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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
The ontogeny of renin mRNA and renin content from renal cortical slices was studied in two groups of ovine fetuses at 92-94 days (0.64 gestation) and at 138-142 days (0.96 gestation), newborn lambs (0.4-2 days old), and adult sheep. Renal renin mRNA was identified by hybridization with a 32P-labeled full length rat renin cDNA. Renal renin content was measured as nanograms of angiotensin I generated per hour (active renin). There was a significant age effect on renin mRNA levels (F = 10.0, P < 0.001); values increase significantly between 0.64 and 0.95 g (P < 0.005), remain elevated in the newborns (P < 0.05), and subsequently decline in adulthood (P < 0.005). Likewise, renal renin content was significantly higher in late gestation fetuses and newborn lambs than in early gestation and adults (F = 8.3, P < 0.003). The renal renin content was strongly correlated with renin mRNA levels (R = 0.88, P < 0.0001). These results suggest that 1) the renin gene is developmentally regulated in the ovine kidney and 2) the renal content of active renin in basal conditions is regulated, at least in part, by events at the transcriptional level.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
264
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R591-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-10-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental changes in renin gene expression in ovine kidney cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.