ABSTRACT
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) participate in a variety of processes in the kidney, and evidence suggests that gender-related hormones participate in renal function. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of GAGs, gender, and proteinuria in male and female rats with chronic renal failure (CRF). GAGs were analyzed in total kidney tissue and 24-h urine of castrated (c), male (M), and female (F) Wistar control (C) rats (CM, CMc, CF, CFc) and after 30 days of CRF induced by 5/6 nephrectomy (CRFM, CRFMc, CRFF, CRFFc). Total GAG quantification and composition were determined using agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, respectively. Renal GAGs were higher in CF compared to CM. CRFM presented an increase in renal GAGs, heparan sulfate (HS), and proteinuria, while castration reduced these parameters. However, CRFF and CRFFc groups showed a decrease in renal GAGs concomitant with an increase in proteinuria. Our results suggest that, in CRFM, sex hormones quantitatively alter GAGs, mainly HS, and possibly the glomerular filtration barrier, leading to proteinuria. The lack of this response in CRFMc, where HS did not increase, corroborates this theory. This pattern was not observed in females. Further studies of CRF are needed to clarify gender-dependent differences in HS synthesis.
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Animals , Female , Male , Castration , Glycosaminoglycans/urine , Gonadal Steroid Hormones/deficiency , Kidney Failure, Chronic/metabolism , Kidney/chemistry , Proteinuria/urine , Electrophoresis, Agar Gel , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Glycosaminoglycans/isolation & purification , Heparitin Sulfate/urine , Kidney Failure, Chronic/surgery , Kidney/surgery , Nephrectomy , Random Allocation , Rats, Wistar , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
The role of linoleic acid in chronic renal failure (CRF) is controversial. In the present study 21 male Wistar rats submitted to 5/6 renal mass reduction (R) and 16 normal controls (C) were fed a supplement (S) or normal (N) linoleic acid diet for 60 days starting 10 days after CRF. As expected, serum creatinine, cholesterol and triglycerides (mean SEM) were higher in the CRF groups compared to the C groups (P<0.05). The RS group presented lower cholesterol (84 4 vs 126 13 mg percent) and triglyceride (88 9 vs 132 19 mg percent) levels compared to the RN group. Proteinuria and kidney weight did not differ between CRF groups. Glomerular area increased 78 percent in RS and 100 percent in RN compared to control rats. Glomerular sclerosis index tended to be lower in RS (27 percent) compared to RN (38 percent), tubulointerstitial damage was similar between CRF groups (RS = 1.91 0.2 and RN = 2.14 0.3), and mesangial fractional volume increased to the same extent in both CRF groups. The data suggest that a linoleic acid-enriched diet did not protect against the progression of CRF after 60 days