Renoprotective Effects of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin against Tacrolimus-Induced Renal Injury.

Int J Mol Sci

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, Korea.

Published: November 2020

The protective effects of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) in tacrolimus (TAC)-induced renal injury was evaluated in a rat model. The TAC group rats were subcutaneously injected with 2 mg/kg TAC every day for four weeks. The TAC with AAT group was cotreated with daily subcutaneous injections of TAC and intraperitoneal injections of AAT (80 mg/kg) for four weeks. The effects of AAT on TAC-induced renal injury were evaluated using serum biochemistry, histopathology, and Western blotting. The TAC injection significantly increased renal interstitial fibrosis, inflammation, and apoptosis as compared to the control treatment. The histopathological examination showed that cotreatment of TAC and AAT attenuated interstitial fibrosis (collagen, fibronectin, and α-SMA staining), and α-SMA expression in Western blotting was also decreased. Immunohistochemical staining for inflammation (osteopontin and ED-1 staining) revealed improved interstitial inflammation in the TAC with AAT group compared to that in the TAC group. The TAC treatment increased renal apoptosis compared to the control treatment, based on the results of increased immunohistochemical staining of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL), increased caspase-3 activity, and lower Bcl-2 to Bad expression ratio. However, AAT cotreatment significantly changed these markers and consequently showed decreased apoptosis. AAT protects against TAC-induced renal injury via antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects.

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