Li Xiaoping,Li Jin.Protective effect of Zhaqijiangtang decoction on kidney of diabetic nephropathy rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(12):1233-1236.
Li Xiaoping,Li Jin.Protective effect of Zhaqijiangtang decoction on kidney of diabetic nephropathy rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(12):1233-1236.DOI:
Protective effect of Zhaqijiangtang decoction on kidney of diabetic nephropathy rats
Objective To investigate the effect of Zhaqijiangtang decoction (a traditional Chinese medicine) on the expression of nephrin in kidney of diabetic nephropathy (DN) rats and its mechanism. Methods A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group
a model control group
a glibenclamide group
and Zhaqijiangtang decoction high-dose
middle-dose and low-dose groups. Except for the rats of the normal control group
the other rats were injected with streptozotocin (STZ) to establish DN model rats
and different drugs were intragastrically administered in each group. At the end of the 10th week
the renal tissues were collected to observe the pathological
and ultrastructural changes. The mRNA and protein expression levels of nephrin were determined by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Results Compared with the normal control group
the pathological and ultrastructural changes of renal tissues in the model control group were significantly different
and the mRNA and protein expression levels of nephrin were significantly lower (
P
0.01). The mRNA and protein expression levels of nephrin increased significantly in the Zhaqijiangtang decoction high-dose group and middle-dose group and glibenclamide group compared with the model control group (
P
0.05). Conclusion Zhaqijiangtang decoction has protective effect on kidney of DN rats
and the mechanism may involve reducing the injury of podocytes by up-regulating nephrin expression.