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Curcumin alleviated oxidation stress injury by mediating osteopontin in nephrolithiasis rats
Jian-Jun Huang1, Xu-Ping Yao1, Ping Zhang1
1Ningbo University - Ningbo Urology and Nephrology Hospital - Department of Urology - Ningbo, China.
Purpose:
To explore the role and mechanism of curcumin (Cur) in reducing oxidative stress damage in rats with nephrolithiasis induced by ethylene glycol (EG).
Methods:
Thirty male rats were divided into normal control, model, positive (10% potassium citrate), Cur-10 (10 mg/kg curcumin) and Cur-20 (20 mg/kg curcumin) groups.
Results:
The results of kidney tissue section stained by hematoxylin-eosin and von Kossa showed that curcumin treatment can inhibit the formation of kidney stones. The biochemical test results showed that the urea (Ur), creatinine (Cr), uric acid (UA), inorganic phosphorus and Ca2+ concentrations in urine decreased after being treated with curcumin. There were significant differences between different doses of curcumin (P < 0.05). Compared with the Cur-10 group, Cur-20 had a more significant inhibitory effect on malondialdehyde (MDA) (P < 0.05). In addition, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection and immunohistochemical results indicated that the osteopontin (OPN) in the kidney was significantly reduced after curcumin treatment.
Conclusions:
Curcumin could reduce the oxidative stress damage caused by EG-induced kidney stones.
