Tripterysium glycosides preconditioning attenuates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model

Background Ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury to the kidney occurs commonly in organ transplantation from donation after cardiac death, involving many pathologic processes. In this study, we used rat model to assess whether tripterysium glycosides (TG) preconditioning could exert protective effects in renal I/R injury.