核黄素对STZ诱导的大鼠糖尿病肾病的治疗作用

目的:探讨核黄素对STZ诱导的大鼠糖尿病肾病的治疗作用及机制。方法:将雄性Sprague-Daw-ley大鼠随机分为3组,即正常对照组、糖尿病模型组、核黄素治疗组,采用腹腔注射链脲佐菌素法建立糖尿病大鼠模型,收集各组血、尿及肾组织,生化方法检测24h尿蛋白量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性及丙二醛(MDA)的含量,并计算肾脏脏器系数(KW/BW);Western blotting检测不同组别肾皮质TGF-β1、纤溶酶原活化抑制因子-1(PAI-1)蛋白质水平;光镜观察肾组织形态改变。结果:与糖尿病模型组大鼠比较,核黄素治疗组大鼠尿蛋白量显著降低(P0.01),肾组织及血清SOD、CAT活性升高(P0.01),肾组织MDA含量显著降低(P0.01),核黄素治疗组肾皮质TGF-β1及PAI-1蛋白表达明显低于糖尿病模型组。结论:核黄素对STZ诱导的糖尿病大鼠肾脏有一定的保护作用,其机制可能与其降低肾组织TGF-β1、PAI-1蛋白表达有关。

Protective effects of riboflavin on diabetic nephropathy in STZ-induced diabetic rats

AIM: To explore the protective effects of riboflavin on the kidney in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: normal control group, diabetic model group and riboflavin-treated group. Diabetes was induced by a single injection of STZ (dissolved in 0.01 mol/L citrate buffer, pH 4.5, 65 mg/kg, ip) in rats. The biochemical methods were used to measure the contents of urine protein and malondialdehyde in the kidney, and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in serum and renal tissues. Furthermore, the protein expression of TGF-β1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1) in renal cortex was detected by Western blotting. The morphological changes of renal tissue were observed under microscope.RESULTS: Compared to the diabetic model group, riboflavin significantly increased the activities of SOD and CAT (P<0.01) in the serum and renal tissues, and decreased the contents of urine protein and MDA (P<0.01) in the renal tissues in riboflavin-treated group. The levels of TGF-β1 and PAI-1 in the renal cortex were dramatically decreased in the treated diabetic rats compared to the diabetic model rats (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: Riboflavin inhibits the protein expression of TGF-β1 and PAI-1 in renal tissue of STZ-induced diabetic rats. Riboflavin may alleviate the pathologic changes and play an important protective role in diabetic kidneys.