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ArticleRenal failure2025

Roxadustat alleviates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by regulating fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial function.

Xialin Li, Yan Hu, Jinqing Li, Yingfeng Shi, Qin Zhong, Xiaoyan Ma, Daofang Jiang, Shasha Zhang, Shougang Zhuang, Na Liu

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Xialin LiDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yan HuDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jinqing LiDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yingfeng ShiDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qin ZhongDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoyan MaDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Daofang JiangDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shasha ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shougang ZhuangDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Na LiuDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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aimsThis study aimed to elucidate the role and function of roxadustat, a small molecule hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) stabilizer, on cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury (AKI)

methodsWe investigated the effects of roxadustat (10 mg/kg) in a cisplatin-induced AKI model in mice. After a 48-hour pretreatment with the intraperitoneal injection of roxadustat, cisplatin was administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection. We also examined the role of roxadustat (10 μM) on HK-2 cells stimulated by cisplatin (20 μg/mL).

resultsPretreatment with roxadustat significantly improved kidney function in the AKI model, as evidenced by reductions of Scr and BUN, and alleviated cisplatin-induced kidney morphology lesions. Roxadustat also remarkably decreased the expression of KIM-1 and NGAL. Furthermore, roxadustat significantly abolished the expression of Bax and cleaved caspase 3, two apoptosis marker proteins. Mechanistically, our study demonstrated that roxadustat could alleviate the deficiency of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) induced by cisplatin, as evidenced by the improvement of lipid accumulation and metabolic disorders in the roxadustat-treated group. Moreover, roxadustat effectively blocked mitochondrial damage, as evidenced by reduced mitochondrial swelling and fragmentation in the roxadustat-treated group. Simultaneously, roxadustat also partially rescued the expression of mitochondrial fusion proteins, including OPA1, MFN1, and MFN2.

conclusionWe demonstrated that roxadustat exerts a protective role in cisplatin-treated mice and HK-2 cells, which might be due to amelioration of FAO deficiency and suppression of mitochondrial damage.

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Acute Kidney InjuryCisplatinFatty AcidsGlycineIsoquinolinesMitochondriaAnimalsApoptosisCell LineDisease Models, AnimalHumansKidneyMaleMiceOxidation-ReductionCisplatinFatty AcidsGlycineIsoquinolinesroxadustatAcute kidney injurycisplatinfatty acid oxidationmitochondrial functionroxadustat

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