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NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
卷 19, 期 4, 页码 805-811出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh067
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ageing rat kidney; glomerular capillary basement membrane thickness; glomerular capillary surface area; glomerular effective hydraulic conductivity; isolated perfused kidney; micropuncture methods
Background. The effect of the increasing thickness of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), which is seen in ageing rats, on the effective hydraulic conductivity (k) of the glomerular capillary wall was studied in Wistar rats aged 2 and 18 months. Methods. With the use of micropuncture techniques, ultrafiltration characteristics of cortical glomeruli were determined in isolated cell-free perfused kidneys. Because the filtration fraction in this preparation is low (3%) as a consequence of high perfusion rates at glomerular filtration rates comparable with in vivo conditions, uniform ultrafiltration conditions are provided over the whole filtering surface. After fixation at a defined perfusion pressure, the surface of glomerular capillaries (S) was obtained morphometrically on light microscopic sections of the glomeruli studied previously. Results. The glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (K-f) was 0.025 nl/s(.)mmHg in young rats and 0.038 nl/s(.) mmHg in old rats (P<0.0005) and S was 0.140 mm(2) in young and 0.244 mm(2) in old rats (P<0.0005). However, k was not significantly different (18.0 nl/s(.) mmHg(.)cm(2) in young and 15.8 nl/s(.)mmHg(.)cm(2) in old rats) despite a 2.4-fold increase of GBM thickness as estimated from electron microscopic sections. Conclusions. These findings indicate that the age-dependent increase of GBM thickness in rat kidneys did not substantially increase hydraulic resistance of the glomerular capillary wall.
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