Home
Resources
Publications
N-hexacosanol Ameliorates Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Nephropathy

N-hexacosanol Ameliorates Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Nephropathy

Motoaki Saito, Yukako Kinoshita, Itaru Satoh, Chiko Shinbori, Tomoharu Kono, Takuya Hanada, Jiro Uemasu, Hiroto Suzuki, Masashi Yamada, Keisuke Satoh

Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Aug 21;544(1-3):132-7.

PMID: 16859672

Abstract:

In this study we investigated the effects of N-hexacosanol on streptozotocin-induced rat diabetic nephropathy. Diabetes was induced in 8-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats by administering an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg). The rats were divided into four groups and maintained for 8 weeks: control rats, diabetic rats without treatment with N-hexacosanol, and diabetic rats treated with N-hexacosanol (2 mg/kg and 8 mg/kg i.p. every day). Although N-hexacosanol failed to modify the diabetic status, increases in serum creatinine as well as in kidney weight were significantly reduced. The malonaldehyde and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1) concentrations as well as the protein kinase C (PKC) activities in the diabetic kidney were significantly higher than those of the control, which were decreased by treatment with N-hexacosanol. Histological examinations revealed that N-hexacosanol significantly ameliorated diabetic-induced tubulointerstitial pathological changes. Our data suggest that N-hexacosanol could prevent increases in the malonaldehyde and TGF-beta1 concentrations and PKC activities in the kidney, and ameliorate diabetic-induced nephropathy.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP506525	Hexacosanol		506-52-5	Price

As a specialist in analytical chemical Products, Alfa Chemistry offers consumers a wealth of raw materials and a full range of technologies and services.

QUICK LINKS

HEADQUARTERS

Tel:

Fax:

Email: