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Effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats

  • Authors:
    • Jinfeng Sun
    • Bin Wang
    • Youjuan Hao
    • Xueli Yang
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  • Published online on: November 3, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5435
  • Pages: 719-722
  • Copyright: © Sun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats. Thirty Sprague‑Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: a blank control group, a model control group and a model admi­nistration group. A normal diet was given to the rats in the blank control group and the rats with D-galactose-induced cataracts of the model control group. Calcium dobesilate was also given to the rats with D-galactose-induced cataracts of the model administration group. A slit lamp microscope was used to check the degree of lens opacity. RT-PCR and western blot analysis were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of the three groups. There was a significant difference in the degree of lens opacity among the three groups (P<0.05). The model control group was the most turbid of the three groups, followed by the model administration group. Moreover, the mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of the three groups were also significantly different (P<0.05). The mRNA levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 were the highest in the model control group, followed by the model administration group, and were the lowest in the blank control group. However, the mRNA expression level of Keap1 among the three groups had an opposite trend. In conclusion, calcium dobesilate can effectively increase the levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 in the lenses of diabetic cataract rats and inhibit the level of Keap1. Therefore, the therapeutic effect of calcium dobesilate against cataracts is related to the improvement of the Nrf2-Keap1 signaling pathway.
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Sun J, Wang B, Hao Y and Yang X: Effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats. Exp Ther Med 15: 719-722, 2018
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Sun, J., Wang, B., Hao, Y., & Yang, X. (2018). Effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 719-722. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5435
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Sun, J., Wang, B., Hao, Y., Yang, X."Effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.1 (2018): 719-722.
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Sun, J., Wang, B., Hao, Y., Yang, X."Effects of calcium dobesilate on Nrf2, Keap1 and HO-1 in the lenses of D-galactose-induced cataracts in rats". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 1 (2018): 719-722. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5435