Protective effect of curcumin on type 2 diabetic nephropathy rats and mechanism research
10.3969/j.issn.1000-484X.2017.04.023
- VernacularTitle:姜黄素对2型糖尿病肾病大鼠保护作用及机制研究
- Author:
Daozhou WANG
;
Zhicheng QIU
;
Yan YANG
;
Dihua ZHANG
- Keywords:
Curcumin;
Type 2 diabetic nephropathy;
Oxidative stress;
Nrf2/ARE signaling pathways
- From:
Chinese Journal of Immunology
2017;33(4):588-592
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the protective effect of curcumin on type 2 diabetic nephropathy rats and the possible mechanism.Methods:30 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group,the DN group and curcumin group,10 cases in each group,rats in DN and curcumin group were fed with high fat,after that they were used the streptozotocin injection to set up DN model.In addition,rats in curcumin group were given 200 mg/kg curcumin once a day,other two group were given sodium carboxymethylcellulose half-and-half.After 12 weeks,the 24 h urine were collected at the last delivery,the blood glucose(BG),total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),blood urea nitrogen(BUN),serum creatinine(Scr),microalbu minuria(mAlb) were tested,the urinary albumin excretion rate(UAER) was calculated.Furthermore,rats were sacrificed,kidney mass weighed,and the kidney index(KI) was calculated.Renal cortical was fixed with polymers cresol for hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining,renal cortical was also made renal cortex homogenate and the SOD activity,MDA were detected,the expression of nuclear factor related factor 2(Nrf2) and heme oxygenase 1(HO-1) protein in the kidney tissues was detected with Western blot detection.Results:BG,TC,TG,KI,BUN,Scr,UAER,MDA of DN group and curcumin group were significantly higher than control group,and BM,KM,SOD was significantly lower than the control group,the amplitude raising or reducing in curcumin group were less than DN group,the difference had statistical significance(P<0.05);HE staining results showed that,compared with DN group,renal tubule degeneration in curcumin group was obviously reduced,inflammatory cells infiltration was decreased significantly;Western blot results showed that expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 protein in control group were significantly lower than DN group and curcumin group,and curcumin group was significantly higher than the DN group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Curcumin may play a role of kidney protection through the activation of Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway to reduce oxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy rats.
