Journal Article

Euterpe oleracea Mart. seed extract protects against renal injury in diabetic and spontaneously hypertensive rats: role of inflammation and oxidative stress

Soares de Moura, Roberto, Viviane da Silva Cristino Cordeiro, Ana Paula Machado da Rocha, Cristiane Aguiar da Costa, Lenize Costa Reis Marins de Carvalho, Dayane Teixeira Ognibene, Graziele Freitas de Bem, de Carvalho, Jorge José, Angela Castro Resende, Santos, Izabelle Barcellos

2018

Overview

PurposeEuterpe oleracea Mart. (açaí) seed extract (ASE), through its anti-hypertensive, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, may be useful to treat or prevent human diseases. Several evidences suggest that oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy; therefore, we tested the hypothesis that ASE (200 mg/kg−1day−1) prevents diabetes and hypertension-related oxidative stress and inflammation, attenuating renal injury.MethodsMale rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes (D), and spontaneously hypertensive rats with STZ-induced diabetes (DH) were treated daily with tap water or ASE (D + ASE and DH + ASE, respectively) for 45 days. The control (C) and hypertensive (H) animals received water.ResultsThe elevated serum levels of urea and creatinine in D and DH, and increased albumin excretion in HD were reduced by ASE. Total glomeruli number in D and DH, were increased by ASE that also reduced renal fibrosis in both groups by decreasing collagen IV and TGF-β1 expression. ASE improved biomarkers of renal filtration barrier (podocin and nephrin) in D and DH groups and prevented the increased expression of caspase-3, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1 in both groups. ASE reduced oxidative damage markers (TBARS, carbonyl levels and 8-isoprostane) in D and DH associated with a decrease in Nox 4 and p47 subunit expression and increase in antioxidant enzyme activity in both groups (SOD, catalase and GPx).ConclusionASE substantially reduced renal injury and prevented renal dysfunction by reducing inflammation, oxidative stress and improving the renal filtration barrier, providing a nutritional resource for prevention of diabetic and hypertensive-related nephropathy.

• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Anti-inflammatory agents / Antihypertensives / Antioxidants / Caspase-3 / Catalase / Collagen (type IV) / Creatinine / Diabetes / Diabetes mellitus / Diabetic nephropathy / Euterpe oleracea / Excretion / Fibrosis / Filtration / Hypertension / Inflammation / Interleukin 6 / Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 / Nephropathy / Oxidative stress / Renal function / Rodents / Serum levels / Streptozocin / Transforming growth factor-b1 / Tumor necrosis factor-α / Urea