RT Journal Article
T1 The Long-Term Study of Urinary Biomarkers of Renal Injury in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.
A1 Montoro-Molina, Sebastián
A1 Quesada, Andrés
A1 O'Valle, Francisco
A1 Morales, Natividad Martín
A1 de Gracia, María Del Carmen
A1 Rodríguez-Gómez, Isabel
A1 Osuna, Antonio
A1 Wangensteen, Rosemary
A1 Vargas, Félix
K1 Aminopeptidases
K1 Biomarkers
K1 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
K1 Klotho
K1 Renal injury
K1 Spontaneously hypertensive rats
AB The age-related increase in blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) is associated to cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, and renal injury. Here, we investigated for the first time the urinary enzymatic activities of glutamil aminopeptidase (GluAp), alanyl aminopeptidase (AlaAp), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4), and Klotho urinary levels, proteins that are strongly expressed in the kidney, as early biomarkers of renal injury in SHRs. Male SHR and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats were studied from 2 to 8 months old. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), the heart rate (HR), metabolic variables, and urinary markers were measured monthly. At the end of the study, a histopathological evaluation of the kidney was performed. Kidneys of SHR did not develop signs of relevant histopathological changes, but showed increased glomerular area and cellularity. Plasma creatinine was decreased, and creatinine clearance was augmented in SHR at the end of the study. Urinary excretion of Klotho was higher in SHR at 5 and 8 months old, whereas plasma Klotho levels were similar to WKY. GluAp, AlaAp, and DPP4 urinary activities were increased in SHR throughout the time-course study. A positive correlation between glomerular area and cellularity with creatinine clearance was observed. Urinary GluAp, AlaAp, DPP4, and Klotho showed positive correlations with SBP. GluAp, AlaAp, DPP4, and Klotho in the urine are useful tools for the evaluation of renal damage at early stages, before the whole histopathological and biochemical manifestations of renal disease are established. Moreover, these observations may represent a novel and noninvasive diagnostic approach to assess the evolution of kidney function in hypertension and other chronic diseases.
PB S. Karger AG
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18175
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18175
LA en
NO Montoro-Molina S, Quesada A, O'Valle F, Morales NM, de Gracia MDC, Rodríguez-Gómez I, et al. The Long-Term Study of Urinary Biomarkers of Renal Injury in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2021;46(4):502-513.
NO This study was supported by the grants PI13/02743, PI13/02384, and PI18/01715 from the Carlos III Health Institute of Spain, and the Red de Investigación Renal REDinREN RD16/0009/0033. “FEDER una manera de hacer Europa.”
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025