Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the effect on pentoxifylline(PTX) combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on inflammatory factors and NF-κB signaling pathways of glomerular mesangial cells induced by high glucose.
METHODS Mice mesangial cells were cultured in high glucose
in vitro and divided into 6 groups:control group, DN(diabetic nephropathy) group, MSCs group, MSCs+PTX 0.1 mmol·L
-1 group, MSCs+PTX 0.3 mmol·L
-1 group and MSCs+PTX 1 mmol·L
-1 group. The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in mesangial cells of each group were detected by ELISA. The expressions of NF-κB p65, IKKα and IKKβ proteins in mesangial cells were detected by Western blotting.
RESULTS Compared with the control group, the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the injured mesangial cells of DN group were significantly increased(
P<0.05), and the relative expression of NF-κB p65, IKKα and IKKβ proteins were significantly increased(
P<0.05). Compared with the DN group, the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α secreted by mesangial cells in MSCs group and MSCs combined with different concentrations of PTX groups were significantly decreased(
P<0.05), and the expression levels of NF-κB p65, IKKα and IKKβ proteins were significantly decreased (
P<0.05). Compared with the MSCs group, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in MSCs+PTX 0.1 mmol·L
-1 group, MSCs+PTX 0.3 mmol·L
-1 group and MSCs+PTX 1 mmol·L
-1 group were significantly decreased(
P<0.05), and the relative expression levels of NF-κB p65, IKKα and IKKβ were significantly decreased(
P<0.05), and it was PTX concentration dependence.
CONCLUSION PTX combined with MSCs can treat DN by inhibiting the expression of NF-κB signaling pathway and the level of inflammatory factors in glomerular mesangial cells induced by high glucose.