Sepsis-induced acute kidney injury: kidney protection effects by antioxidants

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the antioxidant action of N-acetylcysteine and diosmin-hesperidin in an experimental model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury in rats. Methods: The study used 20 Wistar adult male rats divided into the following groups: control (laparotomy with no induction of abdominal sepsis), sepsis (experimental model of sepsis with cecal ligation and puncture), N-acetylcysteine + sepsis and diosmin-hesperidin + sepsis. The evaluation contemplated physiological parameters (temperature, glycemia, and average blood pressure), kidney function (creatinine clearance), oxidative stress (urinary peroxides) and kidney histology. Results: The animals submitted to cecal ligation and puncture (sepsis) presented lower body temperature, lower average blood pressure, reduced creatinine clearance and increased urinary hydrogen peroxide levels. Treatment with diosmin-hesperidin improved kidney function and led to a reduction in the excretion of oxidative metabolites. Conclusion: The present study highlighted the protective antioxidant action of diosmin-hesperidin in the experimental model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury.

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Main Authors: Vasco,Carolina Ferreira, Watanabe,Mirian, Fonseca,Cassiane Dezoti da, Vattimo,Maria de Fátima Fernandes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000401921
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