These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Improving Effect of Aminoguanidine on Lipopolysaccharide-Caused Kidney Dysfunction in Rats.
    Author: Hosseini M, Beheshti F, Anaeigoudari A.
    Journal: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl; 2020; 31(5):1025-1033. PubMed ID: 33229765.
    Abstract:
    Kidneys have been shown to be the main target for toxins. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a bacterial endotoxin which can involve in pathogenesis of endotoxemia-caused kidney dysfunction. Excessive production of free radicals such as nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines have been reported to contribute in kidney dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibition against LPS-induced kidney dysfunction in rats. Male rats were assigned into five groups. Control animals were injected saline; LPS group received 1 mg/kg of LPS for five weeks; LPS-AG50, LPS-AG100, and LPS-AG150 groups received AG (50, 100, and 150 mg/kg, respectively) 30 min before LPS. All drugs were administered intraperitoneally. LPS injection enhanced the level of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine compared with the control group. Pretreatment with AG resulted in a significant reduction in BUN and creatinine in LPS-AG100 and LPS-AG 150 groups with respect to the LPS group. LPS administration led to a significant increase in interleukin (IL)-6, malondialdehyde (MDA), and NO metabolites as well as a significant decrease in the content of total thiol groups and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity. Pretreatment with AG reduced the level of IL-6, MDA, and NO metabolites and enhanced the content of total thiol groups and SOD and CAT activity in LPS-AG groups compared to the LPS group. The results of the present study show that inhibition of iNOS has a protective effect against kidney dysfunction caused by LPS.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]