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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Exploring the mechanism of Shenhua tablet alleviating renal injury by regulating macrophage glycolysis hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/ pyruvate kinase M2 signaling pathway in diabetic kidney disease mice.

Chen Yuanchun, Jing Jiaxing, L I Qingmin, Zhou Xiaohong, Jin Xiaofei, Gao Weijuan, Chen Xiangmei, Y U Wentao

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Chen YuanchunGraduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China.
Jing JiaxingGraduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050091, China.
L I QingminCollege of Acupuncture and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China.
Zhou XiaohongCollege of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China.
Jin XiaofeiResearch Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China.
Gao WeijuanCollege of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China.
Chen XiangmeiDepartment of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Y U WentaoCollege of Acupuncture and Massage, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China: Basic Research on the Mechanism of Organ Immune Damage and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine 32141005
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objectiveTo investigate the impact of Shenhua tablet (, SHT) on renal macrophage polarization and renal injury in mice with diabetic kidney disease (DKD)and to explore the potential mechanism involving the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) signaling pathway, along with the glycolysis metabolism pathway.

methodsThe animals were divided into the following groups: Model, Control, dapagliflozin, SHT low-dose, SHT medium-dose, and SHT high-dose. We assessed 24-hour urine protein (24 h-UTP) levels, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, and regularly monitored fasting blood glucose during the treatment period. After treatment, we examined renal tissue structure, renal function (urea nitrogen, uric acid, creatinine, cystatin C, β2-microglobulin), and glycolysis in renal macrophages. Additionally, we observed macrophage polarization in renal tissue and measured inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) to assess the immunoinflammatory status of the renal tissue. Finally, we investigated the expression of the HIF-1α/ PKM2 signaling pathway in macrophages to explore its role in the glycolysis process.

resultsSHT shows a beneficial effect in treating DKD by reducing 24 h-UTP, regulating blood glucose levels, improving renal tissue structure, protecting renal function, inhibiting macrophage glycolysis, reducing macrophage transformation to the M1 state, and suppressing the expression of the HIF-1α/PKM2 signaling pathway.

conclusionSHT may exert renoprotective effects by inhibiting macrophage glycolysis

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Diabetic NephropathiesDrugs, Chinese HerbalGlycolysisHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMacrophagesPyruvate KinaseAnimalsHumansKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionDrugs, Chinese HerbalHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitPyruvate Kinasediabetic kidney diseaseglycolysishypoxia-inducible factor-1αmacrophagespyruvate kinase M2Shenhua tablet

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