Lithospermic acid B isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza ameliorates ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats

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Title
Lithospermic acid B isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza ameliorates ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats
Author(s)
D G Kang; Hyuncheol Oh; E J Sohn; T Y Hur; K C Lee; K J Kim; T Y Kim; H S Lee
Bibliographic Citation
Life Sciences, vol. 75, no. 15, pp. 1801-1816
Publication Year
2004
Abstract
The present study was designed to examine whether lithospermic acid B (LSB) isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza has an ameliorative effect on renal functional parameters in association with the expression of aquaporin 2 (AQP 2) and Na,K-ATPase in the ischemia-reperfusion induced acute renal failure (ARF) rats. LSB showed strong antioxidant activity against production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), ROS-induced hemolysis, and production of lipid peroxide in a dose-dependent manner. Polyuria caused by down-regulation of renal AQP 2 in the ischemia-reperfusion induced ARF rats was partially restored by administration of LSB (40 mg/kg, i.p.), restoring expression of AQP 2, in renal inner and outer medulla. The expression of Na,K-ATPase α1 subunit in outer medulla of the ARF rats was also restored in the ARF rats by administration of LSB, while β1 subunit level was not altered. The renal functional parameters including creatinine clearance, urinary sodium excretion, urinary osmolality, and solute-free reabsorption were also partially restored in ischemia-ARF rats by administration of LSB. Histological study also showed that renal damages in the ARF rats were abrogated by administration of LSB. Taken together, these data indicate that LSB ameliorates renal defects in rats with ischemia-reperfusion induced ARF, most likely via scavenging of ROS.
Keyword
Acute renal failureAquaporin 2lithospermic acid BNa,K-ATPaseRenal concentrating ability
ISSN
0024-3205
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2004.02.034
Type
Article
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