Berberine Reduces Renal Cell Pyroptosis in Golden Hamsters with Diabetic Nephropathy through the Nrf2-NLRP3-Caspase-1-GSDMD Pathway

被引:17
作者
Ding, Baozhu [1 ,2 ]
Geng, Songyan [3 ]
Hou, Xiaojie [2 ]
Ma, Xuelian [2 ]
Xu, Huazhou [2 ]
Yang, Fan [2 ]
Liu, Kun [2 ]
Liang, Wenjie [1 ,2 ]
Ma, Guoping [4 ]
机构
[1] Hebei Univ Chinese Med, Coll Integrated Tradit Chinese & Western Med, Shijiazhuang 050091, Hebei, Peoples R China
[2] Hebei Univ Chinese Med, Inst Integrat Med, Hebei Key Lab Integrat Med Liver Kidney Patterns, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Peoples R China
[3] Ningjin Cty Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Xingtai 055550, Hebei, Peoples R China
[4] Hebei Med Univ, Hosp 1, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei, Peoples R China
关键词
INDUCED APOPTOSIS; EXPRESSION; INJURY; RATS;
D O I
10.1155/2021/5545193
中图分类号
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
10 ;
摘要
Objective. To observe the effect of berberine (BBR) on kidney cell pyroptosis in golden hamsters with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and to explore the molecular mechanism of its renal protection. Methods. Fifty clean-grade male golden hamsters were randomly divided into a control group (10) and a model building group (40). The DN model was established by high-sugar and high-fat feeding and injection of a small amount of STZ. After successful establishment of the model, they were randomly divided into a model group, western medicine group, and berberine high- and low-dose groups. The western medicine group was given irbesartan 13.5 mg/kg, and the berberine high- and low-dose groups were given BBR 200 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg, respectively, for 8 consecutive weeks. An automatic biochemical analyser was used to measure blood glucose, blood lipids, kidney function, MDA, and other indicators; radioimmunoassay was used to assess serum insulin; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to quantify IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-18, TNF-alpha; HE, PAS, and Masson staining were used to observe kidney pathological tissue morphology; western blot and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR were used to assess protein and mRNA expression of molecules, such as Nrf2, NLRP3, Caspase-1, and GSDMD; and TUNEL staining was used to detect DNA damage. SPSS statistical software was used for the data analysis. Results. The kidney tissues of golden hamsters in the control group were normal; Nrf2 was highly expressed, serum MDA level was low, NLRP3 expression in kidney tissue was not obvious, Caspase-1 and GSDMD were weakly expressed, and only a few TUNEL-positive cells were observed. Compared with the control group, the golden hamsters in the model group had obvious renal pathological damage; blood glucose, blood lipids, renal function-related indexes, insulin, and inflammatory factors IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-18, and TNF-alpha were increased (P < 0.05); NLRP3, Caspase-1, and GSDMD expression was increased; Nrf2 expression was decreased; MDA level was increased (P < 0.05); and the number of TUNEL-positive cells was increased. Compared with the model group, the pathological morphology of the kidney tissue of golden hamsters in the three treatment groups was significantly improved; blood glucose, blood lipids, renal function, and the expression of inflammatory factors IL-1 beta and IL-6 were reduced (P < 0.05); NLRP3, Caspase-1, GSDMD, and other molecular proteins and mRNA expression were decreased; Nrf2 expression was increased; MDA level was decreased (P < 0.05); and the number of TUNEL-positive cells was decreased. Conclusion. DN golden hamster kidney NLRP3-Caspase-1-GSDMD signalling was enhanced. BBR can reduce oxidative stress damage by regulating antioxidative Nrf2 and then regulating NLRP3-Caspase-1-GSDMD signalling to inhibit pyroptosis, antagonizing DN inflammation-induced damage.
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