Role of BMP-7 expression in renal tubulointerstitial lesions induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction / 中华肾脏病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the role of bone morphorgenetic protein-7(BMP-7) in the renal tubulointerstitial lesions induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO).Methods After dividing into normal control, sham operation and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) groups, sixty rats were sacrificed at postoperative day 1, 3, 7, 14. The levels of BMP-7 and TGF-?1 mRNA were examined by RT-PCR. The sites and levels of protein expression of BMP-7, TGF-?1 and ?-SMA were detected by immunohistochemistry staining. Results Compared to control groups, BMP-7 mRNA was significantly decreased, but TGF-?1 mRNA was significantly increased in UUO rats. Immunohistochemistry staining studies indicated that BMP-7 mainly expressed in renal tubule and interstitium, rarely in glomeruli. In UUO rats, the protein expression of BMP-7 decreased, but the expression of TGF-?1 and ?-SMA increased in varying degrees according to the obstructed days. The renal tubulointerstitial expression of BMP-7 was significantly negatively correlated with the expression of TGF-?1 and ?-SMA. Conclusion The loss of BMP-7 is explored in the early phase of fibrotic process and may play a very important role in mediating the tubulointerstital lesions.