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Since oxidative stress and inflammation play a key role in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI), especially following ischemia\/reperfusion (I\/R), this study aimed to evaluate the potential renoprotective effects of Nat in a rat model of I\/R-induced AKI. Forty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups (n = 10): Control, I\/R, I\/R + Nat (50 mg\/kg), and I\/R + Nat (100 mg\/kg). Bilateral renal ischemia was induced by clamping renal arteries for 45 min, followed by 24 h of reperfusion. Nat was administered orally 1 h before ischemia. Renal levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARSs) were assessed. Serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), and interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2) were also measured, and histopathological analyses were performed. Nat significantly increased renal antioxidant parameters and reduced TBARS levels. Moreover, Nat markedly decreased serum BUN, creatinine, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-1\u03b2 levels compared with the I\/R group (p &lt; 0.05). Histopathology confirmed attenuated renal damage in Nat-treated groups (p &lt; 0.0001). 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