Abstract:
:VLDL receptor (VLDL-R) is a novel member of the LDL receptor gene family with distinct tissue distribution and function. It binds and internalizes VLDL particles and is primarily expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, brain and adipose tissue, which use fatty acids for energy production or storage. CRF is associated with elevated serum triglyceride and VLDL concentrations and depressed VLDL and chylomicron clearance. We have recently shown marked down-regulation of lipoprotein lipase expression in CRF. This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that VLDL-R expression may be similarly depressed in CRF. To this end, VLDL-R mRNA (Northern blot) and protein mass (Western blot) of skeletal muscle (soleus) and heart were measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats six weeks after 5/6 nephrectomy (CRF group) or sham operation (NL group). A group of erythropoietin (EPO)-treated (150 U/kg twice weekly) CRF animals was included to determine the possible effect of EPO-deficiency anemia (EPO-CRF group). Subgroups of animals were studied at weeks 1, 3 and 6. The CRF group showed a fivefold increase in plasma triglyceride concentration. This was associated with an impressive fourfold reduction in heart and skeletal muscle VLDL-R mRNA and protein mass. VLDL-R mRNA levels in the heart and skeletal muscle were directly related to creatinine clearance and inversely related to serum triglyceride and VLDL concentrations. EPO therapy led to a mild improvement in CRF hypertriglyceridemia but failed to improve VLDL-R expression. Thus, the rise in plasma triglyceride and VLDL concentrations in CRF animals was associated with marked down-regulation of VLDL-R expression. Down-regulation of VLDL-R expression, shown here for the first time, reveals another facet of disturbed lipid metabolism in CRF.
journal_name
Kidney Intjournal_title
Kidney internationalauthors
Vaziri ND,Liang Kdoi
10.1038/ki.1997.129subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-03-01 00:00:00pages
913-9issue
3eissn
0085-2538issn
1523-1755pii
S0085-2538(15)59958-4journal_volume
51pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:The beneficial effect of blood transfusions before cadaveric renal transplantation on allograft survival, although previously well documented, has become controversial in light of their adverse effects. Recently, it has been suggested that their clinical benefits are due to HLA-DR sharing between the blood d...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00805.x
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transport and metabolism of adenosine were studied in the S1, S2, and S3 segments of the rabbit proximal renal tubule. Isolated segments were perfused in vitro with uniformly labelled 14C-adenosine to measure the lumen-to-bath flux of adenosine. This flux rate was measured by the disappearance of 14C from the luminal ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1992.174
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previous studies in living animals have suggested that variations in the serum concentrations of calcium and phosphate directly affect renal tubular bicarbonate transport. To examine this area more directly, we measured the bicarbonate and the fluid transport in isolated rabbit proximal convoluted and straight tubules...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1982.43
更新日期:1982-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ischemia-reperfusion injury is an important cause of graft failure. Because carnitine regulates substrate flux and energy balance across membranes which may be deranged in ischemia we determined whether its use was effective in preventing kidney injury in an allogeneic transplant model. Brown Norway rats received a Le...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2008.399
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute phosphate nephropathy (APhN) is a clinical pathological entity characterized by acute and subsequent chronic renal failure following exposure to oral sodium phosphate (OSP) bowel purgatives. Renal biopsy findings include acute and chronic tubular injury with prominent tubular and interstitial calcium phosphate d...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/ki.2009.308
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cytokines and chemokines produced by tubular epithelial and infiltrating cells are critical to inflammation in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. IL-37, a newly described IL-1 family member, inhibits IL-18-dependent pro-inflammatory cytokine production by its binding to IL-18 receptors and IL-18 binding protein. The p...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2014.295
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The increasing use of mice in renal and cardiovascular studies has necessitated adapting physiological methods used for rats to mice, which are far smaller in size. We have adapted measurements of continuous renal blood flow, pressure natriuresis and diuresis, and laser-Doppler cortical and medullary flow to 40 g mice...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1997.462
更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is well known that uremia causes an increase in the serum anion gap (AG); however, whether changes in the AG occur earlier in the course of chronic kidney disease is not known. Here we investigated whether different measures of the AG, as a marker of kidney function, are associated with mortality. To do this, we an...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2012.196
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The present experiments were performed to examine the effect of variation in protein intake on renal function and morphology in the non-clipped kidneys of Goldblatt hypertensive rats. After renal artery clipping, rats were put on diets containing 5 (LP), 17.5 (NP), or 51% (HP) protein. After 4 to 5 weeks, all rats had...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1986.30
更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chronic inflammation contributes to increased mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. YKL-40 is a novel marker of inflammation, tissue remodeling, and highly expressed in macrophages inside vascular lesions. Elevated levels of YKL-40 have been reported for HD patients but how it integrates into the proinflammatory me...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.07.010
