Rapid Analysis and Guided Isolation ofAstragalusIsoflavonoids by UHPLC–DAD–MSnand Their Cellular Antioxidant Defense on High-Glucose-Induced Mesangial Cell Dysfunction

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1105-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Tang ◽  
Ying-Bin Shen ◽  
Zhi-Hua Wang ◽  
Bao He ◽  
You-Hua Xu ◽  
...  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghua Zhang ◽  
Liang Feng ◽  
Junfei Gu ◽  
Liang Ma ◽  
Dong Qin ◽  
...  

Oxidative stress (OS) has been regarded as one of the major pathogeneses of diabetic nephropathy (DN) through damaging kidney which is associated with renal cells dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Moutan Cortex (MC) could protect kidney function against oxidative stressin vitroorin vivo. The compounds in MC extract were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS. High-glucose-fat diet and STZ (30 mg kg−1) were used to induce DN rats model, while 200 μg mL−1AGEs were for HBZY-1 mesangial cell damage. The treatment with MC could significantly increase the activity of SOD, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), and catalase (CAT). However, lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde (MDA) was reduced markedlyin vitroorin vivo. Furthermore, MC decreased markedly the levels of blood glucose, serum creatinine, and urine protein in DN rats. Immunohistochemical assay showed that MC downregulated significantly transforming growth factor beta 2 (TGF-β2) protein expression in renal tissue. Our data provided evidence to support this fact that MC attenuated OS in AGEs-induced mesangial cell dysfunction and also in high-glucose-fat diet and STZ-induced DN rats.


Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha-Rim Kim ◽  
Seon-Young Kim

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. japonica (Hassk.) Hara (PF), is a medical herb of the Lamiaceae family. We have previously reported that the PF sprout extract (PFSE) is effective in treating hyperglycemia. However, the role of PFSE on glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) proliferation and the extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in a diabetic condition are still unclear. Therefore, in this study, we have investigated the role of PFSE on cell proliferation and ECM accumulation in murine glomerular MCs (MMCs), cultured under a high glucose (HG) condition. PFSE treatment attenuated HG-induced MMCs proliferation and hypertrophy. Moreover, the HG-induced ECM protein, collagen IV and fibronectin, overexpression was abolished by the PFFSE treatment. In addition, PFSE inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and NOX2 and NOX4 expression in MMCs under a HG condition. Our data further revealed the involvement of mesangial cell damage in AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) activation. PFSE strongly activated AMPK in MMCs under hyperglycemic conditions. These results suggest that PFSE inhibits HG-medicated MC fibrosis through suppressing the activation of NOX2/4 and the AMPK activation mechanism. PFSE may be useful for the prevention or treatment of diabetic nephropathy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Wei Xu ◽  
Mei-Ping Guan ◽  
Zong-Ji Zheng ◽  
Fang Gao ◽  
Yan-Mei Zeng ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 5729-5736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian‐ying Hu ◽  
La‐mei Li ◽  
Yan‐zi Pan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Yun ◽  
Jinyu Ren ◽  
Yufei Liu ◽  
Lijuan Dai ◽  
Liqun Song ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been considered as pivotal biomarkers in Diabetic nephropathy (DN). CircRNA ARP2 actin-related protein 2 homolog (circ-ACTR2) could promote the HG-induced cell injury in DN. However, how circ-ACTR2 acts in DN is still unclear. This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of circ-ACTR2 in DN progression, intending to provide support for the diagnostic and therapeutic potentials of circ-ACTR2 in DN. Methods RNA expression analysis was conducted by the quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell growth was measured via Cell Counting Kit-8 and EdU assays. Inflammatory response was assessed by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The protein detection was performed via western blot. Oxidative stress was evaluated by the commercial kits. The molecular interaction was affirmed through dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation assays. Results Circ-ACTR2 level was upregulated in DN samples and high glucose (HG)-treated human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs). Silencing the circ-ACTR2 expression partly abolished the HG-induced cell proliferation, inflammation and extracellular matrix accumulation and oxidative stress in HRMCs. Circ-ACTR2 was confirmed as a sponge for miR-205-5p. Circ-ACTR2 regulated the effects of HG on HRMCs by targeting miR-205-5p. MiR-205-5p directly targeted high-mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2), and HMGA2 downregulation also protected against cell injury in HG-treated HRMCs. HG-mediated cell dysfunction was repressed by miR-205-5p/HMGA2 axis. Moreover, circ-ACTR2 increased the expression of HMGA2 through the sponge effect on miR-205-5p in HG-treated HRMCs. Conclusion All data have manifested that circ-ACTR2 contributed to the HG-induced DN progression in HRMCs by the mediation of miR-205-5p/HMGA2 axis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 963-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Chun Tsai ◽  
Mei-Chuan Kuo ◽  
Wei-Wen Hung ◽  
Ling-Yu Wu ◽  
Ping-Hsun Wu ◽  
...  

