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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
The renin-angiotensin system is activated in the developing kidney and is necessary for normal renal development, but is further activated by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). During nephrogenesis, there is a switch from a preponderance of angiotensin AT(2) to AT(1) receptors in the rat. We examined the renal cellular response to angiotensin II receptor inhibition in the neonatal rat subjected to partial UUO under anesthesia within 48 h of birth. Group I ("early") received saline vehicle, losartan (AT(1) inhibitor), or PD-123319 (AT(2) inhibitor) during the completion of nephrogenesis in the first 10 days of life. Group II ("late") received each of the three treatments throughout the subsequent 10 days of life. Kidneys were harvested at 21 days, and the distribution of renin, apoptosis, macrophages, alpha-smooth muscle actin, and collagen was determined. Losartan and PD-123319 each increased vascular renin distribution in both kidneys. Partial UUO reduced growth and increased apoptosis, macrophages, alpha-smooth muscle actin, and collagen in the obstructed kidney. Early losartan treatment further increased alpha-smooth muscle actin and collagen in the obstructed kidney and induced apoptosis, macrophages, and collagen in the contralateral kidney. Late losartan treatment had no effect on any of the parameters in either kidney, and PD-123319 had no effect on either kidney. We conclude that selective inhibition of AT(1) receptors during nephrogenesis (but not during subsequent renal maturation) exacerbates injury to the obstructed kidney and also injures the contralateral kidney. These results suggest that angiotensin II receptor blockers should be avoided in the developing hydronephrotic kidney.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1931-857X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
293
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F262-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Losartan, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Renin-Angiotensin System, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Sodium, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17442727-Ureteral Obstruction
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin AT1-receptor inhibition exacerbates renal injury resulting from partial unilateral ureteral obstruction in the neonatal rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Box 800386, Charlottesville VA 22908, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural