1. The present study was conducted to examine the involvement of oxidative stress in bee venom-induced inhibition of the Na+/glucose cotransporter (alpha-methyl-d-glucopyranoside (alpha-MG) uptake), a typical functional marker of proximal tubules, in primary cultured rabbit renal proximal tubule cells (PTC). 2. Bee venom (> or = 1 microg/mL) increased lipid peroxide (LPO) formation over 30 min. The increase in [(3)H]-arachidonic acid (AA) release and LPO formation and the inhibition of alpha-MG uptake induced by bee venom (1 microg/mL) and melittin (a major component of bee venom; 0.5 microg/mL) were blocked by N-acetyl-l-cysteine, vitamin C and vitamin E, anti-oxidants. 3. Bee venom- and melittin-induced increases in LPO formation and inhibition of alpha-MG uptake were significantly prevented by mepacrine and AACOCF(3), phospholipase A(2) inhibitors. In addition, nordihydroguaiareic acid (a lipoxygenase inhibitor) and econazole (a cytochrome P-450 epoxygenase inhibitor), but not indomethacin (a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor), prevented bee venom- and melittin-induced increases in LPO formation and inhibition of alpha-MG uptake. 4. Nordihydroguaiareic acid prevented bee venom- and melittin-induced increases in Ca(2+) uptake. Moreover, anti- oxidants significantly prevented bee venom- and melittin-induced increases in Ca(2+) uptake. 5. In conclusion, bee venom inhibits alpha-MG uptake via the phospholipase A(2)-oxidative stress-Ca(2+) signalling cascade in primary cultured rabbit renal proximal tubule cells.
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