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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) activity was measured in serum, urine, and tissues of rats with acute renal failure (ARF) induced by glycerol. Glycerol-injected rats were subdivided in three groups according to the urinary volume: oliguric, nonoliguric, and polyuric. The damage to the proximal tubule was evident by (a) the histological analysis at light and electron microscopy level, (b) the augmented urinary excretion of the enzymes dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, and (c) the low molecular weight proteinuria pattern. On the other hand, the appearance of the glomeruli at the ultrastructural level was normal. These data suggest that the increased urinary excretion of enzymes and proteins in these rats is a consequence of the tubular injury. ARF was markedly higher in the oliguric rats. Urine ACE activity increased in the rats of the three groups, but statistical significance was reached only in the oliguric rats. Serum ACE activity increased in the oliguric rats and tissue ACE activity did not change. It is concluded that the high urinary ACE in glycerol-treated rats is associated with the damage to the kidney tubules. These data support the contention that urinary ACE may be another marker of injury to the proximal tubule.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0886-022X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin I converting enzyme in glycerol-induced acute renal failure in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Química, UNAM, México, DF, México.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article