Oxidative stress may have a role in liver damage after acute renal injury due to various reasons such as ischemia reperfusion (IR). Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important disease for kidneys and may cause nephropathy as a long term complication. The aim of this study was to investigate protective effect of melatonin, a potent antioxidant, against distant organ injury on liver induced by renal IR in rats with or without DM. The rats were divided into six groups: control (n=7), DM (n=5), IR (n=7), DM+IR (n=7), melatonin+IR (Mel+IR) (melatonin, 4 mg/ kg during 15 days) (n=7), and Mel+DM+IR groups (n=7). Diabetes developed 3 days after single i.p. dose of 45 mg/kg streptozotocin. After 15 day, the left renal artery was occluded for 30 min followed 24 h of reperfusion in IR performed groups. DM did not alter oxidative parameters alone in liver tissue. The levels of malondialdehyde, protein carbonyl and nitric oxide with activities of xanthine oxidase and myeloperoxidase were increased in liver tissues of diabetic and non-diabetic IR groups. Nitric oxide level in DM was higher than control. The activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase were increased in IR groups in comparison with control and DM. ALT and AST levels were higher in IR and DM+IR groups than control and DM. Melatonin treatment reversed all these oxidant and antioxidant parameters to control values as well as serum liver enzymes. We concluded that renal IR may affect distant organs such as liver and oxidative stress may play role on this injury, but DM has not an effect on kidney induced distant organ injury via oxidant stress. Also, it was concluded that melatonin treatment may prevent liver oxidant stress induced by distant injury of kidney IR.
Increased levels of MMP-1-2-9-13 and decreased levels of TIMP-1-2-3 may have played role in the formation of inguinal hernia. Hernia is not only a local defect, but a reflection of systemic disease. This is even more significant for bilateral hernias.
Ozone alone or combined with naringin has a protective effect for mesenteric ischemia. Instead of using instruments such as clamps in the II/R rat model, silk binding may be used safely.
Objective: There is increasing evidence to suggest that toxic oxygen radicals play an essential role in the pathogenesis of ischemia/ reperfusion (I/R) injury in the kidney. This study was designed to investigate the effects of leflunomide, an isoxazole derivative and a unique immunomodulatory agent, in I/R-induced renal injury in rats. Methods: Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally into four groups: (I) control (only leflunomide 10 mg/kg, intragastrically treated); (II) sham operated (only unilateral nephrectomy); (III) I/R; and (IV) leflunomide (10 mg/kg for two doses prior to experiment) plus I/R groups. In groups III and IV, after unilateral nephrectomy, the rats were subjected to 60 min of left renal pedicle occlusion, followed by 6 h of reperfusion. At the end of the reperfusion period, rats were killed and kidneys and blood were removed. Catalase, myeloperoxidase and xanthine oxidase activities, and malondialdehyde, nitric oxide and protein carbonyl levels were determined in renal tissue. Serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and aspartate aminotransferase were measured for the evaluation of renal function. In histopathological examination, renal damage was scored 0-3. Results: Group III animals demonstrated severe deterioration of renal function, renal morphology and a significant renal oxidative stress. Pretreatment of animals with leflunomide markedly attenuated renal dysfunction, morphological alterations, reduced elevated oxidative stress products levels and restored the depleted renal antioxidant enzyme.
Conclusion:The findings imply that oxygen radicals play a causal role in I/R-induced renal injury, and leflunomide exerts renoprotective effects probably by the radical scavenging and antioxidant activities with immunomodulatory effect.
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