[Effects and mechanisms of total flavones of Abelmoschus manihot in inhibiting podocyte necroptosis and renal fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease].

Autor: Chen JX; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210008,China Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China Institute of Chinese Medicine,Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Fang QJ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Wan YG; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Liu YL; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Wang Y; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210008,China Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China Institute of Chinese Medicine,Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Wu W; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008,China., Tu Y; Acupuncture,Moxibustion and Massage College,Health Preservation and Rehabilitation College,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023,China., Wang MZ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210008,China., Wang DG; Jiangsu Suzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute Nanjing 210031,China., Ge HT; Jiangsu Suzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute Nanjing 210031,China.
Jazyk: čínština
Zdroj: Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica [Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi] 2023 Aug; Vol. 48 (15), pp. 4137-4146.
DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230417.701
Abstrakt: Previous studies have shown that high blood glucose-induced chronic microinflammation can cause inflammatory podocyte injury in patients with diabetic kidney disease(DKD). Therein, necroptosis is a new form of podocyte death that is closely associated with renal fibrosis(RF). To explore the effects and mechanisms in vivo of total flavones of Abelmoschus manihot(TFA), an extract from traditional Chinese herbal medicine Abelmoschus manihot for treating kidney diseases, on podocyte necroptosis and RF in DKD, and to further reveal its scientific connotation with multi-pathway and multi-target, the authors randomly divided all rats into four groups: a namely normal group, a model group, a TFA group and a rapamycin(RAP) group. After the modified DKD rat models were successfully established, four group rats were given double-distilled water, TFA suspension and RAP suspension, respectively by gavage every day. At the end of the 4th week of drug treatment, all rats were sacrificed, and the samples of their urine, blood and kidneys were collected. And then, the various indicators related to podocyte necroptosis and RF in the DKD model rats were observed, detected and analyzed, respectively. The results indicated that, general condition, body weight(BW), serum creatinine(Scr), urinary albumin(UAlb), and kidney hypertrophy index(KHI) in these modified DKD model rats were both improved by TFA and RAP. Indicators of RF, including glomerular histomorphological characteristics, fibronectin(FN) and collagen type Ⅰ(collagen Ⅰ) staining extent in glomeruli, as well as the protein expression levels of FN, collagen Ⅰ, transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) and Smad2/3 in the kidneys were improved respectively by TFA and RAP. Podocyte damage, including foot process form and the protein expression levels of podocin and CD2AP in the kidneys was improved by TFA and RAP. In addition, tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)-mediated podocyte necroptosis in the kidneys, including the morphological characteristics of podocyte necroptosis, the extent and levels of the protein expression of TNF-α and phosphorylated mixed lineage kinase domain like pseudokinase(p-MLKL) was improved respectively by TFA and RAP. Among them, RAP had the better effect on p-MLKL. More importantly, the activation of the receptor interacting serine/threonine protein kinase 1(RIPK1)/RIPK3/MLKL signaling axis in the kidneys, including the expression levels of its key signaling molecules, such as phosphorylated receptor interacting serine/threonine protein kinase 1(p-RIPK1), p-RIPK3, p-MLKL and cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-8(caspase-8) was improved respectively by TFA and RAP. Among them, the effect of TFA on p-RIPK1 was superior. On the whole, in this study, the authors demonstrated that TFA alleviates podocyte necroptosis and RF in DKD through inhibiting the activation of the TNF-α-mediated RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL signaling axis in diabetic kidneys. The authors' findings provide new pharmacological evidence to reveal the scientific connotation of TFA in treating RF in DKD in more depth.
Databáze: MEDLINE