Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages 892-900Publisher
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.11729
Keywords
Aldosterone; fibrosis; acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease
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- Mexican Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) [101030, 181267, 235855, 229524]
- National University of Mexico [IN223915]
- CONACyT-Mexico
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Administration of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone prevents the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) after a severe ischemic injury. However, whether brief periods of ischemia lead to CKD and whether spironolactone administration after ischemia may be a useful therapeutic strategy to prevent the gradual deterioration of structure and function remains unexplored. Nineteen male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: rats that underwent renal bilateral ischemia for 10, 20, or 45 min were compared with sham operated rats. Additionally, thirteen male Wistar rats that underwent renal bilateral ischemia for 20 min were divided into an untreated ischemic group (I) and two groups receiving spironolactone, 20 mg/ kg by gavage, at either 0 (Sp0) or 1.5-h after ischemia (Sp1.5). The rats were followed up and studied after 9 months. Mild (20 min) and severe (45 min) ischemia induced a progressive increase in proteinuria at varying magnitudes, whereas minor ischemia (10 min) did not modify proteinuria. CKD induced by moderate ischemia was characterized by renal hypertrophy and tubulointerstitial fibrosis. These effects were associated with activation of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) signaling pathway and up-regulation of endothelin receptor A (ETA) and alpha smooth muscle actin (alpha SMA). Spironolactone treatment immediately or 1.5-h after the ischemic insult prevented the onset of these disorders. Our results show that moderate ischemic insult leads to long-term structural and molecular changes that may compromise renal function in later stages. Additionally, we demonstrate that spironolactone administration after mild ischemia prevents this detrimental effect.
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