%0 Journal Article %A Rodríguez-Pérez, María Dolores %A López-Villodres, Juan Antonio %A Arrebola, María Monsalud %A Martín-Aurioles, Esther %A Fernández-Prior, África %A Bermúdez-Oria, Alejandra %A Ríos, María Carmen %A De La Cruz, José Pedro %A González-Correa, José Antonio %T Nephroprotective Effect of the Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenol Hydroxytyrosol in Type 1-like Experimental Diabetes Mellitus: Relationships with Its Antioxidant Effect. %D 2021 %@ 2076-3921 %U https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26786 %X The aim of this study was to determine whether hydroxytyrosol administration prevented kidney damage in an experimental model of type 1 diabetes mellitus in rats. Hydroxytyrosol was administered to streptozotocin-diabetic rats: 1 and 5 mg/kg/day p.o. for two months. After hydroxytyrosol administration, proteinuria was significantly reduced (67-73%), calculated creatinine clearance was significantly increased (26-38%), and the glomerular volume and glomerulosclerosis index were decreased (20-30%). Hydroxytyrosol reduced oxidative and nitrosative stress variables and thromboxane metabolite production. Statistical correlations were found between biochemical and kidney function variables. Oral administration of 1 and 5 mg/kg/day of hydroxytyrosol produced an antioxidant and nephroprotective effect in an experimental model of type 1-like diabetes mellitus. The nephroprotective effect was significantly associated with the systemic and renal antioxidant action of hydroxytyrosol, which also influenced eicosanoid production. %K diabetes %K hydroxytyrosol %K nephropathy %K virgin olive oil %~