Tanshinone IIA prevents acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity through the activation of the Nrf2-Mrp2/4 pathway in mice.
Environ Toxicol
; 37(7): 1618-1628, 2022 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-35243748
ABSTRACT
It's known that APAP overdose often leads to hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. In the present study, we investigated the preventative effect of Tan IIA on APAP-induced nephrotoxicity. Mice were orally administrated with Tan IIA (10 or 30 mg/kg/day) for 1 week and subsequently gavaged with 200 mg/kg of APAP. Tan IIA reduced APAP-induced nephrotoxicity as evidenced by histopathological evaluation and serum creatinine levels. Tan IIA pretreatment promoted the efflux of the toxic intermediate metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), thus reduced its injury to mouse kidney. After Tan IIA pretreatment, a remarkable increase in mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2 and its target genes Mrp2 and Mrp4 was observed in Nrf2+/+ mice kidneys, however, no obvious change of Mrp2 and Mrp4 mRNA and protein expression was detected in Nrf2-/- mice kidneys. HK-2 cells were used for exploring the roles of Tan IIA in the Nrf2-MRPs pathway in vitro. Consistently, Tan IIA up-regulated the Nrf2-MRPs pathway and promoted the nuclear Nrf2 accumulation in HK-2 cells. Collectively, our findings suggested that Tan IIA facilitated the clearance of toxic intermediate metabolite NAPQI from the kidney through upregulation of the Nrf2-MRP2/4 pathway, thereby, performing preventive effects against APAP-induced nephrotoxicity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Abietanes
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Kidney Diseases
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Acetaminophen
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Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Environ Toxicol
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2022
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Article
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