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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2026

Nephroprotective effects of visnagin through modulation of macrophage polarization, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in renal I/R injury.

Suleyman Sagir, Ugur Seker, Merve Pekince-Ozoner, Meral Yuksel, Gul Sahika Gokdemir, Seval Kaya, Mehmet Demir

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Suleyman SagirDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5300-8071
Ugur SekerDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Mardin Artuklu University, Madin, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-6378
Merve Pekince-OzonerDepartment of Veterinary Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medinice, Siirt University, Siirt, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5378-2726
Meral YukselDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Vocational School of Health-Related Professions, Marmara University, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-3306
Gul Sahika GokdemirDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-1504
Seval KayaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Aydın University, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6251-6529
Mehmet DemirDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-0547

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Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the nephroprotective effects of visnagin on renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and the role of M1/M2 macrophage polarization in this process. Methods: Forty-two adult rats were divided into six groups: Control, Visnagin30 mg/kg, Visnagin60 mg/kg, I/R, I/R + Visnagin30 mg/kg, I/R + Visnagin60 mg/kg (n=7). Bilateral renal ischemia was induced by clamping for 25 min, followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Visnagin or vehicle was administered to the animals intraperitoneally 2 h before reperfusion. At the end of the study, kidney samples were collected for analysis of oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokines, apoptotic protein expression, and M1/M2 macrophage polarization. Results: I/R injury increased malondialdehyde (MDA), chemiluminescence (CL), IL-1β, and IL-6 levels while decreasing glutathione (GSH) in renal tissue, indicating enhanced oxidative stress (p<0.001) and inflammation (p<0.05). Histopathological examination showed glomerular atrophy, tubular degeneration, and intertubular hemorrhage. Visnagin treatment at 60 mg/kg significantly reduced MDA, CL, and IL-1β levels, and increased GSH (p<0.05). Immunohistochemically, visnagin decreased Bax (p<0.001), caspase-3 (p<0.01), and TNF-α (p<0.01) expressions elevated by I/R injury. Furthermore, visnagin reversed I/R induced M1/M2 macrophage polarization (CD86↑, CD163↓), decreasing CD86 (p<0.05) and increasing CD163 immunodensity (p<0.05). Conclusions: Visnagin treatment (60 mg/kg) exerts promising nephroprotective effects in renal I/R injury by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and modulating M1/M2 macrophage polarization.

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apoptosisinflammationischemia-reperfusion injurymacrophage polarizationoxidative stressvisnagin

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PMCPMC12965831

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