Effect of rapamycin on high glucose-induced autophagy impairment, oxidative stress and premature senescence in rat mesangial cells in vitro / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 467-471, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-267574
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of rapamycin and 3-methyladenine on autophagy impairment, oxidative stress and premature senescence induced by high-glucose in primarily cultured rat mesangial cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rat glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) were isolated and cultured in normal glucose, high glucose, high glucose with 3-methyladenine (3-MA), or high glucose with rapamycin. At 24 h, 72 h and 10 days of culture, the cells were examined for expression levels of autophagy markers LC3 and p62/SQSTM1, malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl, β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity and heterochromatin foci (SAHF).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with those of normal cell culture, the cells exposed to high glucose for 72 h and 10 days showed down-regulated LC3 expression, up-regulated p62/SQSTM1 expression, elevated MDA and protein carbonyl levels, and increased SAHF formation and percentage of SA-β-gal-positive cells. These changes were reversed in GMCs exposed to high glucose and rapamycin for 72 h and 10 days, but exacerbated in cells incubated with 3-MA.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>High glucose can suppress autophagic function of rat GMCs to result in oxidative damage and cell senescence. Rapamycin can attenuate autophagy impairment, oxidative damage and senescence induced by high glucose, whereas 3-MA can further aggravate high glucose-induced cell injuries in rat GMCs.</p>
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Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Autophagy
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Cells, Cultured
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Cellular Senescence
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Oxidative Stress
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Sirolimus
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Cell Biology
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Mesangial Cells
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Glomerular Mesangium
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Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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