TY - JOUR
T1 - Progression of experimental focal glomerulosclerosis in the spontaneously hypertensive rat
AU - Saito, T.
AU - Sato, H.
AU - Obara, K.
AU - Yamakage, K.
AU - Abe, K.
AU - Furuyama, T.
AU - Yoshinaga, K.
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PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - To study the influence of hypertension on the progession of focal glomerulosclerosis (FGS), we produced an experimental model of FGS in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) by the combined administration of puromycinaminonucleoside (AMNS) and protamine sulfate (PS). SHRs and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats as a control strain were given daily injections of subcutaneous AMNS (1 mg/100 gm body weight) and intravenous PS (two separated doses of 2.5 mg/100 body weight) for 4 days; they were killed on day 80 after three series of injections at 10-day intervals. The levels of urinary protein, serum creatinine, and urea nitrogen in SHRs given AMNS and PS were elevated throughout the experiment and were significantly higher than these levels in other control groups on day 80. Histology in SHRs given AMNS and PS showed advanced FGS associated with glomerular hypertrophy and widespread interstitial fibrosis. Most small arteries and arterioles showed 'onion peel' thickening and fibrinoid necrosis of the intima, which is characteristic of malignant arteriosclerosis. We observed that the gradient of glomerulosclerosis increased from superficial to deep cortical zones; this phenomenon had often been reported in human FGS. However, these distinguished lesions were not found in control groups. Therefore, it is suggested that systemic hypertension is one of the deleterious factors enhancing histologic and functional deterioration in FGS.
AB - To study the influence of hypertension on the progession of focal glomerulosclerosis (FGS), we produced an experimental model of FGS in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) by the combined administration of puromycinaminonucleoside (AMNS) and protamine sulfate (PS). SHRs and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats as a control strain were given daily injections of subcutaneous AMNS (1 mg/100 gm body weight) and intravenous PS (two separated doses of 2.5 mg/100 body weight) for 4 days; they were killed on day 80 after three series of injections at 10-day intervals. The levels of urinary protein, serum creatinine, and urea nitrogen in SHRs given AMNS and PS were elevated throughout the experiment and were significantly higher than these levels in other control groups on day 80. Histology in SHRs given AMNS and PS showed advanced FGS associated with glomerular hypertrophy and widespread interstitial fibrosis. Most small arteries and arterioles showed 'onion peel' thickening and fibrinoid necrosis of the intima, which is characteristic of malignant arteriosclerosis. We observed that the gradient of glomerulosclerosis increased from superficial to deep cortical zones; this phenomenon had often been reported in human FGS. However, these distinguished lesions were not found in control groups. Therefore, it is suggested that systemic hypertension is one of the deleterious factors enhancing histologic and functional deterioration in FGS.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2299264
AN - SCOPUS:0025237045
VL - 115
SP - 165
EP - 173
JO - Translational Research
JF - Translational Research
SN - 1931-5244
IS - 2
ER -