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Ginseng Total Saponin Improves Podocyte Hyperpermeability Induced by High Glucose and Advanced Glycosylation Endproducts
Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 1316-1321, 2011.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-127694
ABSTRACT
Early diabetic nephropathy is characterized by glomerular hyperpermeability as a result of impaired glomerular filtration structure caused by hyperglycemia, glycated proteins or irreversible advanced glycosylation endproducts (AGE). To investigate the effect of ginseng total saponin (GTS) on the pathologic changes of podocyte ZO (zonula occludens)-1 protein and podocyte permeability induced by diabetic conditions, we cultured mouse podocytes under 1) normal glucose (5 mM, = control); 2) high glucose (HG, 30 mM); 3) AGE-added; or 4) HG plus AGE-added conditions and treated with GTS. HG and AGE increased the dextran filtration of monolayered podocytes at early stage (2-8 hr) in permeability assay. In confocal imaging, ZO-1 colocalized with actin filaments and beta-catenin at cell contact areas, forming intercellular filtration gaps. However, these diabetic conditions suppressed ZO-1 immunostainings and disrupted the linearity of ZO-1. In Western blotting, diabetic conditions also decreased cellular ZO-1 protein levels at 6 hr and 24 hr. GTS improved such quantitative and qualitative changes. These findings imply that HG and AGE have an influence on the redistribution and amount of ZO-1 protein of podocytes thereby causing hyperpermeability at early stage, which can be reversed by GTS.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Permeability / Phosphoproteins / Saponins / Actin Cytoskeleton / Cell Line / Plant Preparations / Diabetic Nephropathies / Podocytes / Beta Catenin / Panax Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2011 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Permeability / Phosphoproteins / Saponins / Actin Cytoskeleton / Cell Line / Plant Preparations / Diabetic Nephropathies / Podocytes / Beta Catenin / Panax Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2011 Type: Article