Objective(s): To investigate protective role of crocin by attempting to create nephrotoxicity with carbon tetrachloride.Materials and Methods: Ethics committee approval was obtained and 50 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups that included 10 rats each: Control, Corn oil, Crocin, Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and Crocin + Carbon tetrachloride. Following the experiments, the rats ...

Objective(s): In this study, we investigated the protective effects of piperine on lead acetate-induced renal damage in rat kidney tissue. Materials and Methods: Forty male rats were divided into 5 groups: negative control (rats were given aquadest daily), positive control (rats were given lead acetate 30 mg/kg BW orally once a day for 60 days), and the treatment group (rats were given piperine...

● Kidney damage for 3 months, as defined by structural or functional abnormalities of kidney, with or without decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), manifest by either: Pathological abnormalities Markers of kidney damage, including abnormalities in composition of blood or urine, or abnormalities in imaging tests ● GFR 60 mL/min/1.73 m ( 1.00 mL/s) for 3 months, with or without kidney damag...

Harmine is a harmal-derived alkaloid with antioxidant properties. The morphine produces free radicals and plays a key role in the pathogenesis of kidney disease. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of harmine against morphine- induced damage to the kidneys of rats. In this study, 64 male rats were randomly assigned to 8 groups: saline and morphine treated groups; harmine groups (5, ...

 Background & Objective:  Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been recognized as a serious public health threat. The early detection of kidney damage in CKD is a useful way to reduce the disease burden. This study aimed to determine the power of Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and cystatin C (Cys-C) to predict the kidney damage in Iranian patients.  Materials & Methods:  This st...

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (mdma) or ecstasy, has had a widely spread popularity among young adults in recent years. kidney toxicity is one of the consequences of ecstasy. the studies have shown that ecstasy is metabolized by cytochrome p450 to reactive electrophil metabolites which detoxify by glutathione (gsh) conjugation. to our knowledge in vivo study of the effect of glutathione on ...