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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Age-related increases occurred in renal thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) mRNA in F344 rats, resembling diabetes-induced TSP1 mRNA in the obese Zucker rat. TSP1 mRNA was 3.5-fold higher in 24-month-old than in 3-month-old F344 rats. TSP1 mRNA increased similarly in 5-month-old obese Zucker rats as compared with lean littermates and correlated positively with the extent of proteinuria (r = 0.71). In situ hybridization identified elevated TSP1 mRNA levels in epithelial cells of distended tubules as well as in interstitium near dilated tubules of both 24-month-old F344 rats and 5-month-old obese Zucker rats. Furthermore, thrombin increased TSP1 mRNA in mesangial and epithelial cells in culture, indicating that thrombin may contribute to elevated TSP1 expression in renal disease. Thrombin increased TSP1 mRNA within 30 min after treatment which required de novo synthesis of protein. The thrombin receptor tethered ligand peptide, SFLLRN, increased TSP1 mRNA, indicating that the thrombin-induced increase in TSP1 mRNA was due to direct thrombin receptor (PAR1) stimulation. These results show that increased TSP1 mRNA levels are a component of interstitial fibrosis seen in aged and diabetic kidneys and suggest that similar pathological changes occur in kidneys of aging and diabetic rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0031-7012
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
200-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Cycloheximide, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Diabetes Complications, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Diabetic Neuropathies, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Glomerular Mesangium, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Hemostatics, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Rats, Zucker, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Thrombin, pubmed-meshheading:10077739-Thrombospondin 1
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Age-related expression of renal thrombospondin 1 mRNA in F344 rats: resemblance to diabetes-induced expression in obese Zucker rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal Pharmacology Department, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't