Purpose: To examine the effect of
desloratadine on kidney
ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in albino Wistar male rats using biochemical and histopathological methods.Methods: The treated with
ischemia-reperfusion + 5 mg/kg
desloratadine (IRD) group (n-6) was given 5 mg/kg
desloratadine by gavage orally, and applied renal
ischemia-reperfusion (BIR) group (n-6) and control (SG) group undergoing
Sham operation (n-6) rats were given distilled water as
solvent one hour before
ketamine anesthesia. During the
anesthesia period,
ischemia was induced for 2 h unilaterally in the left kidney of all rats followed by reperfusion for 6 h. The kidneys of the SG group had
sham operation without any intervention.Results: Our biochemical test results showed that
malondialdehyde (MDA), nuclear factor kappa (NF-κB),
tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α),
interleukin one beta (IL-1β),
creatinine, and blood
urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were significantly increased in the BIR group compared to the healthy control and IRD groups treated with
desloratadine. Histopathological results were revealed tubular dilatation, tubular
necrosis, loss of brushy margins, cast formation, and apoptotic bodies in tubular epithelial cells in the BIR group. There were no histopathological findings except for the swelling of tubule epithelial cells and the accumulation of proteinous material in some tubule lumens in renal tissue of
desloratadine-treated rats.Conclusions: Experimental results suggested that
desloratadine may be useful in the treatment of renal I/R injury.