📝 摘要
英文摘要:Renal fibrosis is the common pathological feature of chronic kidney diseases, which is in parallel with increasing energy demand in proximal tubular epithelial cells during the metabolic shift from fatty acid oxidation to glycolysis. Shen-Shuai-II-Recipe (SSR) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula with known renal benefits in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has been shown to intervene in renal energy metabolism in a rodent model of CKD. We aimed to explore the mechanism underlying the protective effect of SSR against CKD. A 5/6 ablation/infarction (A/I) renal failure model w…
中文摘要:肾纤维化是慢性肾脏疾病的共同病理特征,这与近端肾小管上皮细胞在代谢从脂肪酸氧化转向糖酵解过程中能量需求增加相平行。参术二方是一种已知对慢性肾脏病患者具有肾脏益处的传统中药方剂,并已在慢性肾脏病啮齿动物模型中显示出对肾脏能量代谢的干预作用。本研究旨在探索参术二方对慢性肾脏病保护作用的机制。我们在大鼠中建立了5/6肾切除/梗死肾衰竭模型,随后进行为期8周的参术二方或阳性对照药物氯沙坦灌胃给药。在体外实验中,正常大鼠肾小管上皮细胞(NRK-52E)分别在低氧条件(1% O2)或常氧条件下培养。通过蛋白质印迹分析检测纤维化标志物和有氧糖酵解相关酶的表达水平,同时测定代谢物浓度。在体内外模型中,乳酸浓度升高而丙酮酸浓度降低,这与糖酵解相关酶己糖激酶2(HK2)和6-磷酸果糖-2-激酶/果糖-2,6-二磷酸酶3(PFKFB3)表达增加相关。参术二方处理逆转了细胞和动物体内肾脏糖酵解的变化,同时降低了纤维连接蛋白和α-平滑肌肌动蛋白等纤维化标志物的表达。从机制上看,参术二方治
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图1: Fig. 1
图注:SSR inhibits disease progression in 5/6 (A/I) rat model. (A) 5/6 (A/I) rat model experimental program protocol. The levels of SCr (B), BUN (C), UACR (D) were measured after 8-week treatment (n = 8). (E) Representative HE and Masson’s trichrome staining. 200 × magnification. (F) The expression of fib…
中文释义: SSR在5/6(A/I)大鼠模型中抑制疾病进展。(A)5/6(A/I)大鼠模型实验方案示意图。治疗8周后检测SCr(B)、BUN(C)、UACR(D)水平(n=8)。(E)代表性HE与Masson三色染色图(200倍放大)。(F)通过Western blotting分析检测纤连蛋白(FN)、α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)及增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)的表达。(G)定量分析结果。
图2: Fig. 2
图注:SSR inhibits aerobic glycolysis in CKD rat kidneys. (A) The expression of HK2 and PFKFB3 proteins in rat kidneys were determined by Western blotting analysis. (B) Quantitative analysis of HK2 and PFKFB3 expression (n = 4). The levels of Serum LA (C), LA of kidney (D), LA/PYR (E) were measured after …
中文释义: SSR抑制慢性肾病大鼠肾脏的有氧糖酵解。(A) 通过蛋白质印迹法检测大鼠肾脏中HK2和PFKFB3蛋白的表达。(B) HK2和PFKFB3表达的定量分析(n=4)。(C) 血清乳酸、(D) 肾脏乳酸及(E) 乳酸/丙酮酸比值在治疗8周后的水平测定(n=6)。数据采用单因素方差分析。数值以均值±标准误表示。*P<0.05;**P<0.01。
图3: Fig. 3
图注:SSR modulates SIRT1 and HIF-1α expression in fibrotic kidneys. (A) The expression of SIRT1 and HIF-1α proteins in rat kidneys were determined by Western blotting analysis. (B) Quantitative analysis of SIRT1 and HIF-1α expression (n = 4). (C) Quantitative analysis of SIRT1 and HIF-1α mRNA expression …
中文释义: SSR调节纤维化肾脏中SIRT1和HIF-1α的表达。(A)通过蛋白质印迹法检测大鼠肾脏中SIRT1和HIF-1α蛋白的表达水平。(B)SIRT1和HIF-1α蛋白表达的定量分析(n=4)。(C)大鼠肾脏中SIRT1和HIF-1α mRNA表达的定量分析(n=6)。数据采用单因素方差分析。数值以均值±标准误表示。*P<0.05;**P<0.01。
图4: Fig. 4
图注:SSR modulates SIRT1/HIF-1α and aerobic glycolysis in rat epithelial cells. (A) The expression of FN and α-SMA proteins were determined by western blot. Quantitative analysis of FN and α-SMA levels (n = 4). (B) The expression of HK2 and PFKFB3 proteins were determined by Western blotting analysis. Qu…
中文释义: SSR调节大鼠上皮细胞中的SIRT1/HIF-1α通路及有氧糖酵解过程。(A)通过蛋白质印迹法检测FN和α-SMA蛋白表达水平,并对FN与α-SMA含量进行定量分析(n=4)。(B)采用蛋白质印迹分析法测定HK2和PFKFB3蛋白表达,并对HK2与PFKFB3水平进行定量分析(n=4)。(C)检测SIRT1和HIF-1α蛋白表达情况。
🔬 研究要点
结果:结果 SSR在5/6(A/I)肾衰大鼠模型中抑制疾病进展 本研究严格按照预设时间线(图1A),在5/6(A/I)肾衰竭大鼠模型中观察SSR对肾损伤及间质纤维化的影响。作为肾功能评价指标的血肌酐(SCr)和血尿素氮(BUN)水平在5/6肾切除大鼠中显著升高,而经SSR或阳性对照药物氯沙坦干预后,两者水平均明显下降(图1B、C)。同样地,5/6肾切除术后尿白蛋白/肌酐比值(UACR)显著上升,SSR或氯沙坦治疗可有效降低该比值(图1D)。SSR或氯沙坦的干预同时减轻了肾组织病理损伤程度。
讨论:讨论 本研究通过大鼠慢性肾脏病模型证实,SSR具有肾脏保护作用,具体表现为肾功能改善、蛋白尿减少及肾间质纤维化减轻。机制研究发现,SSR的肾脏保护效应与慢性肾脏病肾脏组织中SIRT1表达上调及有氧糖酵解水平降低密切相关。这一相关性在大鼠肾上皮细胞体外模型中得到了进一步验证。当SIRT1基因被沉默时,SSR对HIF-1α及肾纤维化的保护作用明显减弱,表明SIRT1是SSR发挥肾脏保护作用的核心分子靶点。





