<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Ischemic acute kidney injury is characterized by renal vasoconstriction, filtration failure, tubular obstruction, tubular backleak and overproduction of angiotensin II and reactive oxygen species. Considering this complexity, the aim of our study was to investigate the effects of angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker - Losartan and superoxide anion scavenger - Tempol, in a combined treatment on acute kidney injury in postischemic hypertensive rats.The experiment was performed in anesthetized, adult male spontaneously hypertensive rats. The right kidney was removed and the left renal artery was occluded for 40 minutes. Experimental groups received combined treatment (Losartan + Tempol) or saline in the femoral vein 5 minutes before, during and 175 minutes after clamp removal.Hemodynamics and biochemical parameters were measured and kidney specimens were collected 24h after reperfusion. Histological examination was performed by optical microscopy.Combined treatment improves renal haemodynamics parameters which were exacerbated due to acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury significantly decreased creatinine and urea clearance and increased lipid peroxidation in the plasma. Treatment with Losartan and Tempol induced a significant increase of creatinine and urea clearance. Lipid peroxidation in the plasma decreased and glutathione peroxidase enzyme activity in the erythrocytes increased after Losartan + Tempol treatment. This combined treatment reduced cortico-medullary necrosis and tubular dilatation in the kidney.Our results indicate that synergism of Losartan and Tempol treatment could have beneficial effects on blood pressure and kidney function, during postischemic acute kidney injury development in experimental hypertension.</abstract>

Ischemic acute kidney injury is characterized by renal vasoconstriction, filtration failure, tubular obstruction, tubular backleak and overproduction of angiotensin II and reactive oxygen species. Considering this complexity, the aim of our study was to investigate the effects of angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker - Losartan and superoxide anion scavenger - Tempol, in a combined treatment on acute kidney injury in postischemic hypertensive rats.The experiment was performed in anesthetized, adult male spontaneously hypertensive rats. The right kidney was removed and the left renal artery was occluded for 40 minutes. Experimental groups received combined treatment (Losartan + Tempol) or saline in the femoral vein 5 minutes before, during and 175 minutes after clamp removal.Hemodynamics and biochemical parameters were measured and kidney specimens were collected 24h after reperfusion. Histological examination was performed by optical microscopy.Combined treatment improves renal haemodynamics parameters which were exacerbated due to acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury significantly decreased creatinine and urea clearance and increased lipid peroxidation in the plasma. Treatment with Losartan and Tempol induced a significant increase of creatinine and urea clearance. Lipid peroxidation in the plasma decreased and glutathione peroxidase enzyme activity in the erythrocytes increased after Losartan + Tempol treatment. This combined treatment reduced cortico-medullary necrosis and tubular dilatation in the kidney.Our results indicate that synergism of Losartan and Tempol treatment could have beneficial effects on blood pressure and kidney function, during postischemic acute kidney injury development in experimental hypertension.

Combined Angiotensin II Type-1 Receptor Blockade and Superoxide Anion Scavenging Affect the Post-Ischemic Kidney in Hypertensive Rats

Institute for Medical Research University of Belgrade, Belgrade,

Medical School University of Belgrade, Institute of Pathology, Belgrade

Acta Veterinaria

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Ischemic acute kidney injury is characterized by renal vasoconstriction, filtration failure, tubular obstruction, tubular backleak and overproduction of...

Combined Angiotensin II Type-1 Receptor Blockade and Superoxide Anion Scavenging Affect the Post-Ischemic Kidney in Hypertensive Rats

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2016

Páginas: 392 - 405

Recibido: 22 feb 2016

Aceptado: 15 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2016-0033

Palabras clave
Acute kidney injury, Hypertension, Losartan, Reactive oxygen species, Tempol

© 2016 Ivanov Milan et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Combined Angiotensin II Type-1 Receptor Blockade and Superoxide Anion Scavenging Affect the Post-Ischemic Kidney in Hypertensive Rats

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2016

Páginas: 392 - 405

Recibido: 22 feb 2016

Aceptado: 15 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2016-0033

Palabras claveAcute kidney injury, Hypertension, Losartan, Reactive oxygen species, Tempol

© 2016 Ivanov Milan et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Acute kidney injury, Hypertension, Losartan, Reactive oxygen species, Tempol