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Notoginsenoside R1 Ameliorates Diabetic Retinopathy through PINK1-Dependent Activation of Mitophagy
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Accumulating evidence has indicated that inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy in retinal Müller cells are involved in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Notoginsenoside R1 (NGR1), a novel saponin extracted fr
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- Reference Id
- 3421
- Evidence Id
- 20011
- Core Evidence Id
- 20011
- Source Reference Id
- 143
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF000315
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN037441_30832367
- Pubmed Id
- 30832367
- Doi
- 10.3390/cells8030213
- Paper Title
- Notoginsenoside R1 Ameliorates Diabetic Retinopathy through PINK1-Dependent Activation of Mitophagy
- Paper Abstract
- Accumulating evidence has indicated that inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy in retinal Müller cells are involved in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Notoginsenoside R1 (NGR1), a novel saponin extracted from Panax notoginseng, posesses pharmacological properties, including treating diabetic encephalopathy and improving microcirculatory disorders. Nevertheless, its beneficial effects on DR and the potential mechanism remain to be elucidated. In this study, we found retinal vascular degeneration, reduced retinal thickness, and impaired retinal function in db/db mice were all dramatically attenuated by oral treatment with NGR1 (30 mg/kg) for 12 weeks. NGR1 pretreatment also significantly inhibited apoptosis, markedly suppressed the VEGF expression, markedly increased PEDF expression and markedly inhibited oxidative stress and inflammation in rat retinal Müller cells (rMC-1) subjected to high glucose (HG) and in the retinas of db/db mice. Furthermore, NGR1 pre-treatment upregulated the level of PINK1 and Parkin, increased the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio, and downregulated the level of p62/SQSTM1 in rMC-1 cells induced by HG and in the retinas of db/db mice. Moreover, NGR1 administration enhanced the co-localization of GFP-LC3 puncta and MitoTracker in rMC-1 cells. Importantly, knockdown of PINK1 abolished the protective effects of NGR1. In conclusion, these phenomena suggested that NGR1 prevented DR via PINK1-dependent enhancement of mitophagy.
- Journal
- Cells
- Publish Year
- 2019
- Experiment Subject
- db/db mice
- Experiment Type
- Animal Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Notoginsenoside R1 Ameliorates Diabetic Retinopathy through PINK1-Dependent Activation of Mitophagy
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