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Roflumilast improves resolution of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by retarding late phase renal interstitial immune cells infiltration and leakage in urinary sediments.

Abstract
Some evidence has demonstrated that both inflammation and immune cell dysregulation are coincident at late phase (post 24 h) of sepsis. The present study was designed to determine the pathological role of hyperinflammation and renal immune cells mobilization during late phase of sepsis induced acute kidney injury (S-AKI) and tests the pharmacological effects of PDE-4 inhibitor on these events. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation puncture and renal function, oxidative-inflammatory stress biomarkers were assessed after 24 h. PDE-4 inhibitor was administered for 7 days prior to induction of S-AKI. Renal immune cells infiltration during sepsis was analyzed by H&E staining and papanicolaou staining method was used for detecting leukocytes and cast in urinary sediments, periodic acid schiff (PAS) staining was used for detection of brush border loss. AKI developed 24 h post sepsis insult as depicted by increase in serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), renal oxidative stress, and elevated inflammatory biomarkers levels. Moreover, septic rats displayed increased bacterial load, renal expression of phosphodiesterase-4B, 4D isoforms, enhanced vascular permeability, caspase-3 and myeloperoxidase activity, electrolyte imbalance, reduced Na+ K+ ATPase activity, declined cAMP levels, increased interstitial leukocyte infiltration, and leakage in urinary sediments along with histological alterations. Pre-treatment with roflumilast at high dose completely prevented the various AKI associated manifestations in septic rats. Renal hyper-inflammation and leukocyte infiltration was detected in late phase of S-AKI. Roflumilast pre-treatment resolved sepsis induced renal dysfunction and histological damage by suppressing late phase renal immune cells invasion and anti-inflammatory effects mediated by up-regulation of renal cAMP levels.
AuthorsKirti Gupta, Sneha Pandey, Ragini Singh, Abha Kumari, Pallavi Sen, Gaaminepreet Singh
JournalFundamental & clinical pharmacology (Fundam Clin Pharmacol) Vol. 36 Issue 1 Pg. 114-132 (Feb 2022) ISSN: 1472-8206 [Electronic] England
PMID34212425 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Copyright© 2021 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.
Chemical References
  • Aminopyridines
  • Benzamides
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Roflumilast
Topics
  • Acute Kidney Injury (drug therapy)
  • Aminopyridines (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Benzamides (pharmacology)
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Kidney
  • Rats
  • Sepsis (complications, drug therapy)

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