ArticleJournal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS
Treatment with irbesatan may improve slit diaphragm alterations in rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy.
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- Protective effect of astragalosides from Radix Astragali on adriamycin-induced podocyte injury.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018Article
- The protective effect of the EP2 receptor on TGF-β1 induced podocyte injury via the PI3K / Akt signaling pathway.PloS one · 2018Article
- Proteinuric Kidney Diseases: A Podocyte's Slit Diaphragm and Cytoskeleton Approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2018Review
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objectiveThe study aimed to evaluate the effects of oral administration of irbesartan in adriamycin-induced nephropathy considering laboratory changes, kidney histology, and expression of proteins related to slit diaphragm and cytoskeleton of the podocyte.
methodsThe animals were divided into control, model, methylprednisolone (MP), and irbesartan groups. The 24-hour urinary protein and biochemical indicators were determined, and renal pathological changes were observed. The mRNA and protein expression of nephrin, podocin, CD2-associated protein (CD2AP), and desmin in the kidney tissue were analyzed.
resultsThe urinary protein excretion levels in the MP and irbesartan groups were lower than those in the model group (p<0.01). Electron microscopy showed that fusion of the glomerular foot processes of the rats in the irbesartan group was significantly reduced. The mRNA and protein expression levels of nephrin and podocin in the renal tissue in the MP and irbesartan groups were up-regulated compared with the model group (p<0.05), whereas the mRNA and protein expression levels of CD2AP and desmin were significantly down-regulated (p<0.01).
conclusionsFor rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy, irbesartan could significantly reduce proteinuria. As a possible mechanism, irbesartan may improve the slit diaphragm protein of the glomerular podocyte and stabilize the cytoskeleton of the podocyte.
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