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Regulation of PKC/TLR-4/NF-kB signaling by sulbutiamine improves diabetic nephropathy in rats

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CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
卷 381, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110544

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Streptozotocin; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Kidney injury molecule-1; Anti -fibrotic; Protein kinase C

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This study demonstrates that sulbutiamine is a drug that can improve diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting multiple signaling pathways and providing renal protection.
One of the serious complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic nephropathy (DN) which may finally lead to renal failure. The current study aimed to explore the effect of sulbutiamine, a synthetic derivative of vitamin B1, in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced DN and related pathways. Experimental DN was successfully induced 8 weeks after a single low dose of STZ (45 mg/kg, I.P.). Four groups of rats were used in this study and divided randomly into: control group, diabetic group, sulbutiamine control (control + sulbutiamine) group, and sulbutiaminetreated (60 mg/kg) (diabetic + sulbutiamine) group. The fasting blood glucose level (BGL), the levels of kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1), urea and creatinine in serum, as well as the renal content of malondialdehyde (MDA), protein kinase C (PKC), toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) were determined. Additionally, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) contents were evaluated immunohistochemically. Sulbutiamine treatment decreased fasting BGL and improved the kidney function tests compared to diabetic rats. Moreover, TLR-4, NF-kappa B, MDA and PKC contents were substantially reduced following sulbutiamine treatment compared to the diabetic group. Sulbutiamine managed to obstruct the production of the pro-inflammatory TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta and suppressed TGF-beta 1 level, in addition to attenuating the histopathological changes associated with DN. This study revealed, for the first time, the ability of sulbutiamine to ameliorate STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats. This nephroprotective outcome of sulbutiamine against DN may be attributed to glycemic control in addition to its anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects.

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