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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2015

Simvastatin ameliorates renal lipidosis through the suppression of renal CXCL16 expression in mice with adriamycin-induced nephropathy.

Cong Wang, Qian Li, Junhui Zhen, Yihuai Xu, Shuzhen Sun

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cong WangDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatism and Immunology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qian LiDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatism and Immunology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, China.
Junhui ZhenSchool of Medicine, Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yihuai XuDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatism and Immunology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shuzhen SunDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatism and Immunology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shandong Provincial Hospital · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo investigate the roles of CXCL16 and ox-LDL in adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy mice and to explore the mechanism of simvastatin on the renal protective effects of ADR nephropathy.

methodsFifteen male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into normal control (NC), ADR nephropathy and simvastatin-treated ADR nephropathy (ADR-SIM) groups. ADR nephropathy was induced by a single intravenous injection of ADR into the tail vein. All mice were sacrificed at the end of the 7th week, with the blood, 24-h urine and kidneys collected. The levels of ox-LDL and total cholesterol in the serum, the serum CXCL16, ox-LDL and NF-κB expression were detected.

resultsCompared with the NC group, the levels of serum total cholesterol and ox-LDL in the ADR and ADR-SIM groups were significantly higher, the level of serum albumin was significantly lower and the expression of CXCL16, ox-LDL and NF-κB in the renal tissue of ADR and ADR-SIM groups was significantly increased. Compared with the ADR group, the expressions of renal CXCL16, ox-LDL and NF-κB in the ADR-SIM group were significantly decreased. Levels of serum total cholesterol and ox-LDL were not significantly different between the two groups.

conclusionsSimvastatin exerts a protective effect on renal function and structure in mice with ADR nephropathy. The beneficial effects of simvastatin might be related to the decreasing expression of CXCL16 in glomerular podocytes followed by the decreasing endocytosis of ox-LDL in podocytes and inhibition of NF-κB pathway activation.

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DoxorubicinAnimalsChemokine CXCL16Chemokine CXCL6CholesterolDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationEndocytosisHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsKidney DiseasesKidney GlomerulusLipidosesLipoproteins, LDLMaleMice, Inbred BALB CNF-kappa BChemokine CXCL16Chemokine CXCL6CholesterolCxcl16 protein, mouseDoxorubicinHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLipoproteins, LDLNF-kappa Boxidized low density lipoproteinSimvastatinadriamycinBalb/c miceCXCL16nephropathyox-LDLsimvastatin

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PMID26884839
PMCPMC4730052
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