Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (Aug 2016)

Effects of opioids on proximal renal tubular cells undergoing ATP depletion

  • Luca Bellini,
  • Marta Vadori,
  • Giulia Maria De Benedictis,
  • Roberto Busetto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2016.08.002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 131, no. 4
pp. 288 – 291

Abstract

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This study investigated the effect of morphine, fentanyl, butorphanol and buprenorphine on viability and caspase-3 activity in renal proximal tubular cells exposed to opioids for 2 h before or 12 h after chemical anoxia. Cell viability decreased regardless the treatment although intracellular ATP content was elevated in morphine and fentanyl pre-treated cells at 12 h. Anoxia increased caspase activity but this effect was significantly reduced in cells treated before or after with morphine, fentanyl and in cell treated with butorphanol for 12 h. No influence of buprenorphine was detected. Morphine, fentanyl and butorphanol might have protective effects during kidney ischemia.

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