Role of angiotensin II type 1a receptor in renal injury induced by deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertension.
FASEB J 2016;
31:72-84. [PMID:
27663860 PMCID:
PMC5161521 DOI:
10.1096/fj.201600684rr]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the in vivo role of angiotensin II type 1a (AT1a) receptor in renal damage as a result of hypertension by using transgenic mice with AT1a receptor gene disruption. Transgenic mice that express human liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) with or without disruption of the AT1a receptor gene (L-FABP+/− AT1a−/−, and L-FABP+/− AT1a+/+, respectively) were used with urinary L-FABP as an indicator of tubulointerstitial damage. Those female mice were administered subcutaneously deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)–salt tablets plus drinking water that contained 1% saline for 28 d after uninephrectomy. In L-FABP+/− AT1a+/+ mice that received DOCA-salt treatment, hypertension was induced and slight expansion of glomerular area, glomerular sclerosis, and tubulointerstitial damage were observed. In L-FABP+/− AT1a−/− mice that received DOCA-salt treatment, hypertension was similarly induced and the degree of glomerular damage was significantly more severe than in L-FABP+/− AT1a+/+-DOCA mice. Urinary L-FABP levels were significantly higher in L-FABP+/− AT1a−/−-DOCA mice compared with those in L-FABP+/− AT1a+/+-DOCA mice. Hydralazine treatment significantly attenuated renal damage that was found in L-FABP+/− AT1a−/−-DOCA mice along with a reduction in blood pressure. In summary, activation of the AT1a receptor may contribute to maintenance of the glomerular structure against hypertensive renal damage.—Hisamichi, M., Kamijo-Ikemori, A., Sugaya, T., Ichikawa, D., Natsuki, T., Hoshino, S., Kimura, K., Shibagaki, Y. Role of angiotensin II type 1a receptor in renal injury induced by deoxycorticosterone acetate–salt hypertension.
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