Berberine ameliorated diabetic nephropathy in high glucose-cultured glomerular mesangial cells.
The TGR5 agonist INT-777 decreased the high glucose-induced FN, ICAM-1, and TGF-β1 protein contents.
TGR5 siRNA partly blocked the renoprotective effects of berberine in high glucose-cultured glomerular mesangial cells.