Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Anti-angiogenesis and anti-inflammatory effects of Moringa oleifera leaf extract in the early stages of streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on angiogenesis and inflammatory process in a rat model of streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy. Methods: Four weeks after a single injection of 50 mg/kg streptozotocin, rats were treated with 100 or 200 mg/kg/day Moringa oleifera leaf extract, 1 mg/kg/day dapagliflozin, or a combination of Moringa oleifera leaf extract and dapagliflozin for further eight weeks. Renal function, kidney histology, and gene expression were evaluated at the end of the experiment.
Results: Renal function of diabetic rats was significantly impaired as evidenced by increased blood urea nitrogen, albuminuria, 24-h proteinuria, and high creatinine clearance which indicated glomerular hyperfiltration. In addition, diabetic rats showed an increase in gene expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), the Ang2/Ang1 ratio, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated a significant increase in the density of glycoprotein CD34. Moringa oleifera leaf extract markedly improved all renal dysfunction markers and modulated the upregulated expression of angiogenic factors and inflammatory genes.
Conclusions: Moringa oleifera leaf extract could suppress abnormal angiogenesis and inflammatory processes possibly by downregulating gene expression of angiogenesis factors and proinflammatory cytokines.
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