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A mouse model of CKD was established via adenine administration. An in vitro inflammatory model was generated using lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Results revealed that circACTR2 expression was significantly elevated in CKD models. Silencing of circACTR2 attenuated renal dysfunction, ameliorated histological injury, and reduced inflammatory cytokines in CKD mice. Silencing of circACTR2 led to a phenotypic change in RAW264.7 cells from M1 type to M2 type. Mechanistic studies in RAW264.7 cells showed that circACTR2 acted as a competing endogenous RNA for microRNA-9-5p (miR-9-5p), thereby relieving repression on runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1). In parallel, circACTR2 stabilized RUNX1 mRNA by interacting with HuR. Functionally, overexpression of RUNX1 or inhibition of miR-9-5p in RAW264.7 cells reversed the protective effects conferred by circACTR2 silencing. 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