Protective effect of selenite on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury through inhibiting ASK1–MKK3–p38 signal pathway
- 2 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Redox Report
- Vol. 14 (6), 243-250
- https://doi.org/10.1179/135100009x12525712409896
Abstract
Previous studies have reported that selenite, a known antioxidant, protects brain against ischemia/reperfusion injury, which is mediated by oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to investigate whether selenite can protect kidney against ischemic injury by reducing activation of the apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1 (ASK1)/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 (MKK3)/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. The activation and expression of ASK1, MKK3, p38, caspase 3 and cleaved PARP were analyzed by Western blot. Apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells was assessed by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick-end labeling method. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured by the thiobarbituric acid reaction. Blood serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen level were measured with an Olympus automatic multi-analyzer. We found that selenite attenuated significantly ASK1, MKK3, and p38 phosphorylation at 3 h after renal ischemia. Furthermore, selenite decreased significantly renal epithelial tubular cell apoptosis. In addition, selenite reduced the MDA level. These findings suggest that the protective action of selenite on ischemia renal injury is associated closely with reducing activation of the ASK1-MKK3-p38 signal pathway.Keywords
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