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ArticleKidney international2012

Resveratrol improves renal microcirculation, protects the tubular epithelium, and prolongs survival in a mouse model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury.

Joseph H Holthoff, Zhen Wang, Kathryn A Seely, Neriman Gokden, Philip R Mayeux

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Article in Kidney international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers.

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103citing papers in PubMed
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 184 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph H HolthoffDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Zhen Wang
Kathryn A Seely
Neriman Gokden
Philip R Mayeux
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR029884 · NCRR · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI LOWERY, CURTIS L · 2009 to 2011
$11.4M
Mechanistic targets for intervention in sepsis-induced renal injuryR01DK075991 · NIDDK · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI MAYEUX, PHILIP R. · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
Preclinical evaluation of resveratrol in sepsis-induced renal injuryF30DK085705 · NIDDK · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI HOLTHOFF, JOSEPH HUNTER · 2010 to 2014
$157k
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR029884NIDDK NIH HHS F30 DK085705NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK075991NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK075991-S1PHS HHS 10PRE4140065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mortality rate of patients who develop acute kidney injury during sepsis nearly doubles. The effectiveness of therapy is hampered because it is usually initiated only after the onset of symptoms. As renal microvascular failure during sepsis is correlated with the generation of reactive nitrogen species, the therapeutic potential of resveratrol, a polyphenol vasodilator that is also capable of scavenging reactive nitrogen species, was investigated using the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) murine model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury. Resveratrol when given at 5.5 h following CLP reversed the decline in cortical capillary perfusion, assessed by intravital microscopy, at 6 h in a dose-dependent manner. Resveratrol produced the greatest improvement in capillary perfusion and increased renal blood flow and the glomerular filtration rate without raising systemic pressure. A single dose at 6 h after CLP was unable to improve renal microcirculation assessed at 18 h; however, a second dose at 12 h significantly improved microcirculation and decreased the levels of reactive nitrogen species in tubules, while improving renal function. Moreover, resveratrol given at 6, 12, and 18 h significantly improved survival. Hence, resveratrol may have a dual mechanism of action to restore the renal microcirculation and scavenge reactive nitrogen species, thus protecting the tubular epithelium even when administered after the onset of sepsis.

Indexed as

Acute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAntioxidantsBlood PressureDisease Models, AnimalEpitheliumGlomerular Filtration RateHeart RateKidneyKidney TubulesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrocirculationReactive Nitrogen SpeciesResveratrolAntioxidantsReactive Nitrogen SpeciesResveratrolStilbenesVasodilator Agents

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PMID21975863
PMCPMC3326404
OpenAlexW2094413238

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