Table 1 Agents targeting RCD that can be used for IRI-AKI.

From: The emerging role of regulated cell death in ischemia and reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury: current evidence and future perspectives

Drug name

Daily use

RCD

Subject

I/R model

Protect effect

Reference

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)

No (an endogenous gas transporter)

Pyroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 30 min

Inhibit the activation of the inflammasome NLRP3

[50]

β-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB)

No (ketone bodies)

Pyroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

Two weeks before the study, the right kidney was removed. After a 2-week recovery period, the left renal artery and vein were occluded for 45 min.

Inhibit the activation of the inflammasome NLRP4, epigenetic effect on FOXO3 expression

[51]

Activated protein C

No

Pyroptosis

Mouse

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 30 min,followed by 24 h of reperfusion

Inhibit the activation of the inflammasome NLRP5

[52]

Transient receptor potential-6 (TRPC6)

No

Pyroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 30 min,followed by 24 h of reperfusion

Inhibit the activation of the inflammasome NLRP6

[53]

Salvianolic acid B (SalB)

A water-soluble compound extracted from Salvia miltiorrhiza

Pyroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

Left renal pedicle clipping for 45 min, including contralateral nephrectomy

Inhibit NLRP3 inflammatory vesicle activation and prevent burning-induced inflammation by decreasing intracellular ROS

[54]

Naringenin

Flavonoids

Pyroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

The left renal artery was clamped 30 min after right-sided nephrectomy, followed by 24 h of reperfusion

Inhibit inflammation by inducing HO-1 expression

[56]

Necrostatin-1(Nec-1)

No

Necroptosis

Mouse, HT29 cells

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 30 min

Rip1 inhibitor

[35]

Nec-1f

No

Necroptosis

Mouse, primary murine renal tubules

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 30 min

Inhibit RIPK1 and weakly inhabit ferroptosis

[62]

XJB-5-131

No (has shown beneficial effects in degenerative diseases)

Ferroptosis

Mouse

Unilateral renal artery occluded for 30 min

Ferroptosis inhibitor

[48]

Dexmedetomidine (Dex)

α2-adrenergic receptor (α2-AR) agonist

Ferroptosis

Mouse, Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) 293 T cells

Bilateral renal hilum clipping for 45 min and followed by 48 h reperfusion

Suppress ACSL4, mitigate tissue damage, inhibit ferroptosis, and downregulated inflammation response following renal IRI

[66]

USC-Exo

No (exosomes)

Ferroptosis

Mouse, HK-2 cells

Bilateral renal pedicle clipping for 45 min

Interact with SRSF1

[67]