SI Rui-hua,JIA Shi-yan,HOU Yan-jie,et al.Effect of Fufang Shelong Capsules on Rats with Membranous Nephropathy Based on p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(09):88-96.
SI Rui-hua,JIA Shi-yan,HOU Yan-jie,et al.Effect of Fufang Shelong Capsules on Rats with Membranous Nephropathy Based on p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(09):88-96. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20221001.
Effect of Fufang Shelong Capsules on Rats with Membranous Nephropathy Based on p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway
To investigate the nephroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of Fufang Shelong capsules (FFSL) in rats with membranous nephropathy (MN), and the role of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway.
Method
2
Male SD rats of SPF grade were divided into a normal group and an experimental group. The MN model was induced by tail vein injection of cationized bovine serum albumin in the experimental group. After screening, the eligible model rats were included and divided into a positive control group (tripterygium glycosides tablets) and low-, medium-, and high-dose FFSL groups (0.375, 0.75, 1.5g·kg
-1
). The rats were treated correspondingly for eight weeks, and urine protein was detected during drug intervention. Renal function and inflammation-related indicators were detected after drug intervention. The changes in 24-hour urine total protein (24 h UP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor-
α
(TNF-
α
), creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), total protein (TP), albumin (Alb), and total cholesterol (TC) were detected. Flow cytometry was used to detect CD4
+
/CD8
+
changes. Kidney tissues were collected to observe pathological changes under a light microscope and an electron microscope. The protein expression of p38 MAPK and phosphorylated p38 MAPK (p-p38 MAPK) in kidney tissues was detected by Western blot.
Result
2
Compared with the normal group, the model group showed increased 24 h UP (
P
<
0.01), elevated serum Cr, BUN, TC, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-
α
(
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), decreased serum Alb and TP levels (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), increased CD4
+
/CD8
+
in the peripheral blood (
P
<
0.01), and up-regulated protein expression of p38 MAPK and p-p38 MAPK in kidney tissues (
P
<
0.05). Additionally, in the model group, immune complex deposition and foot process fusion, accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells, were observed on the epithelial side of the basement membrane in the pathological kidney tissues. Compared with the model group, the groups with drug intervention showed declining 24 h UP levels at six weeks (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), decreased serum Cr, BUN, TC, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-
α
(
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), increased serum Alb and TP levels (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), reduced CD4
+
/CD8
+
in the peripheral blood (
P
<
0.01), improved renal pathological damage, and down-regulated p38 MAPK and p-p38 MAPK in kidney tissues (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
FFSL can decrease the expression of inflammatory factors, reduce proteinuria, delay kidney damage, and protect kidney function by inhibiting the expression of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway.
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