Based on TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway to explore the mechanism of Qingre Zhixue Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in rats
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Based on TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway to explore the mechanism of Qingre Zhixue Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in rats
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese MedicineVol. 46, Issue 4, Pages: 476-483(2023)
作者机构:
1.河南中医药大学儿科医学院 郑州 450046
2.河南中医药大学第一附属医院
作者简介:
ZHANG Xia, Ph.D., Chief Physician, Master’s Supervisor. The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, No.19, Renmin Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou 450003.E-mail: zhangxia0600@163.com
基金信息:
National Natural Science Foundation of China(81873343);Special Project of Scientific Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Henan Province(2023ZY2044)
WANG Long, DING Ying, XU Shanshan, et al. Based on TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway to explore the mechanism of Qingre Zhixue Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in rats[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 46(4): 476-483. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2023.04.005.
DOI:
WANG Long, DING Ying, XU Shanshan, et al. Based on TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway to explore the mechanism of Qingre Zhixue Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in rats[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 46(4): 476-483. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2023.04.005.DOI:
Based on TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway to explore the mechanism of Qingre Zhixue Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in rats
Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside in rats with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN).
Methods
2
An HSPN rat model was established by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin and complete Freund’s adjuvant. According to the random number table method
54 rats with successful model were divided into the model group (
n
=11)
the
Qingre Zhixue
Formula group (3.17 mg/kg
n
=11)
the tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside group (4.69 mg/kg
n
=11)
the combined group (3.17 mg/kg
Qingre Zhixue
Formula + 4.69 mg/kg tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside
n
=11)
the hormone group (prednisone acetate 2.34 mg/kg
n
=10)
in addition
nine rats in the blank group. Rats in the blank group and the model group were gavaged with the same amount of saline
and rats in the other groups were gavaged with corresponding drugs twice a day for 4 weeks. The urinary red blood cell count and the 24-hour urine protein quantification were determined by urine analyzer. The pathological changes of the mesangial area of rats were observed by transmission electron microscopy. The protein and mRNA expression levels of thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP)
Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)
cysteine aspartic protease-1 (Caspase-1) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in rat kidney tissue were detected by Western blotting and real-time PCR.
Results
2
Compared with the model group
the urinary red blood cell count
the 24-hour urine protein quantification
the protein expression levels of TXNIP
NLRP3 and Caspase-1 in the kidney tissues of rats in all treatment groups were reduced (
P
<
0.05). The glomerular thylakoid hyperplasia and basement membrane thickening of rats in each treatment group were improved
among which the most obvious improvement was observed in the combined group. The mRNA expression levels of TXNIP and NLRP3 in the kidney tissues of the rats in the combined group
the tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside group and the hormone group were decreased (
P
<
0.05)
the mRNA expression levels of IL-1β in the kidney tissues of the rats in the combined group and the hormone group were decreased (
P
<
0.05). Compared with the combined group
the urinary red blood cell count
the 24-hour urine protein quantification
the protein expression of TXNIP and NLRP3
and the mRNA expression levels of IL-1β in the kidney tissues of the rats in the remaining treatment groups were all increased (
P
<
0.05). The mRNA expression levels of TXNIP and NLRP3 in the kidney tissues of the rats in the tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside group were increased (
P
<
0.05)
the mRNA expression levels of NLRP3 in the kidney tissues of the rats in the
Qingre Zhixue
Formula group were increased (
P
<
0.05)
the mRNA expression levels of TXNIP
NLRP3 and IL-1β were increased in the kidney tissues of the rats in the hormone group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Qingre Zhixue
Formula combined with tripterygium wilfordii multiglucoside can effectively reduce the urinary red blood cell count and the 24-hour urine protein quantification in HSPN rats
and alleviate kidney injury
which may be related to the inhibition of the TXNIP/NLRP3/Caspase-1 inflammatory pathway.
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