Effects of Qufengtongluo Recipe on anionic site in glomerular basement membrane in adriamycin-induced nephropathy rats / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the expression of anionic site in adriamycin-induced nephropathy (AN) rats, and to further explore the effects of Qufengtongluo Recipe on charge barrier in glomerulus in AN rats. Methods Adriamycin nephropathy was induced by a single tail intravenous injection of adriamycin. Totally 80 rats were randomly divided into normal control group and nephropathy model group. Three weeks later, the nephropathy model was established, and 50 AN rats were randomly divided into five groups nephropathy model group (B, n=10), Qufeng group (C, n=10), prednisone and Qufeng group (D, n=10), prednisone group (E, n=10) and benazepri group (F, n=10), and they were treated respectively. With treatment being given respectively, renal tissue samples in each group were collected at week 3 and 7, respectively. The ultrastructure and expression of anionic site were examined by electron microscope observation. Results ① After adriamycin injection, a significant increase of the 24-hour urinary protein was observed at week 3 (P<0.01). In AN rats, serum albumin was decreased (P<0.01) while serum TCH and TG were increased (P<0.01). ② In AN rats the diffuse fusion and effacement of foot processes and decrease of anionic sites in GBM were observed at week 3. ③ At week 7, the average intensity of AS dramatically increased in C and E groups (P<0.01) compared with that in nephropathy model group. Conclusion The abnormal expression of AS is the important mechanism that leads to the occurrence and development of proteinuria in AN rats. It is possible that Qufengtongluo Recipe has effects on nephrotic syndrome through altering the charge barrier in GBM in glomerulus.