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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 287, 期 4, 页码 F673-F681出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00025.2004
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cAMP; cicaprost/IP; immortalized mesangial cells; streptozotocin-diabetic rats
Mesangial cells (MG) are an important source of renal PGE(2) and PGI(2). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of cicaprost (CCP; PGI(2) analog) on MG function and the expression of IP receptors in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats and glucose-treated MG cells. CCP increased cellular cAMP in immortalized rat MG cells. Both glucose and anisomycin attenuated CCP-cAMP, but not PMA, angiotensin II, or transforming growth factor-beta. Also, IP receptor protein was reduced in response to glucose. While CCP decreased the levels of the cell cycle inhibitor p27, it did not alter thymidine or leucine incorporation. However, CCP reduced fibronectin levels by 40% and increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 levels threefold, a key enzyme in matrix degradation. Finally, IP receptors were significantly reduced in the outer medulla of 4- and 12-wk STZ-diabetic rats and in the cortex, outer, and inner medullary regions in 6-mo uninephrectomized STZ-diabetic rats. The changes in the CCP/IP system observed in this study suggest that IP may serve as an alternate therapeutic target in diabetes.
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