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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2019

Jinmaitong Ameliorates Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Through Suppressing TXNIP/NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation In The Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Model.

Qing Sun, Chao Wang, Bin Yan, Xiaohu Shi, Yue Shi, Ling Qu, Xiaochun Liang

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qing SunDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Chao WangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Bin YanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaohu ShiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7915-2207
Yue ShiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ling QuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaochun LiangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJinmaitong (JMT) has been used to prevent and treat diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) for decades. The present study aimed to elucidate the effects of JMT on thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) and Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in the streptozotocin (STZ)-induced rat model.

methodsThe diabetic rat model was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of 55 mg/kg STZ. The rats were divided into 3 groups (n = 8-10 per group): diabetic control, JMT (0.876 g/kg/d), and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA; 100 mg/kg/d). Body weight and blood glucose levels were monitored every 4 weeks for 12 weeks. Mechanical allodynia and myelin sheath injury of sciatic nerves (SNs) were assessed using the mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) test and Luxol fast blue staining. Serum T-superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), and catalase (CAT) levels were measured using commercially available kits. TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome proteins, including TXNIP, NLRP3, pro-caspase-1, and cleaved -caspase-1, and the downstream protein interleukin (IL)-1β, were measured using immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Gasdermin D (GSDMDC1) protein expression was analyzed using Western blot, and serum IL-1β and IL-18 levels were detected using ELISA.

resultsJMT did not significantly affect body weight or level of fasting blood glucose but improved mechanical allodynia and myelin sheath injury of SNs at 12 weeks following treatment. Moreover, JMT increased serum levels of the anti-oxidative enzymes CAT and T-SOD, and decreased MDA levels. Both JMT and ALA decreased expression of TXNIP, NLRP3, and cleaved-caspase-1 protein. JMT and ALA also decreased IL-1β, IL-18, and GSDMDC1 protein expression.

conclusionThe current study demonstrated that TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome activation is involved in the molecular mechanisms underlying JMT's protective effects in the STZ-induced diabetic rat model, which provides novel evidence to support the future clinical use of JMT.

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alpha lipoic aciddiabetic peripheral neuropathydiabetic rat modelJinmaitongTXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome

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