| Atorvastatin improving renal ischemia reperfusion injury via direct inhibition of active caspase-3 in rats. | |
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PMID: 21558089 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Caspase-3 is a key molecule involved in the inflammation and apoptosis of ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury. Statins are known to inhibit IR injury, but the mechanism of action remains uncertain. In the present study, the effect and underlying mechanism of ischemia alone, and reperfusion with or without atorvastatin (AT) as a timed intervention were examined, since clinically the kidney is only exposed to drug delivery during reperfusion. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 45-min clamping of the left renal hilus followed by four hours reperfusion with a right nephrectomy. AT 10 mg/kg was intravenously administered after clamping the renal hilus, but prior to kidney reperfusion. Ischemia alone did cause tubulointerstitial damage (TID), protein carbonylation and caspase-3 activation with an increase in 12 kDa subunit, while reperfusion further enhanced TID, monocyte (ED-1+ cell) infiltration, apoptosis and necrosis together with caspase-3 activity and 17 kDa subunit, but reversed protein carbonylation. AT significantly reduced TID (26%), ED-1+ cell infiltration (74%), tubular apoptosis (47%) and necrosis (73%), and interstitial apoptosis (64%), as well as caspase-3 activity (26%), but did not change serum creatinine and cholesterol. Importantly, without affecting either caspase-3 active protein cleavage or S-nitrosylation, AT directly inhibited caspase-3 active enzyme in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. In conclusions, IR and AT exerted opposing effects on caspase-3 activity by differing mechanisms, with IR stimulating caspase-3 proteolytic cleavage and AT inhibiting active caspase-3 enzyme. This new inhibitory mechanism of AT may improve reperfusion tolerance in ischemic kidneys and benefit transplant recipients. |
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John L Haylor; Kevin P G Harris; Michael L Nicholson; Helen L Waller; Qiang Huang; Bin Yang |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-9 |
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Title: Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) Volume: - ISSN: 1535-3699 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100973463 Medline TA: Exp Biol Med (Maywood) Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Academic Nephrology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. |
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