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| Author(s): |
de Alencar Franco Costa, D.
[1]
;
Todiras, M.
[2]
;
Campos, L. A.
[1]
;
Cipolla-Neto, J.
[3]
;
Bader, M.
[2]
;
Baltatu, O. C.
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Camilo Castelo Branco, CITE, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil
[2] Max Delbruck Ctr Mol Med, Berlin - Germany
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA; v. 213, n. 3, p. 740-746, MAR 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 9 |
| Abstract | |
AimThe renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study was to investigate sex differences in renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the roles of androgens in diabetes-associated renal injury. MethodsRenal injury and fibrosis were studied in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by albuminuria and by gene expression of collagen I and fibronectin. RAS was investigated by analysing the plasma angiotensinogen (AOGEN) and renin activity (PRA) and their renal gene expression. Also, a group of diabetic rats was treated with the anti-androgen flutamide. ResultsAlbuminuria was significantly lower in diabetic females than in males (1.2 {[}0.8-1.5] versus 4.4 {[}2.2-6.1] mg/24h, data are median {[}IQR] values, P<0.05). Renal AOGEN mRNA levels were increased by diabetes in males (8.10.8% in diabetes versus 0.8 +/- 0.2% in control, P<0.001) but not in females (1.0 +/- 0.1% in diabetes versus 0.8 +/- 0.1% in control, P>0.05), as were collagen I and fibronectin mRNAs. Furthermore, AOGEN mRNA levels were strongly correlated with albuminuria (Spearman r=0.64, 95% {[}CI] 0.36-0.81, P<0.0001). Diabetes decreased PRA, renal renin mRNA and plasma AOGEN in both females and males. Anti-androgen treatment decreased albuminuria only in diabetic males without affecting the endocrine or renal RAS. ConclusionsThese data indicate that renal but not hepatic AOGEN or renin is positively associated with diabetic albuminuria and contribute to the sex-dependent differences in renal injury. Androgens may contribute to albuminuria in male independently of the RAS. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/50078-0 - Gender differences in end-organ damage caused by experimental Diabetes mellitus |
| Grantee: | Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |