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BAPTA-AM Nanoparticle for the Curing of Acute Kidney Injury Induced by Ischemia/Reperfusion

BAPTA-AM Nanoparticle for the Curing of Acute Kidney Injury Induced by Ischemia/Reperfusion

Zhiyu He, Haoyu Tang, Xinru You, Keqing Huang, Arvind Dhinakar, Yang Kang, Qiaoli Yu, Jun Wu

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2018 May 1;14(5):868-883.

PMID: 29883558

Abstract:

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated with unacceptably high mortality rates in ICU. This research was designed to explore the therapeutic effect of BAPTA-AM (1,2-Bis(2-aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N,N-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl ester)) nanoparticle (BA-N) on AKI. BA-N was developed by liposome strategy and characterized by standard methods. The rat model was selected and the rats were randomly allocated into four groups: (1) Normal group; (2) Sham-operated group; (3) Model group (I/R + NS); (4) BA-N treatment group (I/R + BA-N). AKI model was established via clipping the bilateral renal artery with a microvascular clamp for 45 min. After reperfusion, serum cystatin C (Cys C), creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and caspase 3 levels were determined for the assessment of renal function. Kidney samples were then collected for the measurement of renal malondialdehyde (MDA) level and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The assays of histological examination, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, western blot, TUNEL and RT-PCR were utilized for the detection of apoptosis. The results demonstrated that AKI model caused a significant decreasing in SOD activity, accompanied by a remarkable increase in Cys C, Cr, BUN, LDH, MDA, caspase 3 and cytochrome c (Cyt C) level, compared to the control group. BA-N (100 μg/kg i.v.) significantly improved renal function and histopathological appearance, restored MDA level and SOD activity, decreased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, caspase 3 activity, Cyt C release and TUNEL positive apoptotic cells. Our studies indicated that BA-N plays a renal-protective role, probably through antiapoptotic and antioxidant mechanisms. BA-N may regulate mitochondria pathway via decreasing Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, inhibiting caspase 3 expression and Cyt C release. Overall, BA-N may have potentials as an anti-AKI drug.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP126150978-B	BAPTA-AM		126150-97-8	Price

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