PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 28508124-0 2017 DNA hypermethylation of sFRP5 contributes to indoxyl sulfate-induced renal fibrosis. Indican 45-60 secreted frizzled related protein 5 Homo sapiens 24-29 28508124-4 2017 In vitro investigations in human renal tubular HK-2 cells revealed that indoxyl sulfate exhibited a potent ability to induce Wnt/beta-catenin activation through the downregulation of sFRP5, a gene that codes for an extracellular antagonist of Wnt signaling, by increasing the DNA methylation level of its promoter CpG islands. Indican 72-87 secreted frizzled related protein 5 Homo sapiens 183-188 28508124-5 2017 The increased expression of DNA methyltransferases following the activation of ROS/ERK1/2 signaling was responsible for the DNA hypermethylation of sFRP5 induced by indoxyl sulfate. Indican 165-180 secreted frizzled related protein 5 Homo sapiens 148-153 28508124-6 2017 Conversely, treatment with 5-aza-2"-deoxycytidine, an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferases, significantly reduced indoxyl sulfate-induced sFRP5 downregulation and Wnt/beta-catenin activation. Indican 113-128 secreted frizzled related protein 5 Homo sapiens 137-142 28508124-8 2017 Our results suggest that indoxyl sulfate promotes renal fibrosis through the induction of DNA hypermethylation of sFRP5, and thereafter the activation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. Indican 25-40 secreted frizzled related protein 5 Homo sapiens 114-119