Abstract
To clarify whether in vivo expression of growth factors in the glomerulus is induced in a hypertensive animal model, we investigated the expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) B chain, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptors in glomeruli of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. We also investigated the effects of treatment with cilazapril, an angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, on this expression. First, the expression of PDGF B chain, TGF-β, and Ang II receptors from the glomerulus were investigated using the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in SHR and WKY rats. Although there was no significant difference in PDGF B chain, TGF-β, and Ang II receptors from the glomerulus were investigated using the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in SHR and WKY rats. Although there was no significant difference in PDGF B chain, TGF-β or Ang II receptor expression between SHR and WKY rats at the age of 7 weeks, the PDGF B chain expression of 16-week-old SHR was significantly higher (4.4-fold) than that of age-matched WKY rats. Next, we administered oral cilazapril at a dose of 10 mg/kg to 13-week-old SHR daily for 3 weeks. The systolic blood pressure in SHR treated with cilazapril was significantly lower than that in control SHR. After administration of cilazapril for 3 weeks, we examined the in vivo expression of growth factors and Ang II receptors in the glomerulus. The PDGF B chain expression was suppressed by treatment with cilazapril (2.5-fold) as compared with non-treated SHR. No alteration in TGF-β or Ang II receptor expression was detected. We did not find any histological changes in the kidneys of SHR, WKY rats or cilazapril-treated SHR, and cilazapril treatment did not suppress the glomerular size. These findings indicate that the expression of PDGF B chain in the glomerulus preceded the appearance of histological changes in SHR and that the administration of cilazapril inhibited the expression of PDGF B chain without affecting the glomerular size. This suggests that angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitors directly suppress the Ang II-induced PDGF B chain promotion in the glomerulus of SHR at the established hypertensive stage.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-245 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Renal Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
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Keywords
- Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibition
- Cilazapril
- Glomerulus
- Platelet-derived growth factor B chain
- Spontaneously hypertensive rat
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Nephrology
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The angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, cilazapril inhibits the platelet-derived growth factor B chain expression in glomeruli of spontaneously hypertensive rats. / Yamauchi, T.; Ogura, T.; Oishi, T.; Omiya, T.; Ota, Z.
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AU - Ota, Z.
PY - 1995
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