Anti-inflammatory and renoprotective effects of difelikefalin, a kappa opioid receptor agonist, in a rat model of renal ischemia–reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury
These findings indicate that difelikefalin has anti-inflammatory and renoprotective effects in a rat acute kidney injury model, with varying anti-inflammatory efficacy among KOR agonists.
Authors
- Hiroto Takeuchi
- Satoshi Tatemichi
- Yuji Okuhara
Institutions
- Kissei Pharmaceutical (Japan) (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04199-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43