Effects of apigenin on the expression levels of B-cell lymphoma-2, Fas and Fas ligand in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Yang LiuZhishun Wang

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect and possible mechanism of apigenin on renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats, as well as in in vitro experiments. In total, 36 rats were subjected to 45 min of renal ischemia, with or without treatment prior to ischemia with different concentrations of apigenin (2, 10 and 50 mg/kg) administered intravenously. All rats were sacrificed at 24 h after I/R injury. The serum creatinine (Cr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were analyzed, and histological examination was conducted. In addition, the expression levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) were detected by immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. For in vitro experiments, the NRK-52E cell line was employed. The viability, apoptosis and expression levels of Fas, FasL and Bcl-2 were examined in the culture of NRK-52E cells following the I/R. The results indicated that apigenin significantly decreased the levels of serum Cr and BUN induced by renal I/R, demonstrating an improvement in renal function. The histological evidence of renal damage associated with I/R was also mitigated by apigenin in vivo. Furthermore, apige...Continue Reading

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