Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Resveratrol, a natural antioxidant and polyphenol found in red wine and grapes, has been found to pharmacologically precondition the heart through upregulation of nitric oxide (NO). This study was designed to explore the involvement of NO in the renoprotective effect of resveratrol in renal ischemic preconditioning in rat kidney. METHODS: RESULTS: Ischemic preconditioning and resveratrol treatment significantly improved the renal dysfunction, decrease in total NO levels, and oxidative stress induced by 45 minutes of ischemia followed by 24 hours of reperfusion. Histopatholgic examination of the kidneys of ischemic/reperfusion rats revealed severe renal damage, which was attenuated in both preconditioned and resveratrol-treated animals. Preconditioning and resveratrol administration led to a marked increase in NO levels in kidney. Renoprotective effects of resveratrol were abolished when animals were pretreated with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, a nonspecific NO synthase inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate an important contributory role of NO in the protection afforded by resveratrol in renal ischemic preconditioning. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: It is now well established that brief periods of ischemia followed by reperfusion render a variety of tissues tolerant to subsequent ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury. This phenomenon, referred to as ischemic preconditioning, was first demonstrated in the dog myocardium. The potential for clinical application of such a powerful protective phenomenon has generated enormous interest in identifying the underlying intracellular signaling pathways, with the ultimate aim of pharmacologically exploiting these mechanisms to develop therapeutic strategies that can enhance tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury in patients. This study explored the possible involvement of nitric oxide in renal ischemic preconditioning.
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Authors | Vikas Chander, Kanwaljit Chopra |
Journal | Journal of vascular surgery
(J Vasc Surg)
Vol. 42
Issue 6
Pg. 1198-205
(Dec 2005)
ISSN: 0741-5214 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16376214
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Antioxidants
- Biomarkers
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Stilbenes
- Nitric Oxide
- Creatinine
- Resveratrol
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
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Topics |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Animals
- Antioxidants
(therapeutic use)
- Biomarkers
(metabolism)
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Creatinine
(blood)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Enzyme Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Ischemic Preconditioning
- Kidney
(blood supply, metabolism, pathology)
- Kidney Diseases
(metabolism, pathology, prevention & control)
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
(therapeutic use)
- Nitric Oxide
(metabolism)
- Oxidative Stress
(drug effects)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Resveratrol
- Stilbenes
(therapeutic use)
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