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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
The present study was designed in an attempt to better define the pattern of growth in five-sixths-nephrectomized rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent two-stage (days 0 and 7) five-sixths nephrectomy (NX, n = 16) or sham surgery (SHAM, n = 9). At the time of sacrifice (day 21), renal failure (CRF) of NX rats was confirmed by elevated (p < or = 0.0001) serum concentrations (X +/- SEM) of urea nitrogen (SUN) (56 +/- 5 vs. 20 +/- 1 mg/dl) and creatinine (0.7 +/- 0.04 vs. 0.4 +/- 0.02 mg/dl) and reduced SUN (0.13 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.44 +/- 0.05 ml/min/100 g) and creatinine clearances (0.23 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.58 +/- 0.05 ml/min/100 g). As shown by lower cumulative gains of weight (41 +/- 6 vs. 74 +/- 4 g) and length (5.0 +/- 0.4 vs. 6.8 +/- 0.3 cm), NX rats grew subnormally. Detailed analysis of growth data revealed: (1) In spite of being identically matched in weight and length on day 0, at day 7, NX rats already weighed less than SHAM animals (147.1 +/- 2.3 vs. 153.4 +/- 1.9 g, p = 0.03). (2) From day 7 on, daily gain of weight was lower in the NX group only on days 8 (-6.08 +/- 0.52 vs. -1.60 +/- 0.69 g/100 g body weight) and 9 (-0.41 +/- 1.73 vs. 5.18 +/- 0.63 g/100 g body weight). (3) Following the early post-second-nephrectomy period, two subgroups of NX rats were clearly differentiated according to whether or not their daily growth rate was lower than that of SHAM animals. Maintained subnormal growth rate was observed in rats with severe CRF (SUN 73 +/- 5 mg/dl, range 54-90) but not in rats having milder uremia (42 +/- 3 mg/dl, range 31-51). Thus, growth in five-sixths-nephrectomized rats should be reported based on daily weight increments (g/100 g body weight). Subnormal growth can be attributed to CRF provided SUN is at least 3 times as high as normal while growth impairment of rats with less marked reduction of renal function is likely related to transient acute renal failure and postsurgical catabolic state.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-0392
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of growth in five-sixths-nephrectomized rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Central de Asturias, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't