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
Ryuichi Kikkawa ◽  
Masakazu Haneda ◽  
Daisuke Koya ◽  
Yukio Shigeta

2021 ◽  
pp. 110072
Author(s):  
Falguni Das ◽  
Amit Bera ◽  
Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury ◽  
Kavitha Sataranatarajan ◽  
Amrita Kamat ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (4) ◽  
pp. F667-F674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chhinder P. Sodhi ◽  
Sarojini A. Phadke ◽  
Daniel Batlle ◽  
Atul Sahai

The effect of hypoxia on the proliferation and collagen synthesis of cultured rat mesangial cells was examined under normal-glucose (NG, 5 mM) and high-glucose (HG, 25 mM)-media conditions. In addition, a role for osteopontin (OPN) in mediating these processes was assessed. Quiescent cultures were exposed to hypoxia (3% O2) and normoxia (18% O2) in a serum-free medium with NG or HG, and cell proliferation, collagen synthesis, and OPN expression were assessed. Cells exposed to hypoxia in NG medium resulted in significant increases in [3H]thymidine incorporation, cell number, and [3H]proline incorporation, respectively. HG incubations also produced significant stimulation of these parameters under normoxic conditions, which were markedly enhanced in cells exposed to hypoxia in HG medium. In addition, hypoxia and HG stimulated the mRNA levels of type IV collagen, and the combination of hypoxia and HG resulted in additive increases in type IV collagen expression. Hypoxia and HG also stimulated OPN mRNA and protein levels in an additive fashion. A neutralizing antibody to OPN or its β3-integrin receptor significantly blocked the effect of hypoxia and HG on proliferation and collagen synthesis. In conclusion, these results demonstrate for the first time that hypoxia in HG medium produces exaggerated mesangial cell growth and type IV collagen synthesis. In addition, OPN appears to play a role in mediating the accelerated mesangial cell growth and collagen synthesis found in a hyperglycemic and hypoxic environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Liao ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Chuanfu Zhang ◽  
Yue Guo ◽  
Weiwei Liu ◽  
...  

Glomerular hypertrophy is an early morphological alteration in diabetic nephropathy. Cyclin-Dependent Kinases have been shown to be required for high glucose (HG)-induced hypertrophy; however, the upstream regulators of CDKN1B in glomerular hypertrophy remain unclear. Herein we describe a novel pathway in which Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) NEAT1 regulates the progression of mesangial cell hypertrophy via a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) mechanism. Real-time PCR was performed to detect the relative NEAT1 and miR-222-3p expressions and further confirmed the relationship between NEAT1 and miR-222-3p. Cell cycle was evaluated by flow cytometry. The related mechanisms were explored by Western blot, RNA immunoprecipitation and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. We show that NEAT1 forms double stranded RNA (dsRNA) with miR-222-3p, thus limiting miR-222-3p’s binding with CDKN1B. This release of CDKN1B mRNA leads to elevated CDKN1B protein expression, resulting in hypertrophy. In addition, we demonstrated that STAT3 which is activated by HG induces the transcription of NEAT1 by binding to its promoter. Our findings underscore an unexpected role of lncRNAs on gene regulation and introduce a new mode of proliferation regulation in mesangial cells.


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