Abstract

Cold storage for organ preservation in kidney transplantation is a core predisposing factor for delayed graft function and the long-term outcome of transplanted kidneys. Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is the most effective water-soluble active monomer in Safflower with a strong property of inhibiting hypoxia and reoxygenation (H/R). However, the evidence concerning the effect of HSYA on H/R in kidney transplantation is limited. To investigate whether HSYA has a protective effect on cold H/R injury,we investigated the possible protective mechanism. Here, we incubated HK-2 cells to establish a cold H/R model and observed HSYA activation in an in vitro model of cold-storage rewarming which included the cell survival rate, cell morphology and ultrastructure, protein expression of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC, Apaf-1, and caspase-3, and status of mitochondrial permeability transformation pores (MPTPs). Our data showed that HSYA pretreatment increased the survival rate of the cells, alleviated mitochondrial damage, decreased the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and inhibited the openness of mitochondrial permeability transformation pores. Our findings suggested that HSYA may be a major predisposing mediator of mitochondrial apoptosis and renal tubular injury in cold storage–associated transplantation and may be an effective therapeutic target for improving graft function and graft survival.

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