Turkish Journal of Nephrology
Original Article

Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator Ameliorates Diabetic Kidney Disease in Rats

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Department of Physiology, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey

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Department of Nephrology, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey

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Department of Nephrology, Bahçeşehir University Hospital Medical Park Göztepe, İstanbul, Turkey

Turkish J Nephrol 2020; 29: 264-272
DOI: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2020.3958
Read: 1996 Downloads: 693 Published: 20 October 2020

Objective: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is still a significant cause of morbidity in patients with diabetes. In this study, we examined the potential effects of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) on oxidative stress, inflammation, and the renin-angiotensin system in a rat model of DKD induced by streptozocin.

Materials and Methods: A single intraperitoneal injection of streptozocin (65 mg/kg) was used in male Sprague Dawley rats to induce diabetes. The rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=8/group): diabetic (group D), CERA (group CR), CERA-treated diabetic group (group D+CR), and the control group (group C). The oxidative stress biomarkers, renal function parameters, messenger-ribonucleic acid expression of renin-angiotensin system parameters, and kidney histology were investigated.

Results: Creatinine clearance was found to be increased and the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio decreased in group D+CR compared with that of group D. Serum malondialdehyde levels were significantly lower, and glutathione and glutathione peroxidase levels were significantly higher in group D+CR than those of group D. Serum interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interferon-γ levels were significantly lower; and monocyte chemoaatractant protein 1 levels were significantly higher in group D+CR than those in group D.

Conclusion: CERA can protect against DKD, in part, and is related to the suppression of the renal oxidative and inflammatory response.

Cite this article as: Günal MY, Eren Z, Arı Bakır E. Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator Ameliorates Diabetic Kidney Disease in Rats. Turk J Nephrol 2020; 29(4): 264-72.

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