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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Angiotensin II mediates the progression of renal disease through the type 1 receptor (AT(1)R). Recent studies have suggested that type 2 receptor (AT(2)R)-mediated signaling inhibits cell proliferation by counteracting the actions of AT(1)R. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of AT(2)R overexpression on glomerular injury induced by (5/6) nephrectomy ((5/6)Nx). AT(2)R transgenic mice (AT(2)-Tg), overexpressing AT(2)R under the control of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) promoter, and control wild-type mice (Wild) were subjected to (5/6)Nx. In AT(2)-Tg mice, the glomerular expression of AT(2)R was upregulated after (5/6)Nx. Urinary albumin excretion at 12 wk after (5/6)Nx was decreased by 33.7% in AT(2)-Tg compared with Wild mice. Glomerular size in AT(2)-Tg mice was significantly smaller than in Wild mice after (5/6)Nx (93.1 +/- 3.0 vs. 103.3 +/- 1.8 microm; P < 0.05). Immunohistochemistry revealed significant decreases in glomerular expression of platelet-derived growth factor-BB chain (PDGF-BB) and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) in AT(2)-Tg with (5/6)Nx compared with Wild mice. Urinary excretion of nitric oxide metabolites was increased 2.5-fold in AT(2)-Tg compared with Wild mice. EMSA showed that activation of early growth response gene-1, which induces the transcription of PDGF-BB and TGF-beta(1), was decreased in AT(2)-Tg mice. These changes in AT(2)-Tg mice at 12 wk after (5/6)Nx were blocked by the AT(2)R antagonist PD-123319. Taken together, our findings suggest that AT(2)R-mediated signaling may protect from glomerular injuries induced by (5/6)Nx and that overexpression of AT(2)R may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for glomerular disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1931-857X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
286
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F516-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Albuminuria, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Blood Urea Nitrogen, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Early Growth Response Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Immediate-Early Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Kidney Glomerulus, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Nephrectomy, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:14583437-Transforming Growth Factor beta1
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Overexpression of angiotensin type 2 receptor ameliorates glomerular injury in a mouse remnant kidney model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't