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Article: Effect of mycophenolate mofetil on severity of nephritis and nitric oxide production in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice

TitleEffect of mycophenolate mofetil on severity of nephritis and nitric oxide production in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice
Authors
KeywordsMycophenolate mofetil
Nitric oxide
Renal
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Issue Date2002
PublisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://lup.sagepub.com
Citation
Lupus, 2002, v. 11 n. 7, p. 411-418 How to Cite?
AbstractMycophenolate mofetil (MMF), an immunosuppressive drug commonly used in organ transplantation, is increasingly being used to treat autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive production of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. We evaluated the effect of MMF on the severity of nephritis and the production of NO in lupus-prone MRL/1pr mice. Eight-week-old female MRL/1pr mice (n = 20) were treated with MMF (100mg/kg/day) by oral gavage for 12 weeks. Control mice (n = 20) received vehicle on the same schedule. The mice were killed after 12 weeks of treatment. Treatment with MMF significantly decreased the amount of proteinuria, prolonged survival and reduced the histological severity of glomerulonephritis. Urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion in the MMF-treated mice was significantly reduced during the first 8 weeks of treatment. However, by the end of the 12 weeks' treatment period, there was no significant difference between vehicle and MMF-treated mice in terms of urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion, intra-renal production of NO, expression of iNOS protein and induction of iNOS mRNA. We conclude that MMF is effective in attenuating the severity of nephritis in MRL/1pr mice. The beneficial effects of MMF on lupus nephritis during the early phase of the disease might be partly attributed to the inhibition of NO production. The inhibitory effect of MMF on NO production diminishes as the disease progresses. MMF probably has additional, as yet undefined mode of actions to fully account for its beneficial effects on lupus nephritis.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/148269
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.812
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dc.contributor.authorLui, SLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFung, PCWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T06:11:54Z-
dc.date.available2012-05-29T06:11:54Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationLupus, 2002, v. 11 n. 7, p. 411-418en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0961-2033en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/148269-
dc.description.abstractMycophenolate mofetil (MMF), an immunosuppressive drug commonly used in organ transplantation, is increasingly being used to treat autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive production of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. We evaluated the effect of MMF on the severity of nephritis and the production of NO in lupus-prone MRL/1pr mice. Eight-week-old female MRL/1pr mice (n = 20) were treated with MMF (100mg/kg/day) by oral gavage for 12 weeks. Control mice (n = 20) received vehicle on the same schedule. The mice were killed after 12 weeks of treatment. Treatment with MMF significantly decreased the amount of proteinuria, prolonged survival and reduced the histological severity of glomerulonephritis. Urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion in the MMF-treated mice was significantly reduced during the first 8 weeks of treatment. However, by the end of the 12 weeks' treatment period, there was no significant difference between vehicle and MMF-treated mice in terms of urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion, intra-renal production of NO, expression of iNOS protein and induction of iNOS mRNA. We conclude that MMF is effective in attenuating the severity of nephritis in MRL/1pr mice. The beneficial effects of MMF on lupus nephritis during the early phase of the disease might be partly attributed to the inhibition of NO production. The inhibitory effect of MMF on NO production diminishes as the disease progresses. MMF probably has additional, as yet undefined mode of actions to fully account for its beneficial effects on lupus nephritis.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://lup.sagepub.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofLupusen_HK
dc.subjectMycophenolate mofetilen_HK
dc.subjectNitric oxideen_HK
dc.subjectRenalen_HK
dc.subjectSystemic lupus erythematosusen_HK
dc.titleEffect of mycophenolate mofetil on severity of nephritis and nitric oxide production in lupus-prone MRL/lpr miceen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, KW: hrmtckw@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, TM: dtmchan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLai, KN: knlai@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1191/0961203302lu214oaen_HK
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dc.identifier.volume11en_HK
dc.identifier.issue7en_HK
dc.identifier.spage411en_HK
dc.identifier.epage418en_HK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000177542300003-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridLui, SL=7102379130en_HK
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dc.identifier.scopusauthoridFung, PCW=7101613315en_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridLai, KN=7402135706en_HK
dc.identifier.issnl0961-2033-

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