IgA Nephropathy Benefits from Compound K Treatment by Inhibiting NF-κB/NLRP3 Inflammasome and Enhancing Autophagy and SIRT1

Autor: Yusuke Suzuki, Ann Chen, Chia Chao Wu, Lichieh Julie Chu, David J. Nikolic-Paterson, Yu Chieh Lee, Shuk-Man Ka, Chung Yao Wu, Wan Han Hsu, Sheau Long Lee, Akiko Takahata, Kuo Feng Hua
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Journal of Immunology. 205:202-212
ISSN: 1550-6606
0022-1767
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900284
Popis: IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerular disorder, has a relatively poor prognosis yet lacks a pathogenesis-based treatment. Compound K (CK) is a major absorbable intestinal bacterial metabolite of ginsenosides, which are bioactive components of ginseng. The present study revealed promising therapeutic effects of CK in two complementary IgAN models: a passively induced one developed by repeated injections of IgA immune complexes and a spontaneously occurring model of spontaneous grouped ddY mice. The potential mechanism for CK includes 1) inhibiting the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in renal tissues, macrophages and bone marrow–derived dendritic cells, 2) enhancing the induction of autophagy through increased SIRT1 expression, and 3) eliciting autophagy-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition. The results support CK as a drug candidate for IgAN.
Databáze: OpenAIRE