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ArticleToxicology research2021

L-carnitine suppresses cisplatin-induced renal injury in rats: impact on cytoskeleton proteins expression.

Osama Fouad Ahmed Ebrahim, Ola Elsayed Nafea, Walaa Samy, Lamiaa Mohamed Shawky

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Article in Toxicology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Osama Fouad Ahmed EbrahimDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt.
Ola Elsayed NafeaDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6401-5514
Walaa SamyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Lamiaa Mohamed ShawkyDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt.
Benha University · EGTaif University · SAZagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We designed this work to examine the curative role of L-carnitine (LCAR) in a rat model of cisplatin (CDDP)-induced kidney injury. We induced kidney injury in rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of 5 mg/kg of CDDP. Fifteen days post injection, rats were orally supplemented with 354 mg/kg of LCAR for another 15 days. Kidney tissues were subjected to histo-biochemical analysis along with mRNA gene expression quantification for cytoskeleton proteins encoding genes (vimentin, nestin, and connexin 43) by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. LCAR reversed CDDP-induced renal structural and functional impairments. LCAR significantly declined serum urea and creatinine concentrations, restored oxidant/antioxidant balance, reversed inflammation, and antagonized caspase 3-mediated apoptotic cell death in renal tissues. Moreover, LCAR effectively down-regulated cytoskeleton proteins mRNA levels, reflecting amelioration of CDDP-provoked podocyte injury. We concluded that LCAR has a favorable therapeutic utility against CDDP-induced kidney injury.

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cisplatingap junction proteinsintermediate filamentsL-carnitinepodocyte

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PMID33613972
PMCPMC7885193
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