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Cardiac Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Nrf2 Expression, and Coagulation Events in Mice with Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • Abderrahim Nemmar, United Arab Emirates University
  • Suhail Al-Salam, United Arab Emirates University
  • Sumaya Beegam, United Arab Emirates University
  • Nur Elena Zaaba
  • Javed Yasin, United Arab Emirates University
  • Naserddine Hamadi, Zayed University
  • Badreldin H. Ali, Sultan Qaboos University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-16-2021
Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to be associated with cardiovascular dysfunction. Dietary adenine intake in mice is also known to induce CKD. However, in this experimental model, the mechanisms underlying the cardiotoxicity and coagulation disturbances are not fully understood. Here, we evaluated cardiac inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and coagulation events in mice with adenine (0.2% w/w in feed for 4 weeks)-induced CKD. Control mice were fed with normal chow for the same duration. Adenine increased water intake, urine output, relative kidney weight, the plasma concentrations of urea and creatinine, and the urinary concentrations of kidney injury molecule-1 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. It also decreased the body weight and creatinine clearance, and caused kidney DNA damage. Renal histological analysis showed tubular dilation and damage and neutrophilic influx. Adenine induced a significant increase in systolic blood pressure and the concentrations of troponin I, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-1β in heart homogenates. It also augmented the levels of markers of lipid peroxidation measured by malondialdehyde production and 8-isoprostane, as well as the antioxidants superoxide dismutase and catalase. Immunohistochemical analysis of the hearts showed that adenine increased the expression of nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 by cardiomyocytes. It also caused cardiac DNA damage. Moreover, compared with the control group, adenine induced a significant increase in the number of circulating platelet and shortened the thrombotic occlusion time in pial arterioles and venules in vivo, and induced a significant reduction in the prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. In conclusion, the administration of adenine in mice induced CKD-associated cardiac inflammation, oxidative stress, Nrf2 expression, and DNA damage. It also induced prothrombotic events in vivo. Therefore, this model can be satisfactorily used to study the cardiac pathophysiological events in subjects with CKD and the effect of drug treatment thereon.

Publisher
Hindawi Limited
Keywords
  • Blood pressure,
  • Cell death,
  • Chemical water treatment,
  • Coagulation,
  • Controlled drug delivery,
  • DNA,
  • Enzymes,
  • Glycoproteins,
  • Mammals,
  • Oxidative stress,
  • Pathology,
  • Urea,
  • Activated partial thromboplastin time,
  • Cardiovascular dysfunction,
  • Chronic kidney disease,
  • Immunohistochemical analysis,
  • Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin,
  • Super oxide dismutase,
  • Systolic blood pressure,
  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha,
  • Heart,
  • Adenine,
  • Coagulation,
  • Control Systems,
  • Damage,
  • Increments,
  • Nucleic Acids,
  • Stresses,
  • Weight
Scopus ID

85099875632

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Abderrahim Nemmar, Suhail Al-Salam, Sumaya Beegam, Nur Elena Zaaba, et al.. "Cardiac Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Nrf2 Expression, and Coagulation Events in Mice with Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease" Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Vol. 2021 (2021) ISSN: <p><a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1942-0994" target="_blank">1942-0994</a></p>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/naserddine-hamadi/1/