title: Attenuation of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by allopurinol and prostaglandin E1.
abstract: 50 Sprague-Dawley rats were used to study the effect of allopurinol and prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. They underwent left renal ischemia for 1 h and reperfusion. A right nephrectomy was performed, and 5 groups were made. Group AP received allopurinol 50 mg/kg and PGE1 20 micrograms/kg; group A, allopurinol; group P, PGE1; group C, control, and group S, sham group. Five animals from each group were used to study renal functions and 5 for renal histology. The serum creatinine values were lower in the treatment groups compared to the controls on days 1-3 and 7 (p < 0.05). The blood urea nitrogen values showed a similar trend. Maximum histological damage was seen in group C, followed by groups A, P and AP, in this order. We conclude that allopurinol and PGE1 attenuate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nimura
mesh_terms: D000493:Allopurinol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000493:Allopurinol; D003404:Creatinine; D000527:Alprostadil