Quercetin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury in mice by suppressing TLR4/NF-κB pathway.
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2019.05.16
- Author:
Jixiang TAN
1
;
Jin HE
2
;
Wenyi QIN
3
;
Lin ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
2. Department of Nephrology, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
3. Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway;
acute kidney injury;
inflammatory factors;
lipopolysaccharide;
quercetin
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Animals;
Antioxidants;
pharmacology;
Lipopolysaccharides;
Male;
Mice;
Mice, Inbred BALB C;
NF-kappa B;
Quercetin;
pharmacology;
Rats;
Toll-Like Receptor 4;
drug effects;
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha;
drug effects
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2019;39(5):598-602
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective effect of quercetin against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in mice and explore its mechanism.
METHODS:Forty male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group (with saline treatment), 15 mg/kg LPS group, and quercetin-treated groups with intragastric quercetin treatment (once daily for 3 consecutive days) at low (25 mg/kg) and high (50 mg/kg) dose prior to 15 mg/kg LPS injection. LPS was administered by intraperitoneally injection 1 after the last gavage of quercetin. The mice were sacrificed 24 h after LPS injection for analysis of kidney pathologies, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels; serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 were detected by ELISA, and the expressions of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), MyD88, TRAF-6 and NF-κBp65 in the kidney were detected by Western blotting.
RESULTS:Quercetin significantly lessened renal pathologies, lowered BUN and creatinine levels ( < 0.05) and inhibited TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 production in mice with LPS-induced AKI ( < 0.05). Pretreatment with quercetin also significantly inhibited TLR4, MyD88, and TRAF-6 expressions and NF-κBp65 activation in the kidneys of the rats with LPS challenge ( < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:Quercetin pretreatment can protect mice against LPSinduced AKI by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.
