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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2026

Combined cyclosporine A and urolithin A therapy ameliorates murine lupus nephritis.

R Ganugula, K T Babalola, M Arora, V Maruvada, A Pavuluri, S K Karthikeyan, D S Chandrashekar, S Varambally, S K Agarwal, C Mohan and 1 more

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R GanugulaThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States.
K T BabalolaThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States.
M AroraThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States.
V MaruvadaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 77204, United States.
A PavuluriDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 77204, United States.
S K KarthikeyanMolecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States.
D S ChandrashekarMolecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States.
S VaramballyO'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States.
S K AgarwalSection of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Biology of Inflammation Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States.
C MohanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 77204, United States.
M N V Ravi KumarThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States.

Funding

Engineering the next generation nanoparticle-cyclosporine A therapy in lupusR01AI155908 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA · PI ARORA, MEENAKSHI, MAJETI, RAVIKUMAR N · 2020 to 2025
$2.4M
NIH HHS R01AI155908
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Abstract

Monotherapies for lupus nephritis (LN) often fail to fully control the disease's hallmark, renal inflammation and immune complex deposition. This study investigates a novel combination therapeutic strategy using urolithin A (UA), a multifaceted anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent, with cyclosporine A (CsA), an established immunosuppressant. The combination therapy's superior efficacy is evidenced by a robust reduction in immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-dsDNA levels, with markedly improved renal function. The treatment also effectively mitigated immune complex deposition and multiple inflammatory chemokines, including I309, IL-16, and MIP-3. This alleviated kidney damage and suppressed lymphocyte infiltration. We found that CsA alone was ineffective across the analyzed markers, while UA alone produced only a modest effect, highlighting the complementary action of their combination. These findings underscore the potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of UA and suggest that combining it with CsA offers a more robust strategy for controlling inflammation and preserving renal integrity in LN. Given the FDA-approved status of CsA and UA's "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) classification, this combination therapy presents a promising and practical clinical pathway for the treatment of lupus nephritis.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCoumarinsCyclosporineImmunosuppressive AgentsLupus NephritisAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAntigen-Antibody ComplexAntioxidantsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleImmunoglobulin GKidneyMice3,8-dihydroxy-6H-dibenzo(b,d)pyran-6-oneAntibodies, AntinuclearAntigen-Antibody ComplexAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCoumarinsCyclosporineImmunoglobulin GImmunosuppressive Agentscombined therapycyclosporine Alupus nephritispro-inflammatory pathwaysurolithin A

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PMID42130005
PMCPMC13171460

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