Cyclosporine A protects against apoptosis in ischaemic/reperfused rat kidneys
2002
Summary
1. Renal ischaemia followed by reperfusion leads to acute renal failure in both native kidneys and renal allografts. Cyclosporine A (CsA) has been used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplantation. In the present study, the effect of CsA on ischaemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis in the kidney was investigated.
2. Ischaemia/reperfusion injury caused widespread apoptosis primarily in the medulla of the kidney. At 1.5 mg/kg per day, CsA significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells in rat kidney after ischaemia/reperfusion injury.
3. Low-dose CsA treatment did not affect the levels of creatinine in the serum of rats after ischaemia/reperfusion injury.
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