Fuzi has been used to treat diabetic complications for many years in china. In a previous study, we have shown that Fuzi aqueous extract can attenuate Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in rats and protect Schwann cells from injury. Thus, the protective effect of Fuzi polysaccharides (FPS) on high glucose-induced SCs and the preliminary mechanism were investigated. Firstly, the FPS were obtained and their monose composition was analyzed by the combination of pre-column derivatization and high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization multi-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MSn). The results witnessed the efficiency of this method and seven monosaccharides were tentatively identified, among which fucose was first reported. Simultaneously, m/z 215 can be considered as diagnostic ions to confirm the number of monosaccharides. Next, high glucose-induced SC model was applied and divided into model group, treated group of FPS, normal and osmotic control group. After treatment for 48 h, the data showed FPS could significantly decrease the intracellular ROS and apoptosis, which were determined by the corresponding fluorescent probes. Then, the expression of oxidative stress-related proteins in SCs were measured by Western blot. Furthermore, the protein tests found that FPS markedly up-regulated superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) protein level, but down-regulated NADPH oxidase-1 (Nox1) protein level. Moreover, FPS could also increase AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation significantly. Hence, we preliminary deduced that AMPK-PGC-1α pathway may play an important role in the protective effect of FPS against high glucose-induced cell damage.
符子在中国用于治疗糖尿病并发症已有多年。在之前的研究中,我们已经证明符子
水提取物可以减轻大鼠的糖尿病周围神经病(D
PN)并保护施旺细胞免受损伤。因此,本文研究了符子
多糖(FPS)对高糖诱导的施旺细胞的保护作用及其初步机制。首先,提取了FPS,并通过前柱衍生化和高效
液相色谱-电喷雾离子化多重串联质谱(HPLC/ESI-MSn)分析了其
单糖成分。结果证明了该方法的有效性,并初步鉴定了七种
单糖,其中
来苏糖首次被报道。同时,m/z 215可以作为诊断离子确认
单糖的数量。接下来,应用高糖诱导的施旺细胞模型,分为模型组、FPS处理组、正常对照组和渗透对照组。治疗48小时后,数据表明FPS显著降低了细胞内活性氧(ROS)和凋亡,这些是通过对应的荧光探针测定的。然后,通过西方印迹法测量了施旺细胞中与氧化应激相关蛋白的表达。此外,蛋白质检测发现FPS显著上调了超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、催化酶(CAT)和
过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ协同激活因子1α(
PGC-1α)蛋白
水平,但下调了
NADPH氧化酶-1(Nox1)蛋白
水平。此外,FPS还显著增加了
AMP激酶(
AMPK)的活化。因此,我们初步推测
AMPK-
PGC-1α通路可能在FPS对高糖诱导的细胞损伤的保护作用中发挥重要作用。