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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

Saxagliptin protects against diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting caspase 3/PARP-1-dependent nephrocyte apoptosis.

Xiaowei Xing, Shuang Guo, Yusheng Liu, Jiangying Kuang, Zhiwei Huang, Xin Wang, Qinghua Lu

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xiaowei XingDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Shuang GuoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Yusheng LiuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Jiangying KuangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Zhiwei HuangDepartment of Hematology, The Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Xin WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Qinghua LuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China.
Second Hospital of Shandong University · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saxagliptin (SAX) can protect against tissue damage caused by diabetic nephropathy. However, whether this compound can restore kidney function, and its specific mechanism of action remain unclear. The present study explored the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of SAX. Male Wistar rats (8 weeks old) were randomly divided into the following groups: A control group (n=10); a group with streptozocin-induced diabetes mellitus (DM) treated with saline (n=20); and a group with streptozocin-induced DM treated with SAX (n=20). Following 20 weeks of treatment, renal function and the extent of renal damage were assessed based on histological staining using hematoxylin and eosin, periodic acid-Schiff and Masson's trichrome staining. The experimental results indicated that Streptozocin induction of DM led to thicker basement membranes in mesangial cells and a more abundant extracellular matrix. These changes were ameliorated following treatment with SAX. The data demonstrated that renal tissue and renal cell apoptosis were ameliorated significantly following treatment with SAX. Furthermore, the expression levels of the apoptotic genes poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and caspase 3 were significantly decreased following treatment with SAX. Therefore, SAX may reduce the extent of renal apoptosis and pathological outcomes in diabetic nephropathy by downregulating the expression of caspase 3 and PARP-1 in the death receptor pathway of apoptosis.

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apoptosiscaspase 3diabetic nephropathyPARP-1saxagliptin

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