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Title: Protective effects of tocotrienols against lipid-induced nephropathy in experimental type-2 diabetic rats by modulation in TGF-β expression

Abstract

Dyslipidemia is common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and is considered a risk factor for the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia act synergistically to induce renal injury. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of tocotrienols as tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) extracted from palm (PO) and rice bran oils (RBO) against lipid induced nephropathy in type-2 diabetic rats and its probable molecular mechanism. Male Wistar rats (175–200 g) were divided into four groups. The first group served as diabetic control, while the second and third groups received PO-TRF and RBO-TRF, respectively by gavage over a period of sixteen weeks post-induction of diabetes. The fourth group comprised of age-matched rats that served as normal control. The effects of TRF on serum lipid profile, oxidative stress markers, expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen type IV were analyzed in the kidney of diabetic rats. Treatment with PO-TRF and RBO-TRF significantly improved glycemic status, serum lipid profile and renal function in type-2 diabetic rats. In addition, TRF supplementation down-regulated the expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen type IV in the kidney of diabetic rats. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a critical role in progression of DN, but itsmore » modulation by tocotrienols in DN remains unexplored. TRF ameliorated lipid induced nephropathy in type-2 diabetes by its hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities as well as by modulation of TGF-β to prevent increased expression of collagen type IV and fibrinogen. We finally propose a mechanism for the expression of molecular markers that are significant in the events leading to diabetic nephropathy and its modulation by tocotrienols/TRF. - Highlights: • The nephroprotective effect of TRF in type-2 diabetic rats was investigated. • Treatment with TRF improved glycemic status, lipid profile and renal functions in rats. • TRF down-regulated the expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen in rats' kidney. • TRF ameliorated nephropathy by hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activity. • Tocotrienols modulate the expression of TGF-β in DN in type-2 diabetic rats.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Department of Biochemistry, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110062 (India)
  2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025 (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22285511
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 273; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0041-008X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ANTIOXIDANTS; COLLAGEN; DIABETES MELLITUS; FIBRINOGEN; GROWTH FACTORS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEYS; LIPIDS; OILS; RATS; RICE

Citation Formats

Siddiqui, Shabeena, Ahsan, Haseeb, Khan, Mohammad Rashid, and Siddiqui, Waseem A., E-mail: wasiddiqui01@gmail.com. Protective effects of tocotrienols against lipid-induced nephropathy in experimental type-2 diabetic rats by modulation in TGF-β expression. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.09.004.
Siddiqui, Shabeena, Ahsan, Haseeb, Khan, Mohammad Rashid, & Siddiqui, Waseem A., E-mail: wasiddiqui01@gmail.com. Protective effects of tocotrienols against lipid-induced nephropathy in experimental type-2 diabetic rats by modulation in TGF-β expression. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.09.004
Siddiqui, Shabeena, Ahsan, Haseeb, Khan, Mohammad Rashid, and Siddiqui, Waseem A., E-mail: wasiddiqui01@gmail.com. 2013. "Protective effects of tocotrienols against lipid-induced nephropathy in experimental type-2 diabetic rats by modulation in TGF-β expression". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.09.004.
@article{osti_22285511,
title = {Protective effects of tocotrienols against lipid-induced nephropathy in experimental type-2 diabetic rats by modulation in TGF-β expression},
author = {Siddiqui, Shabeena and Ahsan, Haseeb and Khan, Mohammad Rashid and Siddiqui, Waseem A., E-mail: wasiddiqui01@gmail.com},
abstractNote = {Dyslipidemia is common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and is considered a risk factor for the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia act synergistically to induce renal injury. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of tocotrienols as tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) extracted from palm (PO) and rice bran oils (RBO) against lipid induced nephropathy in type-2 diabetic rats and its probable molecular mechanism. Male Wistar rats (175–200 g) were divided into four groups. The first group served as diabetic control, while the second and third groups received PO-TRF and RBO-TRF, respectively by gavage over a period of sixteen weeks post-induction of diabetes. The fourth group comprised of age-matched rats that served as normal control. The effects of TRF on serum lipid profile, oxidative stress markers, expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen type IV were analyzed in the kidney of diabetic rats. Treatment with PO-TRF and RBO-TRF significantly improved glycemic status, serum lipid profile and renal function in type-2 diabetic rats. In addition, TRF supplementation down-regulated the expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen type IV in the kidney of diabetic rats. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a critical role in progression of DN, but its modulation by tocotrienols in DN remains unexplored. TRF ameliorated lipid induced nephropathy in type-2 diabetes by its hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities as well as by modulation of TGF-β to prevent increased expression of collagen type IV and fibrinogen. We finally propose a mechanism for the expression of molecular markers that are significant in the events leading to diabetic nephropathy and its modulation by tocotrienols/TRF. - Highlights: • The nephroprotective effect of TRF in type-2 diabetic rats was investigated. • Treatment with TRF improved glycemic status, lipid profile and renal functions in rats. • TRF down-regulated the expression of TGF-β, fibronectin and collagen in rats' kidney. • TRF ameliorated nephropathy by hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activity. • Tocotrienols modulate the expression of TGF-β in DN in type-2 diabetic rats.},
doi = {10.1016/J.TAAP.2013.09.004},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22285511}, journal = {Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology},
issn = {0041-008X},
number = 2,
volume = 273,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}