Quercetin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury in mice by suppressing TLR4/NF-κB pathway / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 598-602, 2019.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the protective effect of quercetin against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in mice and explore its mechanism.@*METHODS@#Forty male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group (with saline treatment), 15 mg/kg LPS group, and quercetin-treated groups with intragastric quercetin treatment (once daily for 3 consecutive days) at low (25 mg/kg) and high (50 mg/kg) dose prior to 15 mg/kg LPS injection. LPS was administered by intraperitoneally injection 1 after the last gavage of quercetin. The mice were sacrificed 24 h after LPS injection for analysis of kidney pathologies, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels; serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 were detected by ELISA, and the expressions of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), MyD88, TRAF-6 and NF-κBp65 in the kidney were detected by Western blotting.@*RESULTS@#Quercetin significantly lessened renal pathologies, lowered BUN and creatinine levels ( < 0.05) and inhibited TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 production in mice with LPS-induced AKI ( < 0.05). Pretreatment with quercetin also significantly inhibited TLR4, MyD88, and TRAF-6 expressions and NF-κBp65 activation in the kidneys of the rats with LPS challenge ( < 0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Quercetin pretreatment can protect mice against LPSinduced AKI by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.
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Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Quercetin
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Lipopolysaccharides
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NF-kappa B
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Toll-Like Receptor 4
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Antioxidants
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Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2019
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Article
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