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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
After partial nephrectomy (Nx) in rats, a temporal pattern of progressively declining renal function often develops. This pattern has been attributed to the development of glomerular hyperfiltration, hypertension and hypertrophy in remnant nephrons. In rats, dietary protein restriction prevents these adaptive changes in remnant nephrons, thereby preserving renal structure and function. However, long-term studies of the temporal pattern of renal function have failed to identify a consistently progressive deterioration of renal function in partially Nx dogs, and a protective effect of protein restriction has not been apparent in this species. To address these issues in dogs, we evaluated the single nephron adaptations to partial Nx in dogs and the effect of dietary protein restriction on these adaptations. Results of our micropuncture studies in partially Nx dogs indicate that remnant nephrons of dogs exhibit glomerular hyperfiltration (single nephron glomerular filtration rate of 144 +/- 8 vs. 71 +/- 4 nL/min in controls, P less than 0.05), hypertension (glomerular capillary pressure of 75.1 +/- 1.6 vs. 63.2 +/- 1.9 mmHg in controls) and hypertrophy (glomerular volume of 3.54 +/- 0.24 x 10(6) vs. 2.04 +/- 0.05 x 10(6) microns3 in controls, P less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S125-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Dietary protein intake and the glomerular adaptations to partial nephrectomy in dogs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't