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Vanillic Acid Ameliorates Cationic Bovine Serum Albumin Induced Immune Complex Glomerulonephritis in BALB/c Mice
Author(s) -
Motiram Kakalij Rahul,
Tejaswini G.,
Patil Madhoosudan A.,
Dinesh Kumar B.,
Diwan Prakash V.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
drug development research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1098-2299
pISSN - 0272-4391
DOI - 10.1002/ddr.21304
Subject(s) - podocin , chemistry , proteinuria , glomerulonephritis , bovine serum albumin , immune system , creatinine , serum albumin , pharmacology , balb/c , medicine , endocrinology , immunology , kidney , biochemistry , podocyte
Preclinical ResearchVanillic acid (VA) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid derivative widely used as a flavoring agent. It has chemopreventive effects on experimentally‐induced carcinogenesis and in ulcerative colitis. The object of the present study was to investigate the effects of VA, alone and in combination with methylprednisolone (MP), on cationic bovine serum albumin (cBSA induced immune‐complex glomerulonephritis in female BALB/c mice. Pre‐immunization was carried out with cBSA in BALB/c mice and repeated (cBSA, 13 mg/kg, 3 times/week, i.v.) for 6 weeks to induce glomerulonephritis which was confirmed by the presence of severe proteinuria. The effect of VA (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) and its combination with MP (12.5 mg/kg, p.o.) was assessed in the nephrotic disease model. Treatment with VA decreased inflammatory nephrotic injury as evidenced by decreased proteinuria, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum IgG1 and TNF‐α levels. Co‐administration of VA with MP showed an improvement in the immunohistochemistry of glomerular nephrin and podocin. The present results indicate that VA has a nephroprotective effect in the management of autoimmune nephritis. Drug Dev Res 77 : 171–179, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.