Ameliorating Effect of Gemigliptin on Renal Injury in Murine Adriamycin-Induced Nephropathy

Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017:7275109. doi: 10.1155/2017/7275109. Epub 2017 Feb 23.

Abstract

Background. Previous studies have shown the antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory potential of DPP-IV inhibitor in experimental models of renal injury. We tested whether DPP-IV inhibitor (gemigliptin) ameliorates renal injury by suppressing apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in mice with adriamycin nephropathy. Methods. Mice were treated with normal saline (control), gemigliptin (GM), adriamycin (ADR), or adriamycin combined with gemigliptin (ADR+GM). Apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress were analyzed via western blotting, real-time PCR, light microscopy, and immunofluorescence. Results. In the ADR+GM group, urine albumin creatinine ratio decreased significantly compared with that in the ADR group on day 15. Glomerulosclerosis index and tubulointerstitial injury index in mice with adriamycin-induced nephropathy decreased after gemigliptin treatment. ADR group showed higher levels of apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress-related molecules compared with the control group. The upregulation of these molecules was significantly reduced by gemigliptin. In the ADR group, the staining intensities of WT-1 and nephrin reduced, but these changes were ameliorated in the ADR+GM group. Conclusion. We demonstrated that gemigliptin ameliorates nephropathy by suppressing apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in mice administered adriamycin. Our data demonstrate that gemigliptin has renoprotective effects on adriamycin-induced nephropathy.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced
  • Acute Kidney Injury / drug therapy*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / genetics
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Doxorubicin / toxicity
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / chemically induced
  • Kidney Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Diseases / genetics
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Mice
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Piperidones / administration & dosage*
  • Pyrimidines / administration & dosage*
  • Repressor Proteins / biosynthesis
  • WT1 Proteins

Substances

  • LC15-0444
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Piperidones
  • Pyrimidines
  • Repressor Proteins
  • WT1 Proteins
  • WT1 protein, mouse
  • nephrin
  • Doxorubicin