Molecular mechanisms of mycelium of Cordyceps sinensis ameliorating renal tubular epithelial cells aging induced by D-galactose via inhibiting autophagy-related AMPK/ULK1 signaling activation.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20181205.001
- Author:
Bu-Hui LIU
1
;
Wei-Ming HE
1
;
Yi-Gang WAN
2
;
Kun GAO
1
;
Yue TU
3
;
Wei WU
2
;
Jia-Yin TAO
1
;
Jing-Jing ZHU
1
;
Ying-Dan LU
1
;
Wei SUN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nephrology,the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210029,China.
2. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210008,China.
3. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation,Second Clinic Medical School,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023,China Section of Comparative Medicine,Yale University School of Medicine Connecticut 06511,USA.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway;
aging;
autophagy;
mycelium of Cordyceps sinensis;
renal tubular epithelial cells
- MeSH:
Animals;
Autophagy;
Cordyceps;
Epithelial Cells;
Galactose;
Mycelium;
Rats
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(6):1258-1265
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To explore the effects and molecular mechanisms of mycelium of Cordyceps sinensis(MCs)improving renal tubular epithelial cells aging induced by D-galactose,the renal proximal tubular epithelial cells(NRK-52E cells)of rats in vitro were divided into the normal group(N),the D-gal model group(D),the low dose of MCs group(L-MCs),the medium dose of MCs group(M-MCs)and the high dose of MCs group(H-MCs),and treated by the different measures,respectively.More specifically,the NRK-52E cells in each group were separately treated by 1%fetal bovine serum(FBS)or D-galactose(D-gal,100 mmol·L~(-1))or D-gal(100 mmol·L~(-1))+MCs(20 mg·L~(-1))or D-gal(100 mmol·L~(-1))+MCs(40 mg·L~(-1))or D-gal(100 mmol·L~(-1))+MCs(80 mg·L~(-1)).After the intervention for24 h or 48 h,firstly,the effects of D-gal on the protein expression levels of klotho,P27 and P16,the staining of senescence-associatedβ-galactosidase(SA-β-gal)and the activation of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase(AMPK)/uncoordinated 51-like kinase 1(ULK1)signaling in the NRK-52E cells were detected,respectively.Secondly,the effects of MCs on the activation of the NRK-52E cells proliferation were investigated,respectively.Finally,the effects of MCs on the protein expression levels of klotho,P27,P16and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3(LC3),the staining of SA-β-gal and the activation of AMPK/ULK1 signaling in the NRK-52E cells exposed to D-gal were examined severally.The results indicated that,for the NRK-52E cells,D-gal could cause aging,induce the protein over-expression levels of the phosphorylated AMPK(p-AMPK)and the phosphorylated ULK1(p-ULK1)and activate AMPK/ULK1 signaling pathway.The co-treatment of MCs at the medium and high doses and D-gal could significantly ameliorate the protein expression levels of klotho,P27,P16 and the staining of SA-β-gal,suggesting the anti-cell aging actions.In addition,the cotreatment of MCs at the medium and high doses and D-gal could obviously improve the protein expression levels of LC3,p-AMPK,and p-ULK1,inhibit the activation of AMPK/ULK1 signaling and increase autophagy.On the whole,for the renal tubular epithelial cells aging models induced by D-gal,MCs not only has the in vitro actions of anti-aging,but also intervenes aging process by inhibiting autophagy-related AMPK/ULK1 signaling activation,which may be the novel molecular mechanisms of MCs protecting against aging of the renal tubular epithelial cells.
