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Technical Refinement of a Bilateral Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Mouse Model for Acute Kidney Injury Research
Published on: November 3, 2023
Suppressing succinate accumulation during ischemia protects the kidney from IRI
Nobuaki Nishima1, Shinji Tanaka1
1Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Previous studies have indicated that succinate accumulation during kidney ischemia, and its oxidation during reperfusion, results in the production of excessive reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, and kidney injury. In this issue, Oh et al. have reported that pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) inhibition in proximal tubules ameliorates kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury via suppressed succinate accumulation. This study suggests that PDK4 inhibition is a promising new treatment strategy for ischemic acute kidney injury.
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