Results
Title

Gemfibrozil attenuates doxorubicin induced toxicity in renal tissues of male rats by reducing the oxidative insult and inflammation.

Authors

Hosseinzadeh, Azam; Goudarzi, Mehdi; Fatemi, Iman; Khodayar, Mohammad Javad; Mehrzadi, Saeed; Khalili, Hamid Reza; Karimi, Mohammad Ali

Abstract

Nephrotoxicity is a significant side effect of doxorubicin (DXN) treatment. We investigated the protective effect of gemfibrozil (GEM) co-administration with DXN on DXN induced nephrotoxicity. We divided 28 male Wistar rats into four groups of seven. Group 1 received normal saline for 2 weeks. Group 2 received 15 mg/kg DXN for 2 weeks. Group 3 received DXN GEM for 2 weeks. Group 4 received GEM for 2 weeks. On day 15 of the experiment, blood samples were collected, animals were sacrificed and kidneys were excised for biochemical and histological evaluation. We measured serum creatinine, blood urine nitrogen, renal malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β. GEM administration mitigated DXN induced nephrotoxicity. GEM co-administered with DXN attenuated the inflammatory and oxidative responses associated with DXN induced nephrotoxicity.

Subjects

NEPHROTOXICOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; SUPEROXIDE dismutase; GLUTATHIONE peroxidase; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG side effects; RATS

Publication

Biotechnic & Histochemistry, 2020, Vol 95, Issue 7, p532

ISSN

1052-0295

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/10520295.2020.1730967