順氯氨鉑(cisplatin, CDDP)是臨床上治療固體癌的常用化學治療藥物,其所引起的腎毒性常是限制臨床使用的主要原因。本研究的目的即在於評估人參及其純成分人參皂苷與N-乙醯半胱胺酸(N-acetylcysteine)作為預防藥物於CDDP所引起的腎炎之預防效果。實驗以6週齡雌鼠(BALB/c mice, female),經腹腔連續五天給予CDDP 5 mg/kg/d以引發CDDP腎炎。在給予CDDP前五天開始經口單獨投予小鼠人參濃縮劑(ginseng extract,GE) 250 mg/kg/d或人參皂苷(ginsengoside,GS) Rg1 5 mg/kg/d及並分別合併N-acetylcysteine 450 mg/kg/d作為預防藥物。實驗結果顯示,給予GE、GS Rg1及N-acetylcysteine對於N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) 、尿中肌酸酐(urine creatinine)、尿蛋白(urine protein)與血中尿素氮(BUN)皆有不同程度的改善效果;腎組織損傷相較於對照組也有減緩的趨勢。在免疫螢光染色方面,TNF-alpha(tumor necrosis factor-alpha)的量明顯受到抑制,p21及PCNA(proliferating cell nuclear antigen)的表現亦有不同程度的增加。綜合實驗結果,合併治療組對於預防CDDP所引起的腎毒性效果最佳。因此可以推論,經口投予人參濃縮劑、人參皂苷Rg1、N-acetylcysteine可以藉由抑制發炎反應、阻止細胞週期的前進並促進DNA修復以達到腎臟保護的效果。
Cisplatin (CDDP) is one of the most commonly used antineoplastic agents for the solid tumor treatment. The major side effect of CDDP is nephrotoxicity. It is dose-related and has become a chief limitation of its clinical use. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preventive effects of ginseng extract (GE), its active component, ginsenoside Rg1(GS Rg1) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on CDDP-induced nephrotoxicity in bred mice. Six-week-old female BALB/c mice were administered with 5 mg/kg of CDDP intraperitoneally once daily for 5 days. 250 mg/kg of GE or 5 mg/kg of GS Rg1 combination with 450 mg/kg/d of NAC were given orally once a day from 5 days before CDDP administration. Urinary N-acetyl-??-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), urinary creatinine(Ucr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were determined, Renal tissues were served to histological examination. The antibodies including tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha), p21 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was chosen to recognize the specific antigens that deposited in injury sites. Our findings demonstrated that GE, GS Rg1 and NAC attenuate CDDP-induced nephrotixicity by inhibiting TNF-alpha expression and inducing cell cycle arrest to repair DNA damage.According to this study, the effect of combination treatment was superior to other group.