling pathway in retinal pigmental epithelial cells. (105)
BMP9 BMP9 signaling prevents hyperglycaemia-induced vascular permeability in endothelial cells and in STZ-induced diabetic mice. (112)
Activation of BMP9 signaling inhibited neovascularization and reduced vascular lesions in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. (113)