Effects of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 on renal damage in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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| Abstract | AIMS:
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) plays an important role in the inflammatory process and immune response. The aim of the study was to investigate ICAM-1 expression in the kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and the relationship between the level of ICAM-1 and renal damage. METHODS: Male Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat and SHR models were employed. Blood pressure (BP) was recorded using tail cuff method. Twenty-four hour proteinuria and β(2)-microglobulin (β(2)-MG) were measured using biuret method and radioimmunity kits, respectively. Biochemical parameters were measured after the animals were killed. ICAM-1 expression in renal tissue was assessed using western blot and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: It was observed that BP, proteinuria, and urine β(2)-MG were more increased in SHR groups than that in the same age WKY groups. In SHR groups, BP, proteinuria, and urine β(2)-MG at the 56th week were significantly higher than that at the 28th week. ICAM-1 protein and mRNA expression in SHR renal tissues was significantly increased in SHR groups compared with the same age in WKY rats. ICAM-l expression was positively correlated with proteinuria and urine β(2)-MG. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the renal expression of ICAM-1 was increased in SHR with renal damage, and inflammation may be involved in the hypertensive renal damage.
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| Authors | Ding-Wu Zhang, Xin-Zhong Huang, Jian-Hua Wu, Ya-Pin Fan, Hui Shi |
| Journal | Renal failure (Ren Fail) Vol. 34 Issue 7 Pg. 915-20 ( 2012) ISSN: 1525-6049 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 22681549 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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