A radical scavenger, edaravone, protects canine kidneys from ischemia-reperfusion injury after 72 hours of cold preservation and autotransplantation.
BACKGROUND
Cold ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a prominent cause of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation. Reactive oxygen species play a crucial role in I/R injury. Edaravone is a synthetic radical scavenger that has been used in acute stroke. Some animal experiments have revealed its beneficial effects against I/R injury, but its effects after cold preservation and transplantation of canine kidneys are unknown.


METHODS
Female hybrid dogs weighing 11 to 13 kg were used. Under anesthesia, the left kidney was harvested. After 72 hr of preservation in cold histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution, autotransplantation was performed in the right iliac fossa, with contralateral nephrectomy. Animals were divided into control and treatment groups (n=6 per group). In the treatment group, edaravone was administered intravenously at harvest and at reperfusion (3 mg/kg) and in addition was added to the preservation solution (50 microM).


RESULTS
Animal survival at 2 weeks was four of six in the control group and six of six in the treatment group. Compared with controls, treated animals had higher mean urine output, higher mean glomerular filtration rate, improved tubular cell function, lower mean serum creatinine, and lower renal vascular resistance. Biopsy specimens from treated animals showed less tubular cell damage and decreased P-selectin expression in endothelial cells. Lipid peroxidation of renal tissue and urinary excretion of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine were suppressed by the treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Edaravone reduced cold I/R injury in canine renal transplantation. The agent has the potential to ameliorate preservation injury in clinical transplantation.
Tahara
Munenori
M
First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Nakayama
Masato
M
Jin
Maeng B
MB
Fujita
Miri
M
Suzuki
Tomomi
T
Taniguchi
Masahiko
M
Shimamura
Tsuyoshi
T
Furukawa
Hiroyuki
H
Todo
Satoru
S
D000818:Animals; D000983:Antipyrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs; D000077553:Edaravone; D005260:Female; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000032:analysis; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000032:analysis; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D019007:P-Selectin; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D000077553:Edaravone; D000983:Antipyrine