Abstract |
The pathophysiological role of angiotensin II in the development of renal sclerosis was investigated in 5/6-nephrectomized, 12-week-old male spontaneously hypertensive rats. After 1 week of a control period, nephrectomized rats received one of the following treatments for 4 weeks: the selective nonpeptide angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist TCV-116 (1 mg/kg per day), the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor delapril (30 mg/kg per day), hydralazine (15 mg/kg per day), or vehicle. Urinary protein and albumin excretions and systolic blood pressure were determined every week. Rats with reduced renal mass treated with vehicle had a poor survival rate (30%). Although TCV-116, delapril, and hydralazine treatment significantly improved the survival rate for 4 weeks, hydralazine failed to improve proteinuria and albuminuria as well as the decline in renal function compared with delapril or TCV-116. Histological examination revealed that both TCV-116 and delapril protected glomeruli from sclerosis, whereas hydralazine did not improve histological findings (5%, 7%, and 30% of glomeruli were affected, respectively). These results indicate that angiotensin II plays a dominant role through its type 1 receptor in the pathogenesis of renal deterioration by hypertension.
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Authors | K Kohara, H Mikami, N Okuda, J Higaki, T Ogihara |
Journal | Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
(Hypertension)
Vol. 21
Issue 6 Pt 2
Pg. 975-9
(Jun 1993)
ISSN: 0194-911X [Print] United States |
PMID | 8505110
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Benzimidazoles
- Biphenyl Compounds
- Indans
- Tetrazoles
- Angiotensin II
- Hydralazine
- Angiotensin I
- candesartan cilexetil
- delapril
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Topics |
- Albuminuria
(urine)
- Angiotensin I
(blood)
- Angiotensin II
(antagonists & inhibitors, blood)
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Animals
- Benzimidazoles
(pharmacology)
- Biphenyl Compounds
(pharmacology)
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Hydralazine
(pharmacology)
- Hypertension
(metabolism, pathology, physiopathology)
- Indans
(pharmacology)
- Kidney
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Male
- Proteinuria
(urine)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred SHR
- Survival Analysis
- Tetrazoles
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