Aim Ethnopharmacological relevance： Ribes diacanthum Pall. （Saxifragaceae） , a Mongolian folk me- dicinal plant, was used to treat urinary system diseases. The present work aims to investigate the protective effect...Aim Ethnopharmacological relevance： Ribes diacanthum Pall. （Saxifragaceae） , a Mongolian folk me- dicinal plant, was used to treat urinary system diseases. The present work aims to investigate the protective effects of Ribes diacanthum Pall （RDP） against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Methods The renal injury was mod- eled by intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin for 5 consecutive days （5 mg·kg^-1 ）. Nephroprotection of RDP was investigated by oral administration of RDP aqueous extract at a daily dose of 40 mg · kg^- 1 for 14 consecutive days, starting 7 days prior to cisplatin administration. Results We demonstrated that pretreatment with RDP aqueous ex- tract protected the mice from death induced by cisplatin administration. RDP treatment also significantly reduced blood urea nitrogen （BUN） and serum creatinine （Cr） levels observed in cisplatin-administrated mice. Histopatho- logical analysis demonstrated that RDP administration protected cisplatin-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis. Fur- ther western blotting analysis revealed that RDP significantly reversed cisplatin-increased expression levels of cleaved-Caspase-3, Bax and cisplatin-decreased expression level of Bcl-2 in renal tissue. Finally, RDP markedly enhanced enzyme activities of reduced superoxide dismutase （SOD）, Heine oxygenase 1 （HO-1） and catalase （CAT）, suppressed lipid peroxidation as well as reactive oxygen species （ROS） production. Conclusion We concluded that RDP displayed nephroprotective effects against cisplatin-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis, possi- bly associated with both enhanced antioxidase activity and suppressed ROS generation. Given the major nephrotox- icity of cisplatin cancer chemotherapy, RDP might be a potential candidate for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.展开更多
文摘Aim Ethnopharmacological relevance： Ribes diacanthum Pall. （Saxifragaceae） , a Mongolian folk me- dicinal plant, was used to treat urinary system diseases. The present work aims to investigate the protective effects of Ribes diacanthum Pall （RDP） against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Methods The renal injury was mod- eled by intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin for 5 consecutive days （5 mg·kg^-1 ）. Nephroprotection of RDP was investigated by oral administration of RDP aqueous extract at a daily dose of 40 mg · kg^- 1 for 14 consecutive days, starting 7 days prior to cisplatin administration. Results We demonstrated that pretreatment with RDP aqueous ex- tract protected the mice from death induced by cisplatin administration. RDP treatment also significantly reduced blood urea nitrogen （BUN） and serum creatinine （Cr） levels observed in cisplatin-administrated mice. Histopatho- logical analysis demonstrated that RDP administration protected cisplatin-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis. Fur- ther western blotting analysis revealed that RDP significantly reversed cisplatin-increased expression levels of cleaved-Caspase-3, Bax and cisplatin-decreased expression level of Bcl-2 in renal tissue. Finally, RDP markedly enhanced enzyme activities of reduced superoxide dismutase （SOD）, Heine oxygenase 1 （HO-1） and catalase （CAT）, suppressed lipid peroxidation as well as reactive oxygen species （ROS） production. Conclusion We concluded that RDP displayed nephroprotective effects against cisplatin-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis, possi- bly associated with both enhanced antioxidase activity and suppressed ROS generation. Given the major nephrotox- icity of cisplatin cancer chemotherapy, RDP might be a potential candidate for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
