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Pyridoxine exerts antioxidant effects on kidney injury manifestations in high-fat diet-induced obese rats.

Chemico-biological interactions
April 14, 2025
Onanong Jaruan et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to investigate the protective effects of pyridoxine (PN) against high-fat diet (HFD)-induced kidney injury and obesity-related complications in rats.

Results Summary

HFD caused obesity, inflammation, oxidative stress, and kidney dysfunction in rats. PN intervention mitigated these effects by reducing oxidative stress and restoring antioxidant enzyme activity.

Population

Obese rats

Effective Dosage

100 mg/kg/day

Duration

8 weeks

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (11)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
high-fat diet (HFD)
increase
inflammation and oxidative stress
-
-
induces
#1
high-fat diet (HFD)
increase
upstream mechanisms associated with kidney injury
-
-
causing activation of
#2
pyridoxine (PN)
neutral
an effective antioxidant
-
-
has been shown to be
#3
pyridoxine (PN)
decrease
advanced-glycation end products (AGEs)
-
-
can also inhibit the formation of
#4
high-fat diet (HFD)
increase
obesity
rats
-
developed
#5
high-fat diet (HFD)
increase
inflammation, glucose intolerance, AGE receptor upregulation, oxidative stress, and kidney dysfunction
rats
-
promoted
#6
pyridoxine (PN)
decrease
obesity-related events and the impairment of kidney function
obese rats
-
mitigated
#7
pyridoxine (PN)
decrease
oxidative stress
obese rats
-
markedly reducing
#8
pyridoxine (PN)
increase
antioxidant enzymes
obese rats
-
restoring the activity of
#9
some vitamin B6 derivatives
decrease
AGEs
-
-
inhibit the formation of
#10
pyridoxine (PN)
neutral
an antiglycative effect
HFD-induced obesity model
-
exerted
#11
Abstract

The modern diet contains a substantial level of fat which is believed to be one of the leading causes of the progression of kidney disease. Several studies have already demonstrated that consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) induces inflammation and oxidative stress, causing activation of upstream mechanisms associated with kidney injury. For the prevention of such pathological events, a change in diet or the taking of nutritional supplements are recommended as alternative treatments. One of the forms of vitamin B6, pyridoxine (PN), has been shown to be an effective antioxidant and can also inhibit the formation of advanced-glycation end products (AGEs). In this study, the protective effects of PN (100 mg/kg/day for a period of eight weeks) against HFD-induced complications in obese rats were investigated. Rats fed on a HFD developed obesity which promoted inflammation, glucose intolerance, AGE receptor upregulation, oxidative stress, and kidney dysfunction. Intervention using PN mitigated obesity-related events and the impairment of kidney function by markedly reducing oxidative stress and also restoring the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Other studies have shown that some vitamin B6 derivatives inhibit the formation of AGEs but our study shows for the first time that PN exerted an antiglycative effect in this HFD-induced obesity model. Consequently, PN could potentially be a novel supplement for obese individuals to avoid kidney injury.

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Quality Scores
Safety20
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.88
Normalized Score0.57
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