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  3. Berberine mitigates high glucose-induced podocyte apoptosis by modulating autophagy via the mTOR/P70S6K/4EBP1 pathway

Berberine mitigates high glucose-induced podocyte apoptosis by modulating autophagy via the mTOR/P70S6K/4EBP1 pathway

  • Life Sci. 2020 Feb 15;243:117277. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117277.
Chao Li 1,  Xi-Mei Guan 2,  Rui-Yao Wang 2,  Yong-Sheng Xie 3,  Hong Zhou 4,  Wei-Jian Ni 5,  Li-Qin Tang 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China.
  • 2 School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China.
  • 3 Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China.
  • 4 Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China.
  • 5 Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China; Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China. Electronic address: niweijian@ustc.edu.cn.
  • 6 Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China. Electronic address: tangliqin@ustc.edu.cn.
PMID: 31926252 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117277
Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and mechanism of Autophagy on podocyte Apoptosis under high glucose (HG) conditions and further explore the effect of berberine on podocyte Autophagy, Apoptosis and the potential mechanism.

Materials and methods: The levels of LC3II/I in podocytes stimulated with HG were detected at 0, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36 and 48 h by western blotting. CCK-8 was used to detect the viability of podocytes. The level of Autophagy was detected by western blotting, transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescence. Podocyte Apoptosis was analysed by using Hoechst staining, western blotting, annexin V/propidium iodide dual staining, and confocal microscopy. Then, podocytes were transfected with siRNA to silence mTOR, and the expression levels of proteins and mRNA involved in the mTOR/P70S6K/4EBP1 pathway were further investigated by western blotting and qRT-PCR.

Key findings: In this study, we found significantly reduced LC3II/LC3I and increased p62 in podocytes stimulated with HG for 24 h, and the level of Autophagy reached a minimum at 24 h. Berberine restored podocyte viability and significantly attenuated HG-mediated inhibition of Autophagy, as evidenced by the increased expression of LC3II/LC3I, the number of autophagosomes and the inhibition of p62. Moreover, berberine counteracted HG-induced podocyte Apoptosis and injury, which was negatively correlated with the Autophagy effect. Notably, silencing mTOR with siRNA augmented the inhibition of P70S6k and 4EBP1 phosphorylation, which was similar to the effect of berberine.

Significance: Berberine activates podocyte Autophagy by inhibiting the mTOR/P70S6K/4EBP1 signaling pathway, thereby alleviating podocyte Apoptosis.

Keywords

Autophagy effect; Berberine; Diabetic nephropathy; Podocyte apoptosis; Signaling pathway.

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