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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Renoprotective Effects of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin against Tacrolimus-Induced Renal Injury.

Jeong-Hoon Lim, Eun-Joo Oh, Se-Hyun Oh, Hee-Yeon Jung, Ji-Young Choi, Jang-Hee Cho, Sun-Hee Park, Yong-Lim Kim, Chan-Duck Kim

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeong-Hoon LimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5517-9886
Eun-Joo OhDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.
Se-Hyun OhDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.
Hee-Yeon JungDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0232-7202
Ji-Young ChoiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.
Jang-Hee ChoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7031-5214
Sun-Hee ParkDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.
Yong-Lim KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1344-3455
Chan-Duck KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4648-0324
Kyungpook National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The protective effects of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) in tacrolimus (TAC)-induced renal injury was evaluated in a rat model. The TAC group rats were subcutaneously injected with 2 mg/kg TAC every day for four weeks. The TAC with AAT group was cotreated with daily subcutaneous injections of TAC and intraperitoneal injections of AAT (80 mg/kg) for four weeks. The effects of AAT on TAC-induced renal injury were evaluated using serum biochemistry, histopathology, and Western blotting. The TAC injection significantly increased renal interstitial fibrosis, inflammation, and apoptosis as compared to the control treatment. The histopathological examination showed that cotreatment of TAC and AAT attenuated interstitial fibrosis (collagen, fibronectin, and α-SMA staining), and α-SMA expression in Western blotting was also decreased. Immunohistochemical staining for inflammation (osteopontin and ED-1 staining) revealed improved interstitial inflammation in the TAC with AAT group compared to that in the TAC group. The TAC treatment increased renal apoptosis compared to the control treatment, based on the results of increased immunohistochemical staining of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL), increased caspase-3 activity, and lower Bcl-2 to Bad expression ratio. However, AAT cotreatment significantly changed these markers and consequently showed decreased apoptosis. AAT protects against TAC-induced renal injury via antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects.

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Acute Kidney Injuryalpha 1-AntitrypsinAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApoptosisFibrosisGene Expression RegulationMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTacrolimusalpha 1-AntitrypsinAnti-Inflammatory AgentsTacrolimusalpha-1 antitrypsinapoptosisfibrosisinflammationtacrolimus-induced renal injury

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PMID33207690
PMCPMC7696546
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