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Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats

Objectives: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolic product of gut flora, is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) subjects and is recognized as one type of uremic toxins which is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes and kidney function loss. Previous studies have suggested that rhuba...

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Autores principales: Ji, Chunlan, Li, Yin, Mo, Yenan, Lu, Zhaoyu, Lu, Fuhua, Lin, Qizhan, Liu, Xusheng, Zou, Chuan, Wu, Yuchi
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8710758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34966280
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.780924
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author Ji, Chunlan
Li, Yin
Mo, Yenan
Lu, Zhaoyu
Lu, Fuhua
Lin, Qizhan
Liu, Xusheng
Zou, Chuan
Wu, Yuchi
author_facet Ji, Chunlan
Li, Yin
Mo, Yenan
Lu, Zhaoyu
Lu, Fuhua
Lin, Qizhan
Liu, Xusheng
Zou, Chuan
Wu, Yuchi
author_sort Ji, Chunlan
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description Objectives: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolic product of gut flora, is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) subjects and is recognized as one type of uremic toxins which is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes and kidney function loss. Previous studies have suggested that rhubarb enema could reduce circulating uremic toxins such as urea, creatinine, and indoxyl sulfate and also regulate the intestinal microbiota. However, whether rhubarb enema retards kidney dysfunction by reducing circulating TMAO and its underlying mechanism, are still unclear. The present study aims to investigate the impact of rhubarb enema on TMAO and its precursors, as well as on the intestinal microbiota in 5/6 nephrectomized (5/6Nx) CKD rats. Design: Rats in the treatment groups were given rhubarb enema after modeling. At the end of the study, blood, feces, and kidney tissues were collected and processed for biochemical analyses, histological and western blot analyses, 16S rRNA sequence and untargeted metabolomic analyses. Results: Rhubarb enema reduced serum TMAO and trimethylamine (TMA) levels, inhibited the expression of inflammatory markers (interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor α and Interferon-γ) and alleviated tubular atrophy, monocyte infiltration and interstitial fibrosis in 5/6Nx CKD rats. Moreover, rhubarb enema significantly increased the abundance of some symbiotic bacteria and probiotics, while reduced the abundance of some potential pathogens at the genus level. In addition, Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that lachnospiraceae and romboutsia were positively correlated with TMAO. Conclusion: Rhubarb enema decreases circulating TMAO level and improves renal fibrosis in 5/6Nx CKD rats, which may be related to the regulation of intestinal microbial community.
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spelling pubmed-87107582021-12-28 Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats Ji, Chunlan Li, Yin Mo, Yenan Lu, Zhaoyu Lu, Fuhua Lin, Qizhan Liu, Xusheng Zou, Chuan Wu, Yuchi Front Pharmacol Pharmacology Objectives: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolic product of gut flora, is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) subjects and is recognized as one type of uremic toxins which is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes and kidney function loss. Previous studies have suggested that rhubarb enema could reduce circulating uremic toxins such as urea, creatinine, and indoxyl sulfate and also regulate the intestinal microbiota. However, whether rhubarb enema retards kidney dysfunction by reducing circulating TMAO and its underlying mechanism, are still unclear. The present study aims to investigate the impact of rhubarb enema on TMAO and its precursors, as well as on the intestinal microbiota in 5/6 nephrectomized (5/6Nx) CKD rats. Design: Rats in the treatment groups were given rhubarb enema after modeling. At the end of the study, blood, feces, and kidney tissues were collected and processed for biochemical analyses, histological and western blot analyses, 16S rRNA sequence and untargeted metabolomic analyses. Results: Rhubarb enema reduced serum TMAO and trimethylamine (TMA) levels, inhibited the expression of inflammatory markers (interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor α and Interferon-γ) and alleviated tubular atrophy, monocyte infiltration and interstitial fibrosis in 5/6Nx CKD rats. Moreover, rhubarb enema significantly increased the abundance of some symbiotic bacteria and probiotics, while reduced the abundance of some potential pathogens at the genus level. In addition, Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that lachnospiraceae and romboutsia were positively correlated with TMAO. Conclusion: Rhubarb enema decreases circulating TMAO level and improves renal fibrosis in 5/6Nx CKD rats, which may be related to the regulation of intestinal microbial community. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8710758/ /pubmed/34966280 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.780924 Text en Copyright © 2021 Ji, Li, Mo, Lu, Lu, Lin, Liu, Zou and Wu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Pharmacology
Ji, Chunlan
Li, Yin
Mo, Yenan
Lu, Zhaoyu
Lu, Fuhua
Lin, Qizhan
Liu, Xusheng
Zou, Chuan
Wu, Yuchi
Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title_full Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title_fullStr Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title_full_unstemmed Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title_short Rhubarb Enema Decreases Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Level and Improves Renal Fibrosis Accompanied With Gut Microbiota Change in Chronic Kidney Disease Rats
title_sort rhubarb enema decreases circulating trimethylamine n-oxide level and improves renal fibrosis accompanied with gut microbiota change in chronic kidney disease rats
topic Pharmacology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8710758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34966280
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.780924
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