Antioxidation and anti-inflammation by haem oxygenase-1 contribute to protection by tetramethylpyrazine against gentamicin-induced apoptosis in murine renal tubular cells

Abstract

Collectively, we suggest that HO-1 induced by TMP might, at least in part, protect against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity through antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, and that it may have therapeutic potential for patients with renal disease. This is also the first demonstration that HO-1 increases Hax-1 mitochondrial localization.