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  2. Isoorientin Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity Through the Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis via Activating the SIRT1/SIRT6/Nrf-2 Pathway

Isoorientin Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity Through the Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis via Activating the SIRT1/SIRT6/Nrf-2 Pathway

  • Front Pharmacol. 2020 Mar 18;11:264. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00264.
Xiaoye Fan 1 Wei Wei 2 Jingbo Huang 3 Xingkai Liu 4 Xinxin Ci 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
  • 2 Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
  • 3 Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
  • 4 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Abstract

Cisplatin (CDDP) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent for various solid tumors, but its severe side effects, particularly nephrotoxicity, limit its clinical application. Isoorientin (Iso) is a flavonoid-like compound known to have antioxidant effects. As oxidative injury plays a vital role in CDDP-induced acute kidney injury (AKI), the effect of Iso on CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity has not yet been researched. We assessed the effects of Iso against CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity in vitro using mTEC cells and further explored the mechanisms underlying CDDP-induced renal dysfunction in vivo in WT and Nrf2-/- mice. The results showed that Iso treatment significantly reduced CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity via attenuating cell damage in vitro and via ameliorating renal injury, as determined by biochemical markers, in mice. The molecular mechanism underlying this protection was also investigated. Iso up-regulated the expression levels of SIRT1 and SIRT6 in vivo and in vitro. In addition, Iso activated Nrf2 translocation and the expression levels of its downstream antioxidant enzymes, such as HO-1 and NQO1, whereas it inhibited the expression level of NOX4, thus decreasing oxidative stress. Notably, the protective effects of Iso observed in WT mice were completely abolished in Nrf2-/- mice. Collectively, these data indicate that the protective effect of Iso on CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity by SIRT1- and SIRT6-mediated Nrf2 activation regulates oxidative stress, inflammation and Apoptosis. The absence of Nrf2 exacerbates CDDP-induced renal damage, and the pharmacological activation of Nrf2 may represent a novel therapy to prevent kidney injury.

Keywords

Isoorientin; Nrf2; cisplatin; nephrotoxicity; oxidative stress.

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