Co-treatment of Astragaloside IV with Vitamin D in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Rats : Protective Effects and Potential Mechanisms

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OBJECTIVE: The potential mechanism underlying the protective effect of Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) co-treatment with 1, 25-dihydroxy-vitamin D (Vit-D) on neuropathy in diabetic high-fat rats was investigated.

METHODS: The rat diabetic hyperlipidemia (DH) model was established via streptozotocin and a high-fat diet (HFD). After co-treatment (of AS-IV and Vit-D at respective doses of 50 mg/kg via oral gavage and 30000 IU/kg via intramuscular injection), blood glucose levels, markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, as well as apoptosis and histopathology were evaluated with appropriate techniques.

RESULTS: Co-treatment could effectively reduce blood glucose levels substantially (p< 0.01), improve weight loss, and decrease oral glucose tolerance. Reduced respective sensory and motor nerve conduction velocities in rats were substantially improved (p<0.01) after co-treatment. Also, we observed obvious improvement in DH-induced injured nerve fiber myelin structure and other organ pathologies in co-treated rats. Besides, we observed up-regulated expressions of peroxisomal-proliferator activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α) and Vit-D receptors (VDR) (p< 0.01) through the western blotting technique. Using the same technique, we also discovered reduced levels of interleukin (IL)1 beta, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, coupled with increased IL-10 and superoxide dismutase levels (p< 0.01). Importantly, co-treatment could effectively exert antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Also, co-treatment resulted in the up-regulation of PPAR-α and VDR expressions, inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and promotion of β-cell sensitivity to insulin.

CONCLUSION: The combined application of AS-IV and Vit-D exhibited health effects such as anti-oxidation, regulation of inflammatory factors, and promotion of cell repair, which may be considered as the mechanisms underlying treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and improvement in biochemical indicators.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Current molecular pharmacology - (2023) vom: 13. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tang, Fengyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Raza, Faisal [VerfasserIn]
Zafar, Hajra [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Shao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Wenhua [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Lingna [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Liwen [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Nengxing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Quanmin [VerfasserIn]

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AS-IV
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-oxidant
Combination application
Journal Article
SCV. Article
Vit-D

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Date Revised 23.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.2174/0118761429267000231004111024

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NLM367447843