Glycyrol Alleviates Acute Kidney Injury by Inhibiting Ferroptsis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Cao, Lixing; Han, Kai; Fan, Lihong; Zhao, Chong; Yin, Shutao; Hu, Hongbo
- Source
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Mar2024, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p2458. 14p.
- Subject
- *ACUTE kidney failure
*FOLIC acid
*KIDNEY injuries
- Language
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical problem with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of ferroptosis has provided novel insights into the mechanisms underlying AKI and paves the way for developing ferroptosis-based approaches to treat AKI. Glycyrol (GC) is a representative coumarin compound isolated from licorice that demonstrates various pharmacological activities. However, its potential for a protective effect against kidney injury remains unknown. We hypothesized that GC might be able to protect against AKI via suppression of ferroptosis. This hypothesis was tested in a cell-culture model of RSL3-induced nephrocyte ferroptosis and a mouse model of folic acid-induced AKI. The results showed that GC exerted a significant protective effect against nephrocyte ferroptosis in vitro and was effective against folic acid-induced AKI in vivo, where it was mechanistically associated with suppressing HO-1-mediated heme degradation. Collectively, the findings of the present study support the hypothesis that GC holds considerable potential to be developed as a novel agent for treating ferroptosis-related AKI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]