Curcumin Induces Nrf2 Nuclear Translocation and Prevents Glomerular Hypertension, Hyperfiltration, Oxidant Stress, and the Decrease in Antioxidant Enzymes in 5/6 Nephrectomized Rats

<table>Curcumin (60 mg/kg/day) on 5/6NX-induced lipid peroxidation and decrease in the activity of antioxidant enzymes in kidney homogenates. CAT: catalase, GR: glutathione reductase, GPx: glutathione peroxidase, GST: glutathione S-transferase, SOD: superoxide dismutase, MDA: malondialdehyde, 4-HNE: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, k: constant first-order reaction, U: international units, mg: milligram of protein. Data represent mean ± SEM, <svg height="11.225" id="M91" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 44.787498 11.225" width="44.787498" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,.062,10.963)"><use xlink:href="#x1D45B"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,13.305,10.963)"><use xlink:href="#x3D"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,28.008,10.963)"><use xlink:href="#x36"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,33.346,10.963)"><use xlink:href="#x2D"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,36.576,10.963)"><use xlink:href="#x38"></use></g>
</svg>. *<svg height="11.375" id="M92" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 58.712502 11.375" width="58.712502" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,.062,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x1D443"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,15.582,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x3C"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,30.286,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x30"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,38.446,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x2E"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,42.321,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x30"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,50.481,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x35"></use></g>
</svg> versus control; **<svg height="11.375" id="M93" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 58.712502 11.375" width="58.712502" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,.062,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x1D443"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,15.582,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x3C"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,30.286,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x30"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,38.446,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x2E"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,42.321,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x30"></use></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,50.481,11.112)"><use xlink:href="#x31"></use></g>
</svg> versus 5/6NX.</table>

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

fig7

Figure 7

Figure 7: Curcumin Induces Nrf2 Nuclear Translocation and Prevents Glomerular Hypertension, Hyperfiltration, Oxidant Stress, and the Decrease in Antioxidant Enzymes in 5/6 Nephrectomized Rats 

Figure 7 | Curcumin Induces Nrf2 Nuclear Translocation and Prevents Glomerular Hypertension, Hyperfiltration, Oxidant Stress, and the Decrease in Antioxidant Enzymes in 5/6 Nephrectomized Rats 