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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of dopamine (DA) prodrugs (L-dopa and gludopa) and of a D1-selective agonist (fenoldopam) on glomerular hyperfiltration were studied in the early stage of diabetes in rats. Wistar rats received one injection of streptozotocin (STZ) and were treated 1 week later with L-dopa (2 x 10 mg/kg/day, s.c.), gludopa (2 x 3 or 2 x 10 mg/kg/day, s.c.), or fenoldopam (2 x 0.3 or 2 x 1 mg/kg/day, s.c.). Their renal functions were compared with those of untreated diabetic and nondiabetic control rats. STZ injection led to hyperglycemia that was kept moderate (20-25 mmol/L) by daily insulin therapy (2-4 U of NPH insulin). Within 2 weeks, glomerular hyperfiltration (polyfructosan clearance) developed in diabetic rats (30% increase vs. nondiabetic control). A rise in renal plasma flow (PAH clearance) was sometimes observed. One week of treatment with either L-dopa, gludopa, or fenoldopam normalized the glomerular filtration rate and decreased filtration fraction. These corrections occurred despite similar metabolic disturbance and kidney hypertrophy. Gludopa was less well tolerated by diabetic rats than L-dopa. Results with L-dopa showed that the normalization of glomerular hyperfiltration was linked to DA synthesis and stimulation of D1 receptors, since it was reversed by carbidopa, a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor, and by SCH 23390, a D1-selective antagonist. These data show that DA prodrugs and a D1 agonist can suppress diabetic glomerular hyperfiltration in the very early course of the disease in rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0160-2446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of dopamine prodrugs and fenoldopam on glomerular hyperfiltration in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut de Pharmacologie, URA DO589 CNRS, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article