In:
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2023 ( 2023-2-6), p. 1-11
Abstract:
Objective. Shen Qi Wan (SQW) is the most classic prescription for the clinical therapy of chronic kidney disease in China. Nevertheless, the function of SQW in renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) has not been clearly clarified. Our purpose was to explore the protective function of SQW on RIF. Methods. After intervention with SQW-containing serum alone at increasing concentrations (2.5, 5, and 10%) or in combination with siNotch1, the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)-induced HK-2 cell viability, extracellular matrix (ECM)-, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and Notch1 pathway-associated protein expressions were assessed by cell counting kit-8, qRT-PCR, western blot, and immunofluorescence assays. Results.SQW-containing serum intensified the viability of TGF-β-mediated HK-2 cells. Besides, it augmented the collagen II and E-cadherin levels, and weakened the fibronectin, α-SMA, vimentin, N-cadherin, and collagen I levels in HK-2 cells triggered by TGF-β. Moreover, it is found that TGF-β led to the upregulation of Notch1, Jag1, HEY1, HES1, and TGF-β in HK-2 cells, which was partially offset by SQW-containing serum. Furthermore, cotreatment of SQW-containing serum and Notch1 knockdown further apparently alleviated the Notch1, vimentin, N-cadherin, collagen I, and fibronectin levels in HK-2 cells induced by TGF-β. Conclusion. Collectively, these findings elucidated that SQW-containing serum attenuated RIF via restraining EMT through the repression of the Notch1 pathway.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1741-4288
,
1741-427X
DOI:
10.1155/2023/3352353
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2148302-4
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