Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 May 26;14:1071424. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1071424. eCollection 2023.
Diabetes adversely affects a number of hepatic molecular pathways, including the kynurenine (KYN) pathway. KYN is produced by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). This study evaluated the effect of endurance training (EndTr) and nettle leaf extract (NLE) on the IDO1-KYN-AHR pathway in the livers of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
We divided 48 rats into six groups: controls (Ct), treated with EndTr (EndTr), diabetes-induced (D), D treated with NLE (D + NLE), D treated with EndTr (D + EnTr), and D treated with EndTr and NLE (D + EndTr + NLE). EndTr, D + EnTr, and D + EndTr + NLE groups were subjected to training with running on treadmill for 8 weeks, 5 days per week, 25 min in first session to 59 min at last session with intensity of 55% to 65% VO2max. Using real-time PCR gene (, , and ) expressions and ELISA, malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein (IDO1, AHR, and CYP1A1) levels were determined in the liver samples.
A significant three-way interaction of exercise, nettle, and diabetes was observed on the all variables (P< 0.001). In particular, significant increases in blood glucose level (BGL), in gene and protein expression, and in MDA and KYN levels were observed in the liver samples of the D group versus the Ct group (P< 0.05). BGL and liver MDA levels were significantly lower in the D + EndTr and D + NLE groups than that in the D group. However, the D + EndTr + NLE group showed a more significant decrease in these factors (P< 0.05). In addition, liver KYN levels were significantly lower in the EndTr group compared with that in the Ct group as well as in the D + EndTr + NLE and D + EndTr groups compared with that in the D groups (P< 0.05). Whereas both the EndTr and D + NLE groups showed lower expression and AHR level compared with the Ct and D groups, respectively (P< 0.05), the D + EndTr + NLE group showed a higher significant reduction in the AHR level than the D group (P< 0.05). The expression and IDO1 level significantly decreased only in the D + EndTr + NLE group compared to that in the D group (P< 0.05).
Overall, this study showed that the combination of EndTr and NLE may synergistically restore the imbalanced IDO1-KYN-AHR pathway in diabetic liver.
糖尿病会对许多肝内分子途径产生不利影响,包括犬尿氨酸(KYN)途径。犬尿氨酸由吲哚胺 2,3-双加氧酶(IDO)产生,并激活芳香烃受体(AHR)。本研究评估了耐力训练(EndTr)和荨麻叶提取物(NLE)对链脲佐菌素诱导糖尿病大鼠肝脏中 IDO1-KYN-AHR 途径的影响。
我们将 48 只大鼠分为六组:对照组(Ct)、经 EndTr 处理(EndTr)、糖尿病诱导组(D)、经 NLE 处理的糖尿病组(D + NLE)、经 EndTr 处理的糖尿病组(D + EnTr)和经 EndTr 和 NLE 处理的糖尿病组(D + EndTr + NLE)。EndTr、D + EnTr 和 D + EndTr + NLE 组通过在跑步机上跑步进行训练,每周 5 天,每次 25 分钟,最后一次训练强度为 55%至 65%VO2max。使用实时 PCR 基因(、和)表达和 ELISA,测定肝组织样本中的丙二醛(MDA)和蛋白质(IDO1、AHR 和 CYP1A1)水平。
在所有变量上,运动、荨麻和糖尿病的显著三向相互作用(P<0.001)。特别是,与 Ct 组相比,D 组的血糖水平(BGL)、基因和蛋白质表达以及 MDA 和 KYN 水平均显著升高(P<0.05)。D + EndTr 和 D + NLE 组的 BGL 和肝 MDA 水平明显低于 D 组。然而,D + EndTr + NLE 组的这些因素下降更为显著(P<0.05)。此外,与 Ct 组以及 D + EndTr + NLE 和 D + EndTr 组相比,EndTr 组的肝 KYN 水平显著降低(P<0.05)。与 Ct 和 D 组相比,EndTr 和 D + NLE 组的表达和 AHR 水平均降低(P<0.05),而 D + EndTr + NLE 组的 AHR 水平较 D 组显著降低(P<0.05)。与 D 组相比,只有 D + EndTr + NLE 组的表达和 IDO1 水平显著降低(P<0.05)。
总体而言,本研究表明,EndTr 和 NLE 的联合使用可能会协同恢复糖尿病肝脏中失衡的 IDO1-KYN-AHR 途径。