己酮可可碱抑制转化生长因子-β信号和肾纤维化
(2009-03-17 08:12:43)
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己酮可可碱pentoxifylline肾小球肾炎肾纤维化健康 |
分类: 临床用药 |
己酮可可碱抑制转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)信号和肾纤维化
Pentoxifylline Inhibits Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Signaling and Renal Fibrosis in Experimental Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Rats.
Yee-Yung Ng, Yung-Ming Chen, Tun-Jun Tsai, Xiao-Ru Lan, Wu-Chang
Yang, Hui Y. Lan
Am J Nephrol,2009,29(1):43-53.
Abstract Background/Aims: Pentoxifylline (PTX) has been shown to inhibit renal inflammation in a rat model of crescentic glomerulonephritis. The present study investigated the role of PTX in renal fibrosis in rats with crescentic glomerulonephritis. Methods: A rat model of accelerated anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis was induced and treated with PTX or vehicle control for 3, 7, 14 and 28 days. The therapeutic effect and mechanism of PTX on renal fibrosis were examined by Northern blot and immunohistochemistry. Results: Diseased rats treated with vehicle control developed a severe crescentic glomerulonephritis with progressive renal fibrosis identified by a marked accumulation of -SMA+ myofibroblasts and collagen matrix. This was associated with tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transition as evident by de novo expression of -SMA and a loss of E-cadherin on damaged tubular epithelial cells. Further studies revealed that severe renal fibrosis was associated with upregulation of renal TGF- 1 and activation of TGF- /Smad signaling, which was blocked by treatment with PTX. Conclusions: PTX may be an anti-fibrosis agent capable of inhibiting renal fibrosis in a rat model of crescentic glomerulonephritis. Blockade of TGF- 1 expression and Smad2/3 activation may be a mechanism by which PTX inhibits renalfibrosis.