State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China.
Am J Chin Med. 2020;48(6):1455-1473. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X20500718. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
Uric acid nephropathy (UAN) is caused by excessive uric acid, which results in the damage of renal tissue urate crystals deposition in the kidneys. The roots and rhizomes of Bunge () have been clinically used in many prescriptions to treat uric acid-induced renal damage. This study investigates the uricosuric and nephroprotective effects of the ethyl acetate extract of (EASM) and tanshinone IIA (a major component of , Tan-IIA) on UAN and explores the underlying molecular mechanism. Both EASM and Tan-IIA significantly decreased serum uric acid (SUA), serum creatinine (SCR), urine uric acid (UUA), and increased urine creatinine (UCR), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels in experimental UAN mice. In adenine and potassium oxonate-induced mice, EASM and Tan-IIA treatment alleviated renal dysfunction and downregulated the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Moreover, EASM treatment significantly prevented excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in uric acid-induced HK-2 cells and suppressed the expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4). EASM also suppressed ROS-activated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and . These results suggest that both EASM and Tan-IIA demonstrated inhibitory effects on UAN through relieving NOX4-mediated oxidative stress and suppressing MAPK pathways activation.
尿酸肾病(UAN)是由尿酸过多引起的,尿酸会导致肾组织损伤和尿酸盐晶体在肾脏中的沉积。 的根和根茎在临床上已被许多处方用于治疗尿酸引起的肾损伤。本研究探讨了 (EASM)和丹参酮 IIA( 的主要成分,Tan-IIA)对 UAN 的促尿酸排泄和肾脏保护作用,并探讨了潜在的分子机制。EASM 和 Tan-IIA 均能显著降低实验性 UAN 小鼠的血清尿酸(SUA)、血清肌酐(SCR)、尿尿酸(UUA)和增加尿肌酐(UCR)和血尿素氮(BUN)水平。在腺嘌呤和氧嗪酸钾诱导的小鼠中,EASM 和 Tan-IIA 治疗可减轻肾功能障碍并下调环氧化酶-2(COX-2)和诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的表达。此外,EASM 处理可显著防止尿酸诱导的 HK-2 细胞中过量活性氧(ROS)的产生,并抑制烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸磷酸氧化酶 4(NOX4)的表达。EASM 还抑制了 ROS 激活的丝裂原激活蛋白激酶(MAPKs)和 。这些结果表明,EASM 和 Tan-IIA 均通过缓解 NOX4 介导的氧化应激和抑制 MAPK 通路的激活来抑制 UAN。
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