Journal
TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 272-285Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfac006
Keywords
Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; quercetin; mitochondria; HEK293 cell line; nephrotoxicity; nuclear factor kappa B
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- research council of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran [IR.MAZUMS.REC.1397.3411]
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This study evaluated the protective effects of quercetin in kidney tissue and HEK-293 cells against DEHP-induced nephrotoxicity. The results showed that quercetin reduced cytotoxicity and oxidative damage in HEK-293 cells and significantly suppressed DEHP-induced kidney damage in rats. Mechanistic analysis revealed that the NF-kappa B signaling pathway may be involved in the protective effects of quercetin against DEHP-induced nephrotoxicity.
This study aimed to evaluate the possible protective effects of quercetin, a natural flavonoid, against nephrotoxicity induced by Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in kidney tissue of rats and human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cell line. The HEK-293 cells were treated with different concentrations of quercetin 24 h before treatment with monoethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). Male rats were treated with 200-mg/kg DEHP, 200-mg/kg DEHP plus quercetin (50 and 100 mg/kg), and 200-mg/kg DEHP plus vitamin E (20 mg/kg) for 45 days by gavage. Quercetin treatment reduced cytotoxicity and oxidative damage inducing by MEHP in HEK-293 cells. The in vivo findings showed that 100-mg/kg quercetin significantly suppressed DEHP-induced kidney damage. For exploring the involved mechanisms, the expressions of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), nuclear factor kappa B (NF kappa B), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) genes were determined via real-time Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. High dose of quercetin significantly decreased the gene expressions of NF-kappa B and TNF alpha, whereas the alternations of Nrf2 and HO-1 gene expressions were not significant in quercetin groups in compared with DEHP group. These findings suggested that the suppression of DEHP-induced nephrotoxicity via quercetin is correlated, at least in part, with its potential to regulate NF-kappa B signaling pathway. [GRAPHICS] .
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