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ArticleRenal failure2025

Curcumin/piperine modulates the butyrate levels and alleviates diabetic kidney disease via Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

Yinan Zhu, Lina Sun, Zhaoan Guo, Peiqing Xin, Feng Huang, Lei Song, Yulin Man, Miaomiao Ren, Zhongwei Ma, Ying Wang

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Yinan ZhuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Lina SunDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.ORCID 0009-0006-9755-8941
Zhaoan GuoDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Peiqing XinSchool of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Feng HuangDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Lei SongDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Yulin ManDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Miaomiao RenDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Zhongwei MaDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Nephrology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study investigates whether curcumin/piperine (C/P) modulates butyrate levels and mitigates diabetic kidney disease (DKD) via the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) signaling pathway.

methodsEight-week-old mice were treated with C/P for 12 weeks, fecal samples were analyzed for short-chain fatty acids, and inflammatory markers in blood and kidneys were measured. Pathological staining and microscopy assessed the kidney and intestinal tissue morphology. Immunohistochemical detection of the expression of inflammatory markers in the kidneys and intestines.

resultsCurcumin/piperine significantly improved renal injury and intestinal structural integrity, upregulated the expression of macrophage antigen CD68 and other inflammatory markers in the kidneys, and increased NaB levels in feces (

conclusionsCurcumin/piperine enhances renal and intestinal integrity and modulates NaB levels to alleviate DKD through the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.

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AlkaloidsButyratesCurcuminDiabetic NephropathiesNF-E2-Related Factor 2PiperidinesAnimalsCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDisease Models, AnimalHeme Oxygenase-1HumansKidneyMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceAlkaloidsButyratesCurcuminHeme Oxygenase-1Hmox1 protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2PiperidinescurcuminDiabetic kidney diseaseinflammationNrf2/HO-1 signaling pathwayoxidative stresspiperine

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