scholarly journals Protective Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside on the Rat Small Intestine Transplanted Mucosa

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Feng-Hua Chen ◽  
Ke Li ◽  
Lu Yin ◽  
Chun-Qiu Chen ◽  
Zhao-Wen Yan ◽  
...  

The intestinal mucosal epithelium is extremely susceptible to even brief periods of ischemia. Mucosal barrier damage, which is associated with ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and consequently bacterial translocation, remains a major obstacle for clinically successful small bowel transplantation (SBT). Previous studies have demonstrated a protective effect of nitric oxide (NO) on other transplanted organs and NO mediated intestinal protection has also been reportedin vitro. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), NO donor, on graft mucosal histology and molecular markers of function after SBT in rats. We used SNP in different period of heterotopic SBT rats. The groups consisted of SBT, pre-SNP group, and post-SNP group. Interestingly, the pre-SNP graft samples exhibited less damage compared to the SBT and post-SNP samples. In addition, mucosal samples from the pre-SNP group showed higher Na+-K+-ATPase activity and higher levels of laminin expression compared to the SBT and post-SNP samples. The findings of the present study reveal that SNP given before graft ischemia/reperfusion injury has a protective effect on mucosal histology and molecular markers of function in the transplanted small intestine.

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alper Hacioglu ◽  
Cem Algin ◽  
Ozgul Pasaoglu ◽  
Ercument Pasaoglu ◽  
Gungor Kanbak

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Liu ◽  
Ken Chen ◽  
Huaixiang Wang ◽  
Ye Zhang ◽  
Xudong Duan ◽  
...  

Ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury is the primary cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Gastrin, a gastrointestinal hormone, is involved in the regulation of kidney function of sodium excretion. However, whether gastrin has an effect on kidney I/R injury is unknown. Here we show that cholecystokinin B receptor (CCKBR), the gastrin receptor, was significantly up-regulated in I/R-injured mouse kidneys. While pre-administration of gastrin ameliorated I/R-induced renal pathological damage, as reflected by the levels of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, hematoxylin and eosin staining and periodic acid-Schiff staining. The protective effect could be ascribed to the reduced apoptosis for gastrin reduced tubular cell apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro. In vitro studies also showed gastrin preserved the viability of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-treated human kidney 2 (HK-2) cells and reduced the lactate dehydrogenase release, which were blocked by CI-988, a specific CCKBR antagonist. Mechanistically, the PI3K/Akt/Bad pathway participates in the pathological process, because gastrin treatment increased phosphorylation of PI3K, Akt and Bad. While in the presence of wortmannin (1 μM), a PI3K inhibitor, the gastrin-induced phosphorylation of Akt after H/R treatment was blocked. Additionally, wortmannin and Akt inhibitor VIII blocked the protective effect of gastrin on viability of HK-2 cells subjected to H/R treatment. These studies reveals that gastrin attenuates kidney I/R injury via a PI3K/Akt/Bad-mediated anti-apoptosis signaling. Thus, gastrin can be considered as a promising drug candidate to prevent AKI.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Leng ◽  
Yang Wu ◽  
Shaoqing Lei ◽  
Bin Zhou ◽  
Zhen Qiu ◽  
...  

Patients with diabetes are more vulnerable to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury, which is associated with excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and decreased antioxidant defense. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6), a regulator of the antioxidant protein peroxiredoxin 1 (Prdx1), is associated with several pathological conditions in the cardiovascular system. This study investigated whether tubastatin A (TubA), a highly selective HDAC6 inhibitor, could confer a protective effect by modulating Prdx1 acetylation in a rat model of MI/R and an in vitro model of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). Here, we found that diabetic hearts with excessive HDAC6 activity and decreased acetylated-Prdx1 levels were more vulnerable to MI/R injury. TubA treatment robustly improved cardiac function, reduced cardiac infarction, attenuated ROS generation, and increased acetylated-Prdx1 levels in diabetic MI/R rats. These results were further confirmed by an in vitro study using H9c2 cells. Furthermore, a study using Prdx1 acetyl-silencing mutants (K197R) showed that TubA only slightly attenuated H/R-induced cell death and ROS generation in K197R-transfected H9c2 cells exposed to high glucose (HG), but these differences were not statistically significant. Taken together, these findings suggest that HDAC6 inhibition reduces ROS generation and confers a protective effect against MI/R or H/R injury by modulating Prdx1 acetylation at K197.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Siyi Wu ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
Mengling Ye ◽  
Chunxia Liu ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
...  

Lung ischemia reperfusion injury (LIRI) is a complex pathophysiological process with high morbidity and mortality. An important pathophysiological characteristic of LIRI is endothelial barrier dysfunction, although the mechanism involved in this process remains unclear. VX765, a specific caspase-1 inhibitor, has been shown to have a protective effect against several diseases including sepsis, atherosclerosis, and glial inflammatory disease. The objective of this study was to determine whether VX765 had a protective effect in LIRI. The results showed that lung ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) and oxygen/glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/R) induced endothelial pyroptosis and barrier dysfunction characterized by an inflammatory response. Treatment with VX765 successfully alleviated I/R- and OGD/R-induced endothelial pyroptosis and barrier dysfunction by inhibiting caspase-1 in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, these findings showed that VX765 provided effective protection against lung I/R-induced endothelial pyroptosis and barrier dysfunction.


Author(s):  
Zheming Shao ◽  
Qihong Shen ◽  
Min Kong ◽  
Huadong Ni ◽  
Xiaomin Hou

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a heart disease that seriously threatens human health. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has a certain protective effect on cardiac injury. This study investigated the cardioprotective effect of DEX and its potential molecular mechanism in vivo and in vitro. The results showed that DEX could significantly increase the viability of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) treated cardiomyocytes and reduce oxidative damage and apoptosis. Further molecular mechanism analysis showed that the above cardiac protective effects may be related to Akt signaling pathway. In addition, the expression of G-Protein Receptor 30 (GPR30) was promoted after H/R treatment. However, knockdown of GPR30 by shRNA significantly counteracted the cardioprotective effect of DEX. Meanwhile, we constructed a rat model of AMI to investigate the role of GPR30 in vivo. The results showed that DEX significantly reduced the infarct size, and GPR30 agonist G1 enhanced the protective effect of DEX on heart. On the contrary, protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitor LY294002 counteracted the protective effect of DEX on heart, suggesting that GPR30 enhanced the protective effect of DEX on ischemia-reperfusion induced heart injury by regulating AKT related pathways. In conclusion, our study provides a potential target for the clinical treatment of AMI.


2002 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiruma V. Arumugam ◽  
Ian A. Shiels ◽  
Trent M. Woodruff ◽  
Robert C. Reid ◽  
David P. Fairlie ◽  
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