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. 2018 Mar;57(2):761-772.
doi: 10.1007/s00394-016-1366-y. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Rice bran protein hydrolysates attenuate diabetic nephropathy in diabetic animal model

Kampeebhorn Boonloh  1 , Eun Soo Lee  2 , Hong Min Kim  2 , Mi Hye Kwon  2 , You Mi Kim  2 , Patchareewan Pannangpetch  1 , Bunkerd Kongyingyoes  1 , Upa Kukongviriyapan  3 , Supawan Thawornchinsombut  4 , Eun Young Lee  5 , Veerapol Kukongviriyapan  6 , Choon Hee Chung  2
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Rice bran protein hydrolysates attenuate diabetic nephropathy in diabetic animal model

Kampeebhorn Boonloh et al. Eur J Nutr. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is an important microvascular complication of uncontrolled diabetes. The features of DN include albuminuria, extracellular matrix alterations, and progressive renal insufficiency. Rice bran protein hydrolysates (RBPs) have been reported to have antihyperglycemic, lipid-lowering, and anti-inflammatory effects in diabetic rats. Our study was to investigate the renoprotective effects of RBP in diabetic animals and mesangial cultured cells.

Methods: Eight-week-old male db/m and db/db mice were orally treated with tap water or RBP (100 or 500 mg/kg/day) for 8 weeks. At the end of the experiment, diabetic nephropathy in kidney tissues was investigated for histological, ultrastructural, and clinical chemistry changes, and biomarkers of angiogenesis, fibrosis, inflammation, and antioxidant in kidney were analyzed by Western blotting. Protection against proangiogenic proteins and induction of cytoprotection by RBP in cultured mesangial cells was evaluated.

Results: RBP treatment improved insulin sensitivity, decreased elevated fasting serum glucose levels, and improved serum lipid levels and urinary albumin/creatinine ratios in diabetic mice. RBP ameliorated the decreases in podocyte slit pore numbers, thickening of glomerular basement membranes, and mesangial matrix expansion and suppressed elevation of MCP-1, ICAM-1, HIF-1α, VEGF, TGF-β, p-Smad2/3, and type IV collagen expression. Moreover, RBP restored suppressed antioxidant Nrf2 and HO-1 expression. In cultured mesangial cells, RBP inhibited high glucose-induced angiogenic protein expression and induced the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1.

Conclusion: RBP attenuates the progression of diabetic nephropathy and restored renal function by suppressing the expression of proangiogenic and profibrotic proteins, inhibiting proinflammatory mediators, and restoring the antioxidant and cytoprotective system.

Keywords: Angiogenesis; Diabetic nephropathy; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Rice bran.

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