ISSN:
1432-198X
Keywords:
Key words Vitamin E
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5/6 Nephrectomy rats
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Phospholipase A2 activity
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Heat shock protein
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Superoxide dismutase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Male Sprague-Dawley rats (150–200 g) were randomly assigned to sham operation (n=6) or 5/6 nephrectomy (n=12) procedures. Two weeks after the completion of the 5/6 nephrectomy, these animals were again randomly assigned to two groups: non-treatment or treatment with vitamin E supplementation at 200 IU/kg chow. Two weeks later, all animals were sacrificed and the kidneys harvested. The secretory phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity was elevated (150%) in the untreated remnant kidney but returned to sham values in the vitamin E-treated kidneys. The cytoprotective heat shock protein (HSP70) and the intracellular antioxidant superoxide dismutase (MnSOD, Cu/ZnSOD) were similar in sham, remnant, and vitamin E-treated remnant kidneys. We conclude that the sudden reduction of renal mass secondary to the 5/6 nephrectomy procedure stimulates PLA2 activity but not HSP70, MnSOD, or Cu/ZnSOD. This increased activity of PLA2 in the remnant kidney returned to sham values after vitamin E treatment. The intrinsic cellular antioxidant enzymes, MnSOD, Cu/ZnSOD, as well as the cytoprotective heat shock protein HSP70, showed no significant changes in either vitamin E-treated or untreated kidneys compared with sham. These data are suggestive that the elevation of PLA2 is a specific and localized response to the sudden reduction of renal mass.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004670050027
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