Abstract:Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of osthol (OST) on nephrotic syndrome (NS) in rats by regulating macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle)/spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signal pathway. Methods: Ten rats were randomly selected and recorded as group N, and other rats were used to construct NS model. The 50 successfully modeled rats were randomly divided into NS group (model group), L-OST group (10 mg/kg OST), M-OST group (20 mg/kg OST), H-OST group (40 mg/kg OST), H-OST+TDB group (40 mg/kg OST+50 μg TDB/week). OST was injected once a day for 4 consecutive weeks. The levels of inflammatory factors (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), oxidative stress indicators (SOD, MDA, LDH) in serum and UP in 24h urine were detected by ELISA; the levels of BUN and Scr was measured by automatic chemical analyzer; HE staining and Masson staining were used to detect the pathological changes of kidney; TUNEL staining was used to detect renal cell apoptosis; Western blot was used to detect the expression of collagen I, Ly6g, Ki-67, and Mincle/Syk/NF-κB pathway proteins. Results: In group N, the renal tissue structure was normal and the staining was clear. In NS group, a large number of interstitial inflammatory cells infiltrated, renal tubules atrophied, and a large number of vacuoles were observed, compared with group N, the contents of 24h UP, Scr, BUN, levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MDA, LDH, the collagen volume fraction, apoptosis rate, the levels of collagen I, Ly6g, Ki-67, Mincle, Syk, p-NF-κB/NF-κB proteins in NS group increased significantly (P<0.05), the level of SOD decreased significantly (P<0.05); compared with NS group, the inflammatory cell infiltration and renal tubule atrophy in the L-OST group, M-OST group and H-OST group were improved, the contents of 24h UP, Scr, BUN, levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MDA, LDH, the collagen volume fraction, apoptosis rate, the levels of collagen I, Ly6g, Ki-67, Mincle, Syk, p-NF-κB/NF-κB proteins decreased significantly (P<0.05), the level of SOD increased significantly (P<0.05), the treatment effect of H-OST group was the best; TDB eliminated the ameliorative effect of OST on renal injury in NS rats. Conclusion: OST may alleviate renal injury in OST rats by inhibiting the Mincle/Syk/NF-κB signal pathway.
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