GUO Xiao-yuan,ZHANG Cheng-fei,WU You,et al.Effect of Zishenwan on Pyroptosis and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Diabetic Nephropathy Mice[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(21):27-36.
GUO Xiao-yuan,ZHANG Cheng-fei,WU You,et al.Effect of Zishenwan on Pyroptosis and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Diabetic Nephropathy Mice[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(21):27-36. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20212003.
Effect of Zishenwan on Pyroptosis and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Diabetic Nephropathy Mice
To study the efficacy and mechanism of Zishenwan (ZSW) against pyroptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of renal tubular epithelial cells in diabetic nephropathy (DN) mice, so as to provide evidence for the treatment of DN with ZSW.
Method
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The
db/db
mice with spontaneous diabetes were randomly divided into the model group, dapagliflozin (1.0 mg·kg
-1
) group, and high-, medium-, and low-dose (6.0, 3.0, 1.5 g·kg
-1
) ZSW groups. The non-diabetic
db/m
mice were classified into the normal group. The ones in the model and normal groups were given an equal volume of deionized water by gavage, while those in the other groups were intervened with the corresponding drugs for 12 weeks. The fasting blood glucose (FBG) level was tested at tail vein once every two weeks. The levels of urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR),
β
-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), and cystatin C (CysC) were detected once every four weeks. After 12 weeks of administration, the blood sampled from eyeballs was used for measuring the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr). The pathological changes in renal tissues were observed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The expression of EMT markers in the renal tubular epithelium was analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The in situ terminal end-labeling (TUNEL) staining was conducted to analyze the nuclear damage of renal tubular epithelial cells. The protein and mRNA expression levels of EMT markers, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and pyroptosis-related inflammatory cytokines in renal tissues were separately assayed by Western blot and Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR).
Result
2
Compared with the normal group, the model group displayed significantly increased FBG, BUN, serum SCr, ACR, NAG, and CysC (
0.01), and elevated TUNEL-positive rate and protein and mRNA expression levels of pyroptosis-related inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasome (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group, ZSW and dapagliflozin significantly decreased the levels of FBG, BUN, serum SCr, ACR, NAG, and CysC (
P
<
0.01), relieved the pathological injuries in renal tissues, changed the EMT marker expression intensities (
P
<
0.01) and protein and mRNA expression levels (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and down-regulated the TUNEL-positive rate (
P
<
0.01) of renal tubular epithelial cells as well as the protein and mRNA expression levels of pyroptosis-related inflammatory cytokines (
P
<
0.01) and NLRP3 inflammasome (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
ZSW alleviates DN possibly by inhibiting pyroptosis and EMT in renal tubular epithelial cells.
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