PMID: 26324989Apr 24, 2009Paper

Treatment with a p38 MAPK inhibitor attenuates cisplatin nephrotoxicity starting after the beginning of renal damage

Life Sciences
Heloísa Della Coletta FrancescatoTerezila Machado Coimbra

Abstract

Cisplatin (CP) promotes increased production of reactive oxygen species, which can activate p38 mitogen activated protein kinases (p38 MAPKs) leading to apoptosis and increased expression of proinflammatory mediators that intensify the cytotoxic effects of CP. We investigated the effect of the treatment with SB203580, a p38 MAPKs inhibitor, on oxidative stress, on the oxidation-associated signal, p38 MAPK and on apoptosis in CP-injected rats, starting after the beginning of the renal damage. Rats (n = 21) were injected with CP (5 mg/kg, i.p.) and 3 and 4 days after some of them (n = 8) were treated with SB203580 (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.). Controls (n = 6) received saline (i.p.). Two or five days after saline or CP injections, plasma creatinine, urinary volume, sodium and potassium fractional excretions, blood urea nitrogen and urinary lipid peroxidation were measured. The kidneys were removed for histological, apoptosis, immunohistochemical and Western blot studies. CP caused abnormalities in kidney functions and structure associated with raised urinary peroxidation levels and higher number of apoptotic cells in the outer medulla. The immunostaining studies showed increased numbers of macrophages/monocytes and p-p38 MAPKs positive cell...Continue Reading

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