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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2021

Nephroprotective Effect of Adropinin Against Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats: Inflammatory Mechanism and YAP/TAZ Factor.

Ling Guo, Bei Jiang, Dengren Li, Xiaoyan Xiao

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ling GuoDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Bei JiangDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Dengren LiDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoyan XiaoDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetic Nephropathy remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from renal dysfunction. This study accessed the nephroprotective role of Adropinin against streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic nephropathy in rats and scrutinizes the possible mechanism of action.

methodsSTZ (45 mg/kg) dose was used for inducing diabetic nephropathy (DN) and rats were divided into different groups and received the dose-dependent treatment of Adropinin. Blood glucose level, body weight, tissue weight, antioxidant, renal, hepatic parameters, and cytokines were determined. At the end of the experimental study, renal histopathology was performed.

resultsAdropinin significantly (P<0.001) boosted plasma insulin levels and reduced the blood glucose level. Adropinin considerably increased body weight and reduced kidney weight and kidney hypertrophy. Adropinin significantly (P<0.001) reduced urine outflow, microalbumin, total protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid and increased the creatinine, creatinine clearance. Adropinin significantly (P<0.001) reduced the indole sulfate level in the serum, kidney and reduced in the urine. Adropinin significantly (P<0.001) reduced the total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and increased the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Adropinin significantly (P<0.001) increased the level of antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and reduced the level of malonaldehyde (MDA), 8-hydroxy-2' -deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). Adropinin significantly (P<0.001) reduced the level of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) and increased the level of interleukin-10 (IL-10), respectively. Adropinin treatment showed improvement in renal histopathology.

conclusionWe can say that Adropinin showed the nephroprotective effect against the STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy rats via inflammatory and antioxidant pathway.

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AcyltransferasesAnimalsDiabetic NephropathiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugHypoglycemic AgentsInflammationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMolecular StructureNeuroprotective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesStreptozocinStructure-Activity RelationshipYAP-Signaling ProteinsAcyltransferasesHypoglycemic AgentsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesStreptozocinTafazzin protein, ratYap1 protein, ratYAP-Signaling Proteinsadropininantioxidantdiabetes mellitusinflammationnephropathyrenal

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