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Abstract:
Recent research has indicated the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in experimental nephritis. We examined the role of ROS and the effect of probucol, an anti-hyperlipidemic drug with antioxidant activity, on adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephrosis in the rat. Fourteen days after single intravenous injection of ADR (7.5 mg/kg b.w.), a nephrotic state was observed. Compared with the normal control values, the total kidney glutathione content was lower on day 5, but significantly higher on day 14 in the ADR-injected rats. Feeding ADR-injected rats with food containing 1% probucol was effective in reducing urinary protein excretion. Serum lipid peroxide level and kidney total glutathione content, both of which increased on day 14 in the ADR-injected rats, were also decreased significantly by concomitant probucol treatment. During long-term observation period of 18 weeks, probucol treatment relieved both urinary protein excretion and the progression of renal impairment. These protective effects of probucol suggest a role of ROS in the induction and progression of ADR nephrosis.
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