title: [Ginsenoside R(g1) inhibit transdifferentiation in rat renal tubular epethelial cells induced by TGF-beta1].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of ginsenoside R(g1) on the transdifferentiation of rat renal tubular epethelial cells induced by transforming growth factor-beta1, (TGF-beta1).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cultured normal rat renal tubular epethelial cells (NRK-52E) were divided into control group, TGF-beta1-induced group and treated with ginsenoside R(g1) at different concentration (10, 20, 40 mg x L(-1)) group. The morphology of tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation induced by TGF-beta1 was observed through light microscope. alpha-SMA and E-cadherin protein expression were assessed by immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses. alpha-SMA, collagen I and and fibronectin gene expression were assessed by real-time quantitative chain reaction. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to quantitatively detect collagen I and fibronectin in the supernatant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  10 mg x L(-1) TGF-beta1 could induce the transdifferentiation of tubular epithelial myofibroblast, showing fibroblast-like in morphology, with significantly enhanced expression of alpha-SMA, depressed expression of E-cadherin and increased secretion of fibronectin and collagen I (P < 0.05). Compared to TGF-beta1-induced group, ginsenoside R(g1) partly abrogated the alpha-SMA expression and E-cadherin depression triggered by TGF-beta1 in tubular epithelial cells in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). Meanhile, ginsenoside R(g1) blocked morphologic transformation of tubular epithelial cells and decreased levels of collagen I and fibronectin (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ginsenoside R(g1) could inhibit TGF-beta1 induced the tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation and decreased levels of collagen I and fibronectin in NRK52E.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xi-sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Heng-chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D036145:Ginsenosides; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; C035054:ginsenoside Rg1