LING Wei-de, DU Gang. Effect of Flavonoid from Leaves on TGF- and MMP-9 in Blood Glucose Levels and Kidney Tissues of Rats with Diabetic Nephropathy[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(16): 139-143.
DOI:
LING Wei-de, DU Gang. Effect of Flavonoid from Leaves on TGF- and MMP-9 in Blood Glucose Levels and Kidney Tissues of Rats with Diabetic Nephropathy[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(16): 139-143. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016160139.
Effect of Flavonoid from Leaves on TGF- and MMP-9 in Blood Glucose Levels and Kidney Tissues of Rats with Diabetic Nephropathy
Objective: To investigate the protective mechanism of flavonoid from Diospyros kaki leaves (FDKL) on transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) of diabetic nephropathy(DN) rats. Method: The 50 DN rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin(STZ) (120 mg·kg-1) to establish the rat diabetic model. The blood glucose was measured before modeling
and the DN rats were randomly divided into model group
aminoguanidine group
FDKL low
medium and high-dose (100
200
400 mg·kg-1) groups
with 10 rats in each group. Normal group was composed of 10 normal rats. The rats were administrated with the corresponding medicines for 12 weeks
and the rats of normal and model groups were given equal volume of normal saline. Before and during the administration
the 24 h urine protein and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were determined every 3 weeks. Two hours later after the last administration
the levels of methane dicarboxylic aldehyde (MDA)
superoxide dismutase (SOD)
advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and fructosamine (FTS) in kidney tissues were tested after the treatment. The changes of kidney morphology were tested through HE-staining. The expressions of TGF-β1 and MMP-9 in kidney tissues were detected using Western blot. Result: Compared with the normal group
the model group showed continuous increase in 24 h urine protein and FBG content
and the levels MDA
AGEs
FTS in kidney tissues
and significantly decrease in SOD (P<0.05
P<0.01).Compared with the model group
all of FDKL groups showed significant reduction in 24 h urine protein and the levels MDA
AGEs
FTS in kidney tissues
and significant increase in SOD (P<0.05
P<0.01)
notable decrease in TGF-β1 in kidney tissues
and up-regulation in MMP-9 (P<0.05)
particularly FDKL high-dose group. Conclusion: FDKL has a protective effect on diabetic nephropathy rats
and its mechanisms are associated with the decrease in blood glucose
lipid
oxidative stress and non-enzymatic glycosylation and the inhibition of TGF-β1 and MMP-9 proteins.