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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2022

Extract of Corallodiscus flabellata attenuates renal fibrosis in SAMP8 mice via the Wnt/β-catenin/RAS signaling pathway.

Bing Cao, Mengnan Zeng, Yanpo Si, Beibei Zhang, Yangyang Wang, Ruiqi Xu, Yanjie Huang, Weisheng Feng, Xiaoke Zheng

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Bing CaoHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Mengnan ZengHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Yanpo SiHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Beibei ZhangHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Yangyang WangHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Ruiqi XuHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Yanjie HuangHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Weisheng FengHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China.
Xiaoke ZhengHenan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, China. zhengxk.2006@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University · CNHenan Bioengineering Technology Research Center · CN

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Weisheng Feng 171100310500Xiaoke Zheng 2019YFC1708802
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFibrosis is one of the most common pathological features of the aging process of the kidney, and fibrosis in aging kidneys also aggravates the process of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Corallodiscus flabellata B. L. Burtt (C. flabellata, CF) is a commonly used botanical drug in Chinese folklore. However, few studies have reported its pharmacological effects. This study aimed to explore the effect of CF ethanol extract on renal fibrosis in SAMP8 mice and identify potentially active compounds.

methodsSenescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8 (SAMP8) were used as animal models, and different doses of CF were given by gavage for one month. To observe the degree of renal aging in mice using β-galactosidase staining. Masson staining and the expression levels of Col-I, α-SMA, and FN were used to evaluate the renal fibrosis in mice. The protein expression levels of Nrf2 pathway and Wnt/β-catenin/RAS pathway in the kidney were measured. And β-galactosidase (β-gal) induced NRK-52E cells as an in vitro model to screen the active components of CF.

resultsThe CF ethanol extract significantly inhibited the activity of renal β-galactosidase and the expression levels of Col-I, α-SMA, and FN in SAMP8 mice, and improved Masson staining in SAMP8 mice. CF remarkably reduced urinary protein, creatinine, urea nitrogen and serum levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in SAMP8 mice, and significantly increased the levels of SOD and GSH-Px. Moreover, CF activated the Nrf2 pathway and blocked the Wnt/β-catenin/RAS pathway in the kidneys of mice. Besides, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol (SDC-0-14, 16) and (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol-8-O-[4-O-trans-caffeoyl-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (SDC-1-8) were isolated from CF, which reduced the senescence of NRK-52E cells, and maybe the active ingredients of CF playing the anti-aging role.

conclusionsOur experiments illuminated that CF ethanol extract may ameliorate renal fibrosis in SAMP8 mice via the Wnt/β-catenin/RAS pathway. And SDC-0-14,16 and SDC-1-8 may be the material basis for CF to exert anti-renal senescence-related effects.

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beta CateninRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAnimalsFibrosisMicePlant ExtractsWnt Signaling Pathwaybeta CateninPlant ExtractsAgingCorallodiscus flabellataKidneyRenal fibrosisSAMP8SenescenceWnt/β-catenin/RAS

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