Cordyceps militaris Improves Chronic Kidney Disease by Affecting TLR4/NF-κB Redox Signaling Pathway. (31st March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Tingli; Dong, Wenpeng; Jiang, Guohong; Yang, Jingbo; Liu, Jizhang; Zhao, Lijie; Ma, Peilong
• Other Names: Khan Abdul H. Guest Editor.
• Is Part Of: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-03-31
• Subjects: Oxidative stress -- Periodicals; Cells -- Aging -- Periodicals; Cells -- Aging; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress -- Periodicals; Cell Aging -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 611.0181
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/7850863
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1942-0900

Abstract

Abstract : Cordyceps militaris may show good promise in protecting against chronic kidney disease (CKD) but the molecular mechanism remains unclear. CKD risk is associated with the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-kappa B (TLR4/NF- κ B) signaling pathway. Cordycepin is the main component of Cordyceps militaris and may affect the TLR4/NF- κ B pathway. Cordycepin was prepared by preparative HPLC. CKD patients were assigned into Cordyceps militaris (COG, 100 mg daily) and placebo (CG) groups. Cordycepin activity was measured using human embryo kidney cells (HEK293T). Biochemical indices, the levels of TLR4, NF- κ B, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- α ), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 β ), were measured by real-time qRT-PCR, or ELISA kits and or Western blot. After 3-month treatment, cordycepin reduced the levels of urinal protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine by36.7 % ± 8.6 %, 12.5 % ± 3.2 %, and18.3 % ± 6.6 %, respectively (P < 0.05 ). Cordyceps militaris improved lipid profile and redox capacity of CKD patients by reducing the serum levels of TG, TC, and LDL-C by12.8 % ± 3.6 %, 15.7 % ± 4.1 %, and16.5 % ± 4.4 % and increasing the HDL-C level by10.1 % ± 1.4 % in the COG group when compared with the CG group, respectively (P < 0.05 ). The serum levels of cystatin-C (Cys-C), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were reduced by14.0 % ± 3.8 %, 26.9 % ± 12.3 %, and19.7 % ± 7.9 % while nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were increased by12.5 % ± 2.9 % and25.3 % ± 13.4 % in the COG group when compared with the CG group, respectively (P < 0.05 ). Cordycepin reduced the levels of TLR4, NF- κ B, COX2, TNF- α, and IL-1 β in HEK293T cells too (P < 0.05 ). However, cordycepin could not affect the levels anymore if TLR4 was silenced. Cordyceps militaris protected against CKD progression by affecting the TLR4/NF- κ B lipid and redox signaling pathway via cordycepin.