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Effects of salvianolic acid A and salvianolic acid B in renal interstitial fibrosis via PDGF-C/PDGFR-α signaling pathway

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PHYTOMEDICINE
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154414

Keywords

Renal interstitial fibrosis; Salvianolic acid A; Salvianolic acid B; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Apoptosis; PDGF-C/PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81873612, 81260603]

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This study investigated the nephroprotective effects of Sal A and Sal B in renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) through in vivo and in vitro experiments. The results showed that Sal A, Sal B, and Sal A+B improved kidney dysfunction, reduced fibrotic markers, and reversed apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress. It suggests that Sal A, Sal B, and Sal A+B may be potential therapeutic agents for the amelioration of RIF.
Background: Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) is the main pathological feature of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by various chronic kidney diseases (CKD), and is closely related to renal dysfunction and patient prognosis. Salvianolic acid A (Sal A) and salvianolic acid B (Sal B), isolated from traditional Chinese medicine Salviae miltiorrhizae, have been confirmed to have anti-fibrotic effects on liver, cardiac and kidney. However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying the nephroprotective effects of Sal A and Sal B, and whether there is a difference between the two in RIF are still unclear. Purpose: This study investigated the pharmacological effects of Sal A and Sal B in RIF and explore the underlying mechanisms by in vivo and in vitro experiments. Methods: The nephroprotective effects of Sal A, Sal B and Sal A+B were evaluated by assessing the parameters related to kidney function such as renal histology, renal function, urinary protein NAG, urinary beta 2 microglobulin. In addition, RIF-related markers such as CTCF and Par3 were also detected. Thereafter, the related protein or gene levels of PDGF-C/PDGFR-alpha signaling pathways, apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) were determined by western blot, real-time PCR, flow cytometry or immunofluorescence staining. Results: In vivo, the results showed that Sal A, Sal B and Sal A+B partially improved kidney dysfunction, increased the expression of Par-3 and reduced the expression of CTGF, PDGF-C and PDGFR-alpha. In vitro, the results also showed that Sal A, Sal B and Sal A+B reversed apoptosis and ERS in HSA-induced HK-2 cells via regulating PDGFC/PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway. Conclusion: This article revealed a novel mechanism linking PDGF-C/PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway to RIF and suggested that Sal A, Sal B and Sal A+B were considered as potential therapeutic agents for the amelioration of RIF.

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