In mice with cisplatin-induced renal damage, carnosine significantly reduced elevated blood urea nitrogen.
In plain wordsIn mice with cisplatin-induced kidney damage, carnosine significantly reduced elevated blood urea nitrogen.
- Peptide
- L-carnosine
- Outcome
- DecreaseBlood urea nitrogen
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
cisplatin-induced acute renal damage- Outcome group
- Kidney function · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- 10 mg/kg/day · intraperitoneal · six consecutive daysAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
The results revealed that carnosine treatment significantly reduced blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels elevated by cisplatin administration.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The nephroprotective effect of the natural antioxidant carnosine was evaluated in mice with cisplatin-induced acute renal damage, in which generation of reactive oxygen species plays a major role.
Carnosine was administered for six consecutive days in a dose of 10mg/kg/day, i.p., starting 3 days before cisplatin injection.