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Protective Effects of Astilbin Against Cadmium-Induced Apoptosis in Chicken Kidneys via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signaling Pathway

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Cadmium (Cd) can cause endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and apoptosis in animals. The kidney is an organ seriously affected by Cd because it can accumulate metal ions. Astilbin (ASB) is a dihydroflavonol rhamnoside, which has an anti-renal injury effect. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of ASB on Cd-induced ERS and apoptosis in the chicken kidney. In this study, a total of 120 1-day-old chickens were randomly divided into 4 groups. Chickens were fed with a basic diet (Con group), ASB 40 mg/kg (ASB group), CdCl2 150 mg/kg + ASB 40 mg/kg (ASB/Cd group), and CdCl2 150 mg/kg (Cd group) for 90 days. The results showed that Cd exposure induced pathological and ultrastructural damages and apoptosis in chicken kidneys. Compared with the Con group, metallothionein (MT1/MT2) level, nitric oxide (NO) content, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity, ERS-related genes 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (Grp78), protein kinase PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (Perk), activating transcription factor 4 (Atf4) and CAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein (Chop), and pro-apoptotic gene B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)-associated X (Bax), caspase-12, caspase-9, caspase-3 expression levels, and apoptotic rate were significantly increased in the Cd group. The expression level of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased in the Cd group. ASB/Cd combined treatment significantly improves the damage of chicken kidneys by ameliorating Cd-induced kidney ERS and apoptosis. Cd can cause the disorder of the GRP78 signal axis, activate the PERK-ATF4-CHOP pathway, aggravate the structural damage and dysfunction of ER, and promote the apoptosis of chicken kidneys, while the above changes were significantly alleviated in the ASB/Cd group. The results showed that ASB antagonizes the negative effects of Cd and against Cd-induced apoptosis in chicken kidneys via ERS signaling pathway.

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We thank the members of the Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Laboratory in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University.

Funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31702282), “Academic backbone” Project of Northeast Agricultural University (No. 20XG32), University Nursing Program for Young Scholars with Creative Talents in Heilongjiang Province (UNPYSCT-2016139), “Young Talents” Project of Northeast Agricultural University (No.18QC41), and Northeast Agricultural University/Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in Northeast, Ministry of Agriculture. P.R. China (yy-2017–09).

All procedures used in this study were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Northeast Agricultural University.

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    Xiuyu Li, Ming Ge, Weifeng Zhu, Panpan Wang, Jiangfeng Wang, Tiange Tai, Yuxi Wang, Jianxu Sun & Guangliang Shi

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Li, X., Ge, M., Zhu, W. et al. Protective Effects of Astilbin Against Cadmium-Induced Apoptosis in Chicken Kidneys via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signaling Pathway. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 4430–4443 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-03029-x

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