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Canagliflozin ameliorates renal oxidative stress and inflammation by stimulating AMPK-Akt-eNOS pathway in the isoprenaline-induced oxidative stress model

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Hasan, Raquibul, Lasker, Shoumen, Hasan, Ahasanul, Zerin, Farzana, Zamila, Mushfera, Parvez, Faisal, Rahman, Md. Mizanur, Khan, Ferdous +2 more·2020·Scientific Reports

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Diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, and the high prevalence of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) hyperactivity in diabetic patients makes them further susceptible to SNS-mediated oxidative stress and accelerated kidney damage. Here, we investigated if canagliflozin can reverse isoprenaline (ISO)-induced renal oxidative damage in rats, a model that mimics SNS overstimulation-induced organ injuries in humans. We found that ISO administration elevates renal oxidative stress markers including malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced protein oxidation product (APOP), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and nitric oxide (NO), while depleting levels of endogenous antioxidants such as catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH). Strikingly, canagliflozin treatment of ISO-treated rats not only prevents elevation of oxidative stress markers but also rescues levels of depleted antioxidants. Our results also show that canagliflozin stimulates antioxidant/anti-inflammatory signaling pathways involving AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), Akt and eNOS, and inhibits iNOS and NADPH oxidase isoform 4 (NOX4), all of which are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Further, canagliflozin prevents ISO-induced apoptosis of kidney cells by inhibiting Bax protein upregulation and caspase-3 activation. Histological examination of kidney sections reveal that canagliflozin attenuates ISO-mediated increases in inflammatory cell infiltration, collagen deposition and fibrosis. Finally, consistent with these findings, canagliflozin treatment improves kidney function in ISO-treated rats, suggesting that the antioxidant effects may be clinically translatable.

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  • An animal study showed canagliflozin stimulates antioxidant pathways involving AMPK, Akt, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase.

    “Further evidence that SGLT2 inhibition exerts antioxidant effects has been shown in an animal study demonstrating that canagliflozin stimulates antioxidant pathways involving AMPK, Akt, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (Hasan et al., 2020).”

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Authors
Hasan, R., Lasker, S., Hasan, A., Zerin, F., Zamila, M., Parvez, F., Rahman, M. M., Khan, F., Subhan, N., & Alam, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Mercer University Health Sciences Center (US)
  • North South University (BD)
Corresponding author
  • Hasan, Raquibul
  • Alam, Md. Ashraful
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2020-09-04
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
14659-14659
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3083174088
Cited by
111
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 13
FWCI
10.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Greater South Information System
Funders
  • Mercer University College of Pharmacy
  • North South University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
Keywords
canagliflozin, renal oxidative stress, renal inflammation, sympathetic hyperactivity, diabetic nephropathy, nitric oxide, NOX4, inducible nitric oxide synthase, apoptosis, Bax, caspase-3, renal fibrosis, antioxidant enzymes, SGLT2 inhibitors
MeSH terms
Canagliflozin, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antioxidants, Cells, Cultured, Disease Models, Animal, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Inflammation, Isoproterenol, Kidney Tubules, Male, Oxidative Stress, Rats, Long-Evans, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Rats, Renal Insufficiency, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases

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