Key result
Tempol reduces oxidative stress and attenuates losartan-induced renal dysfunction in rat pups.
Why the study?
Does tempol reduce renal injury in male Wistar pups exposed to losartan during lactation?
Does tempol reduce renal injury in male Wistar pups exposed to losartan during lactation?
Oxidative stress contributes to renal injury in pups exposed to losartan during lactation, which can be attenuated by the superoxide dismutase mimetic tempol.
Tempol may mitigate oxidative renal injury from neonatal losartan in rats; leaves open translation to human lactation exposure.
INTRODUCTION: Rats exposed to angiotensin II (AII) receptor antagonists during lactation present progressive disturbances in renal development that lead to progressive alterations in renal function and structure. This study evaluates the role of oxidative stress in the renal changes induced by exposure to losartan, a type 1 AII receptor antagonist, in rats during lactation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Wistar pups were divided into: Control, pups of dams that received 2% sucrose solution; Control-tempol, pups of dams that received tempol (0.34 g/l), a superoxide dismutase mimetic compound; Losartan, pups of dams that received losartan (100 mg/kg/day), and Losartan-tempol, pups of dams that received losartan and tempol. Losartan and/or tempol were administered during lactation. Blood and urine samples were collected at 21 or 60 days, and the kidneys were removed. RESULTS: Losartan-treated pups exhibited disturbances in renal function and structure that persisted into adulthood. Tempol treatment reduced oxidative stress and attenuated the changes induced by losartan in the glomerular filtration rate, desmin expression at the glomerular edge, vimentin in tubular cells, as well as apoptosis and inflammatory infiltration in the renal cortex. CONCLUSION: Oxidative stress contributes at least in part to the renal injury observed in pups exposed to losartan during lactation.
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Marin et al. (2013) studied Renal injury induced by losartan exposure during lactation. Tempol vs. Losartan alone, Control (2% sucrose), Control-tempol was evaluated on Renal function, structure, and oxidative stress markers. Tempol treatment reduced oxidative stress and attenuated the changes induced by losartan in glomerular filtration rate, apoptosis, and inflammatory infiltration in the renal cortex of rat pups.
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