Carnosic acid attenuates renal injury in an experimental model of rat cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity

► Nephrotoxicity is the dose limiting side effects of cisplatin, an anticancer agent. ► Carnosic acid significantly attenuated the renal injury, oxidative stress and apoptosis associated with cisplatin therapy. ► Both biochemical and histopathology data correlate the renoprotective effect of carnosic acid. ► Carnosic acid may find role in reducing the complications of renal dysfunction with cisplatin in cancer chemotherapy.