The early protective effect of glutamine pretreatment and ischemia preconditioning in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury of rat

J. K. Hwang, J. M. Kim, Y. K. Kim, S. D. Kim, S. C. Park, J. I. Kim, H. W. Nam, J. Kim, I. S. Moon

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Abstract

Background Heat shock proteins (HSP) play an important role in protecting cells against stress. Methods Using a rat model, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with glutamine (Gln) and ischemia preconditioning (IPC) increase the expression of HSP resulting in attenuation of renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into 4 groups [group I, Gln injection (+), IPC (+); group II, Gln injection (+), IPC (-); group III, saline injection (+), IPC (+); group IV, saline injection (+), IPC (-)]. Renal HSP70 expression was determined by Western blotting and kidney function was assessed by blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine. Renal cross-sections were microscopically examined for tubular necrosis, exfoliation of tubular epithelial cells, cast formation, and monocyte infiltration. Results Gln pretreatment increased intrarenal HSP expression (P =.031). In group I, tubulointerstitial abnormalities were clearly slighter compared with the other groups (P <.001). Conclusion Our experiments suggest that (1) a single dose of Gln could induce HSP expression and (2) IPC could relieve renal I/R injury. In addition, IPC combined with Gln pretreatment had a synergic protective effect against renal I/R injury.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3203-3208
Number of pages6
JournalTransplantation Proceedings
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

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Funding Information:
Supported by the fund of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation , The Catholic university of Korea in 2009.

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