β-Lapachone ameliorates murine cisplatin nephrotoxicity: NAD+, NQO1, and SIRT1 at the crossroads of metabolism, injury, and inflammation

Abstract

The clinical utility of cisplatin is limited by nephrotoxicity. So et al report that β-lapachone prevents this nephrotoxicity but not cisplatin’s cytotoxicity for cancers. In addition to its potential clinical importance, the beneficial effect of β-lapachone on cisplatin AKI may illustrate fundamental processes that ordinarily link alterations in nutrient availability and intracellular ROS on the one hand, with inflammation and cell death on the other hand.