Abstract:Objective To study the effect of Qingrun Formula on sirtuin (SIRT)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signal pathway in livers of rats with diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance. Methods Ninety 12-week old Wistar male rats were selected as objects, 15 rats were as normal group, the other 75 rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of Streptozotocin (STZ) and gavage with fat milk for 30 days. After successful modeling, 60 rats with diabetes were randomly divided into model group, Metformin group [250 mg/(kg·d)], high dosage of Qingrun Formula group [11.2 g/(kg·d)], middle dosage of Qingrun Formula group [5.6 g/(kg·d)] and low dosage of Qingrun Formula group [2.8 g/(kg·d)], with 12 rats in each group. Each group was given medicine by gavage, once a day, lasting for 8 weeks. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in liver tissues of each group were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mRNA and protein expression levels of SIRT1, NF-κB and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in liver tissues of each group were tested by qRT-PCR and Western blot. Results Compared with model group, the level of TNF-α decreased in high dosage of Qingrun Formula group (P < 0.05), the level of IL-6 decreased in high and middle dosage of Qingrun Formula groups (P < 0.05), the mRNA and protein expression levels of SIRT1 increased in each dosage of Qingrun Formula groups (P < 0.05), the mRNA and protein expression levels of GLUT4 increased in high and middle dosage of Qingrun Formula groups (P < 0.05), the mRNA and protein expression levels of NF-κB decreased in the high and middle dosage of Qingrun Formula groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion Qingrun Formula may alleviate the insulin resistance by increasing the expression of SIRT1 and thereby decreasing the expression of NF-κB in the liver of diabetic rats.
邱宗林 王秋虹 孙丰卉 王泽 林兰▲. 清润方对糖尿病大鼠肝脏SIRT/NF-κB信号通路的影响[J]. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(28): 4-7,12.
QIU Zonglin WANG Qiuhong SUN Fenghui WANG Ze LIN Lan▲. Effecf of Qingrun Formula on SIRT/NF-κB signal pathway in liver of diabetic rats. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(28): 4-7,12.