Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Biomedical Products, School of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China.
Mar Drugs. 2020 Sep 9;18(9):462. doi: 10.3390/md18090462.
Cyclophosphamide (CTX) is a widely used anticancer drug with severe nephrotoxicity. The pentadecapeptide (RVAPEEHPVEGRYLV) from (SCSP) has been shown to affect immunity and to protect the liver. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the ameliorating effect of SCSP on CTX-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. We injected male ICR mice with CTX (80 mg/kg·day) and measured the nephrotoxicity indices, levels of antioxidant enzymes, malondialdehyde (MDA), inflammatory factors, as well as the major proteins of the NF-κB and apoptotic pathways. Cyclophosphamide induced kidney injury; the levels of kidney-injury indicators and cytokines recovered remarkably in mice after receiving SCSP. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) increased, while there was a significant decrease in MDA levels. The kidney tissue damage induced by CTX was also repaired to a certain extent. In addition, SCSP significantly inhibited inflammatory factors and apoptosis by regulating the NF-κB and apoptotic pathways. Our study shows that SCSP has the potential to ameliorate CTX-induced nephrotoxicity and may be used as a therapeutic adjuvant to ameliorate CTX-induced nephrotoxicity.
环磷酰胺(CTX)是一种广泛应用于临床的抗癌药物,但具有严重的肾毒性。从中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)中提取的十五肽(RVAPEEHPVEGRYLV)已被证明具有免疫调节和护肝作用。因此,本研究旨在探讨中华绒螯蟹肽(SCSP)对 CTX 诱导的小鼠肾毒性的改善作用。我们给雄性 ICR 小鼠注射 CTX(80mg/kg·day),并检测肾毒性指标、抗氧化酶水平、丙二醛(MDA)、炎症因子以及 NF-κB 和凋亡通路的主要蛋白。CTX 诱导的肾脏损伤;接受 SCSP 治疗后,小鼠的肾脏损伤指标和细胞因子水平显著恢复。超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性增加,MDA 水平显著降低。CTX 引起的肾组织损伤也在一定程度上得到修复。此外,SCSP 通过调节 NF-κB 和凋亡通路显著抑制炎症因子和凋亡。我们的研究表明,SCSP 具有改善 CTX 诱导的肾毒性的潜力,可作为改善 CTX 诱导的肾毒性的治疗辅助剂。