Objective : To investigate the influence of a rat model of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) on
the intestine and the antioxidant protective effect of sulforaphane. Methods :Wistar rats were randomly divided
into the control group, model group, ischemia medication group, and perfusion medication group. The RIRI model
was prepared, The rats in the ischemia medication group were given sulforaphane immediately after clipping the
left renal artery, while in the perfusion medication group, sulforaphane was given instantaneously to the rats
when the blood perfusion of their kidney was recovered after the vascular clamp was removed. Blood, kidney and
intestine were collected 24 h after renal ischemia-reperfusion. The pathological changes of rat kidney and intestinal
tissue were observed under the light microscope after H-E staining. The changes of biochemical indexes in serum
during oxidative stress were detected by the biochemical automatic analyzer. The detection of expression level
of superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene in rat intestinal tissue was carried out by real-time quantitative RT-PCR,
and the changes of SOD protein level in rat intestinal tissue were detected by Western blotting. Results : Under
the light microscope after H-E staining, compared with the control group, there was no significant difference in
the morphological structure of the small intestine in the model group, the ischemia medication group, and theperfusion medication group ; the contents of serum
creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, malondialdehyde,
and H2O2 in the model group, ischemia medication
group, and perfusion medication group significantly
higher than the control group. In addition, these in the
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ischemia medication group and perfusion medication group were less than the model group, while in the ischemia
medication group was lower than the perfusion medication group ; the SOD activity in the intestinal tissue of the
rats in the model group, the ischemia medication group and the perfusion medicationgroup was obviously lower
than that in the control group. Moreover, the SOD activity in ischemia medication group and perfusion medication
group was significantly higher than that in model group, while that in ischemia medication group was higher than
that in perfusion medication group. The expression of SOD mRNA and the expression of SOD protein in the model
group, ischemia medication group and perfusion medication group were significantly higher than that in the control
group. Furthermore, these in the ischemia medication group and perfusion medication group were higher than the
model group, while there were no significant differences between the ischemia medication group and the perfusion
medication group. Conclusions : RIRI could cause peroxidative damage to intestinal tissue, making intestinal tissue
in a state of high oxidative stress. Sulforaphane could enhance the scavenging effect on ROS and reduced the degree
of peroxidative damage in intestinal tissue after the occurrence of RIRI. Additionally, immediate administration of
sulforaphane after ischemia could reduce the degree of peroxidation injury of intestinal tissue more effectively than
that after reperfusion.
Effect of sulforaphane on intestinal injury induced by renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats*[J]. Chinese Journal of Anatomy, 2022, 45(4): 334-339 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1001-1633.2022.04.007