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Pediatr Nephrol ; 18(9): 865-71, 2003 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12883979

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The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in renal growth and development. Exposure of the neonate to angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors increases mortality and results in growth retardation and abnormal renal development. It has been demonstrated that ACE inhibition in the developing kidney reduces the renal expression of growth factors, which may account for renal growth impairment. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between renal growth impairment and the expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), TGF-beta receptor I [TbetaRI, activin-like kinase (ALK)-1 and ALK-5], and TGF-beta receptor II (TbetaRII). Newborn rat pups were treated with enalapril (30 mg/kg per day) or vehicle for 7 days, and kidneys were removed for Western blotting of TGF-beta1, ALK-1, ALK-5, and TbetaRII, and for RT-PCR of ALK-5 and TbetaRII. TGF-beta1, ALK-1, ALK-5, and TbetaRII were also detected by immunohistochemistry. Enalapril treatment resulted in an increased mortality (30.4%) by day 7, and reduced body weight and kidney weight ( P<0.05 versus vehicle). Enalapril decreased renal TGF-beta1, ALK-1, and ALK-5 protein expression ( P<0.05). Also, enalapril decreased ALK-5 mRNA expression ( P<0.05). TbetaRII expression was not changed by enalapril treatment. These results indicate that ACE inhibition in the developing kidney decreases TGF-beta1, ALK-1, and ALK-5 expression, which may account for renal growth impairment. TbetaRII may not be modulated by ACE inhibition in the developing kidney.


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Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina/farmacologia , Enalapril/farmacologia , Rim/fisiologia , Receptores de Fatores de Crescimento Transformadores beta/genética , Receptores de Ativinas Tipo I/genética , Fatores Etários , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Feminino , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Rim/anatomia & histologia , Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Tamanho do Órgão/efeitos dos fármacos , Gravidez , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptor do Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta Tipo I , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/efeitos dos fármacos , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/fisiologia
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