ZHANG Xin-xin,GAO Fei,CHEN Su-zhi,et al.Renal Protection of Yishen Tongluo Prescription in Rats with Membranous Nephropathy and Its Influence on AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(12):57-66.
ZHANG Xin-xin,GAO Fei,CHEN Su-zhi,et al.Renal Protection of Yishen Tongluo Prescription in Rats with Membranous Nephropathy and Its Influence on AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(12):57-66. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211101.
Renal Protection of Yishen Tongluo Prescription in Rats with Membranous Nephropathy and Its Influence on AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 Signaling Pathway
To observe the effects of Yishen Tongluo prescription (YTP) on autophagy-related proteins in rats with membranous nephropathy (MN) and explore its possible molecular mechanism in protecting the kidney.
Method
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Twenty of 80 Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly selected as the normal control, and the rest rats were pre-immunized and injected with cationized bovine serum albumin (C-BSA) through the tail vein to induce MN. The SD rats that were successfully modeled were randomized into the model group, benazepril hydrochloride group (10 mg·kg
-1
), and low- (6.61g·kg
-1
), medium- (13.22 g·kg
-1
), and high-dose (26.44 g·kg
-1
) YTP groups, and administered with the corresponding drugs by gavage, once a day, for four consecutive weeks. Then the changes in such quantitative indicators as plasma albumin (ALB), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and 24-hour urinary total protein (UTP) were detected, followed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, Masson's trichrome staining, and periodic Schiff-methenamine (PASM) staining for observing the pathological changes in kidney under the transmission electron microscope (TEM). The deposition of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and complement 3 (C3) in the glomerulus was detected by fluorescence immunoassay. The expression levels of autophagy marker proteins Beclin-1, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3Ⅱ (LC3Ⅱ), and p62 were measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and those of related proteins in the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase / mechanisic target of rapamycin/Unc-51-like kinase 1 (AMPK/mTOR/ULK1) signaling pathway were determined by Western blot assy.
Result
2
Compared with the normal group, the model group exhibited significantly increased UTP (
P
<
0.01) and serum TG and TC (
P
<
0.01), decreased ALB (
P
<
0.01), disordered glomerular structure, enlarged volume, thickened basement membrane, vacuolated renal tubules, excessively deposited collagen fibers and fuchsinophilic proteins, extensively fused podocyte foot processes, and diffusely deposited IgG and C3 in glomerular capillary loops. Besides, the expression levels of Beclin-1, LC3II, and phosphorylated AMPK (p-AMPK) decreased (
P
<
0.01), while those of p62, phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR), and phosphorylated ULK1 (p-ULK1) increased (
P
<
0.01). The comparison with the model group revealed that the TG, TC, and UTP levels in the low-, medium-, and high-dose YTP groups and the benazepril hydrochloride group were reduced to varying degrees (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), whereas the ALB level was increased (
P
<
0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in SCr or BUN level. The pathological damages were alleviated. The expression levels of Beclin-1, LC3Ⅱ, and p-AMPK were up-regulated (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), while those of p62, p-mTOR, and p-ULK1 were down-regulated (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
YTP protects the kidney of rats with MN possibly by regulating related proteins in the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 signaling pathway and activating the autophagy.
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