ISSN:
1433-8580
Keywords:
Chronic renal failure
;
Catabolism
;
Corticosterone
;
RU 38 486
;
Nt-methylhistidine
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Patients with chronic renal failure are prone to develop negative nitrogen balance resulting clinically in wasting and malnutrition. To study the role of glucocorticoids in the pathogenesis of uremic catabolism, we determined urinary excretion rates of urea and Nt-methylhistidine in chronically uremic rats with and without RU 38 486, a potent antiglucocorticoid. In comparison to pair-fed non-uremic animals, chronically uremic rats displayed significantly enhanced ureagenesis, as demonstrated by increased urinary urea excretion, and myofibrillar protein breakdown, as indicated by increased excretion rates of urinary Nt-methylhistidine. The administration of RU 38486 to chronically uremic rats, however, did not result in a normalization of urinary excretion of Nt-methylhistidine. Similarily, the antiglucocorticoid did not influence the extent of ureagenesis in our uremic animals, as it was demonstrated by comparable levels of urinary urea excretion. This suggests that glucocorticoids are not involved in the pathogenesis of enhanced catabolism in chronic renal insufficiency.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01855039
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