PMID- 25200156 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150212 LR - 20240109 IS - 1007-8738 (Print) IS - 1007-8738 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 9 DP - 2014 Sep TI - [Ginger extracts improve renal injury of high fructose-fed SD rats by inhibiting the expression of proinflammatory cytokines]. PG - 929-32 AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigated the effects of ginger extracts on renal injury in high fructose-fed SD rats and the possible underlying mechanism. METHODS: Twenty rats were randomly divided into control group, fructose group, 20 and 50 mg/kg ginger extract groups, 5 rats in each group. The general situation and histopathological changes in the kidney of rats were observed. The expressions of monocyte chemokine protein 1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) mRNA were detected by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR); the levels of MCP-1, TNF-alpha and IL-6 in supernatant of renal tissue homogenates were assessed by ELISA. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the kidney mass and the ratio of kidney-to-body mass significantly decreased in fructose group, accompanied by renal tubular injury. Ginger extracts at 50 mg/kg evidently improved renal tubular injury, suppressed the expressions of renal MCP-1, TNF-alpha and IL-6 mRNA (P<0.05) and decreased the levels of MCP-1 (P<0.05), TNF-alpha (P<0.01), IL-6 (P<0.05) in kidney tissue homogenates. CONCLUSION: The supplement of ginger extracts can improve fructose-induced renal injury, which may be associated with the suppression on the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. FAU - Yang, Ming AU - Yang M AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. FAU - Jiang, Rong AU - Jiang R AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. FAU - Lin, Xuemei AU - Lin X AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi JT - Xi bao yu fen zi mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of cellular and molecular immunology JID - 101139110 RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 30237-26-4 (Fructose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Cytokines/*genetics/metabolism MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Fructose MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Zingiber officinale/*chemistry MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism MH - Kidney/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Kidney Diseases/chemically induced/genetics/*prevention & control MH - Male MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2014/09/10 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/13 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/10 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/13 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2014 Sep;30(9):929-32.