PMID- 32050658 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2076-3921 (Print) IS - 2076-3921 (Electronic) IS - 2076-3921 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Feb 10 TI - Lespedeza bicolor Extract Ameliorated Renal Inflammation by Regulation of NLRP3 Inflammasome-Associated Hyperinflammation in Type 2 Diabetic Mice. LID - 10.3390/antiox9020148 [doi] LID - 148 AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia. The chronic hyperglycemic condition causes hyperinflammation via activation of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like pyrin domain containing receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and abnormally leads to morphological and functional changes in kidney. A previous study showed a protective effect of Lespedeza bicolor extract (LBE) on endothelial dysfunction induced by methylglyoxal glucotoxicity. We aimed to investigate whether LBE ameliorated renal damage through regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent hyper-inflammation in T2DM mice. After T2DM induction by a high fat diet and low dose of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg), the mice were administered with different dosages of LBE (100 or 250 mg/kg/day) by gavage for 12 weeks. LBE supplementation ameliorated kidney dysfunction demonstrated by urine albumin-creatinine at a low dose and plasma creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and glomerular hypertrophy at a high dose. Furthermore, a high dose of LBE supplementation significantly attenuated renal hyper-inflammation associated with NLRP3 inflammasome and oxidative stress related to nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) in T2DM mice. Meanwhile, a low dose of LBE supplementation up-regulated energy metabolism demonstrated by phosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate kinase (AMPK) and Sirtuin (SIRT)-1 in T2DM mice. In conclusion, the current study suggested that LBE, in particular, at a high dose could be used as a beneficial therapeutic for hyperglycemia-induced renal damage in T2DM. FAU - Park, Ji Eun AU - Park JE AD - Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee Univerity, 26 Kyung Hee-Daero, Dongdamun-Gu, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Lee, Heaji AU - Lee H AD - Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee Univerity, 26 Kyung Hee-Daero, Dongdamun-Gu, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Kim, Sun Yeou AU - Kim SY AD - Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Gachon University, #191, Hambakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Korea. FAU - Lim, Yunsook AU - Lim Y AD - Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee Univerity, 26 Kyung Hee-Daero, Dongdamun-Gu, Seoul 02447, Korea. LA - eng GR - 2018R1D1A1B07046778/Ministry of Education, Science and Technology/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200210 PL - Switzerland TA - Antioxidants (Basel) JT - Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101668981 PMC - PMC7071116 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lespedeza bicolor OT - NLRP3 inflammasome OT - energy metabolism OT - oxidative stress OT - renal inflammation OT - type 2 diabetes COIS- Tumor necrosis factor alpha EDAT- 2020/02/14 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/14 06:01 PMCR- 2020/02/10 CRDT- 2020/02/14 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/01/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/02/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - antiox9020148 [pii] AID - antioxidants-09-00148 [pii] AID - 10.3390/antiox9020148 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Feb 10;9(2):148. doi: 10.3390/antiox9020148.