Dynamic changes of early-stage aortic lipid deposition in chronic renal failure rats and effects of decorin gene therapy

  • Authors:
    • Hong‑Bo Ma
    • Rong Wang
    • Ke‑Zhou Yu
    • Che Yu
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  • Published online on: December 4, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.2106
  • Pages: 591-597
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to clarify the association between lipid metabolism and the atherosclerosis in early‑stage chronic renal failure at the molecular level and to explore the efficacy of decorin on chronic renal failure. Sprague Dawley rats receiving 5/6 nephrectomy and Sham surgery were divided into control and experimental groups. Sprague Dawley rats receiving 5/6 nephrectomy were divided into control and experimental groups, and the experimental group was further subdivided into rats receiving treatment with fibroblasts (FBs) transfected either with empty vector and with a decorin (DCN) gene. The dynamic levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (T‑Ch) and total phospholipid (T‑PL) were detected on the 10th, 30th and 60th days. The body weight, blood lipid levels, renal function and renal tissue were observed after four weeks, and transforming growth factor‑βl and protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry. In total, 4 weeks after treatment, the DCN expression in the renal tissue of rats treated with DCN-transfected FBs was significantly increased compared to that in the control rats. The results showed that the levels of the three lipids in the aortic arches were slightly elevated on the 10th day compared with those in the control group, and the TG level was significantly increased on the 30th day. The levels of T‑Ch, TG and T‑PL in the aortic arches were significantly elevated on the 60th day. The TG and T‑Ch levels in the plasma and aortic tissues of Sprague Dawley rats receiving 5/6 nephrectomy without any treatment and after receiving treatment with FBs transfected with empty vector were significantly increased compared with those in the control group. The increased T‑Ch and decreased T‑PL levels in the erythrocyte membrane increased the rigidity of the erythrocyte and decreased erythrocyte deformability. In conclusion, highly expressed DCN mitigated renal fibrosis and thus delayed renal failure as well as mitigating the abnormal lipid metabolism of the chronic renal failure.
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Ma HB, Wang R, Yu KZ and Yu C: Dynamic changes of early-stage aortic lipid deposition in chronic renal failure rats and effects of decorin gene therapy. Exp Ther Med 9: 591-597, 2015
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Ma, H., Wang, R., Yu, K., & Yu, C. (2015). Dynamic changes of early-stage aortic lipid deposition in chronic renal failure rats and effects of decorin gene therapy. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 591-597. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.2106
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Ma, H., Wang, R., Yu, K., Yu, C."Dynamic changes of early-stage aortic lipid deposition in chronic renal failure rats and effects of decorin gene therapy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.2 (2015): 591-597.
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Ma, H., Wang, R., Yu, K., Yu, C."Dynamic changes of early-stage aortic lipid deposition in chronic renal failure rats and effects of decorin gene therapy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 2 (2015): 591-597. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.2106