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pre-eclampsia is characterized by hypertension, proteinuria and edema. Simultaneous studies of kidney function and structure have not been reported. We wished to explore the degree and nature of glomerular dysfunction in pre-eclampsia. METHODS:Physiologic techniques were used to estimate glomerular filtrati...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00097.x
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reliable estimates of the long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) are needed to inform clinical practice and guide allocation of health care resources. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the association between AKI and chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), and d...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2018.08.036
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of these studies was to test the hypothesis that Randall's plaque develops in unique anatomical sites of the kidney and their formation is conditioned by specific stone-forming pathophysiologies. We performed intraoperative papillary biopsies from kidneys of idiopathic-calcium oxalate (CaOx), intestinal by...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000238
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The family of bone morphogenetic proteins. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are secreted signaling molecules belonging to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of growth factors. The first BMPs were originally identified by their ability to induce ectopic bone formation when implanted under the ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00081.x
更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Continuous antigen stimulation during chronic infection or malignancy can promote functional T cell silencing, a phenomenon called T cell exhaustion. The prevalence and impact of T cell exhaustion following organ transplantation, another immune stimulus with persistently high antigen load, are unknown. Here, we charac...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.040
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hyper-activation of Rac1, a small GTPase, in glomerular podocytes has been implicated in the pathogenesis of familial proteinuric kidney diseases. However, the role of Rac1 in acquired nephrotic syndrome is unknown. To gain direct insights into this, we generated a transgenic mouse model expressing a doxycycline-induc...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.03.010
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The clinical use of cyclosporine (CsA) is limited by its nephrotoxicity. Apoptosis, perhaps instigated by increased nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity, may play a role in such toxicity. METHODS:Human mesangial cells, human tubular cells, human umbilical vein endothelial cells, or murine endothelial cells ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00999.x
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We identified a novel mutation in the COL4A5 gene of a Japanese patient with Alport syndrome. A combination of in vitro amplification of the exons with single strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP) analysis suggested the presence of a mutation in exon 48. Sequencing of the amplified DNA revealed a single base (T) in...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1993.353
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effects of different concentrations of iron dextran administered through the intraperitoneal route, in iron-deficient rats, on hematocrit (Hct in percentage), serum iron (mg/dL), total iron binding capacity (TIBC in mg/dL), and the function and histology of the peritoneal membrane. METHODS:...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002764.x
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In chronic serum sickness, glomerular immune complexes form, yet C57BL/6 mice do not develop glomerulonephritis unless complement factor H (CfH) is absent, indicating the relevance of complement regulation. Complement receptor 3 (CD11b) and Fcγ receptors on leukocytes, and CfH on platelets, can bind immune complexes. ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2014.373
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia may affect both endothelial function and arterial distensibility (DC). Renal transplant recipients (NTX) exhibit advanced structural and functional alterations of arterial vessel walls. The aim of this double-blind, randomized trial was to evaluate the effects of fluvastatin (FLU) on bra...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.0590041473.x
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The molecular mechanism of Na+ and phosphate transport by the intestinal brush border membrane Na+/phosphate cotransporter was examined using anion and cation exchange columns interfaced to a light-activated microsecond timer. The nature of ion:cotransporter interaction was examined for sensitivity to itself versus no...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1996.141
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have studied the effect of neutralizing the surface charge of rat glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) in culture on prostanoid production. Incubation of rat GEC with polycations poly-L-lysine (PL) resulted in a dose dependent increase of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha (up to 8 to 10-fold) and PGE2 (up to 7 to 8-fold) production. ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1987.171
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The acutely injured mammalian kidney mounts a cellular and molecular response to repair itself. However, in patchy regions such intrinsic processes are impaired and dysregulated leading to chronic kidney disease. Currently, no therapy exists to treat established acute kidney injury per se. Strategies to augment human ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.07.030
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Aldosterone has been known for many years to increase sodium (Na(+)) reabsorption by the distal nephron. The present in vitro experiments investigated the effect of the hormone on calcium (Ca(2+)) transport by the luminal membrane of the rabbit nephron, independent of any systemic influence. METHODS:Proxima...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00725.x
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Micropuncture studies were carried out in surface nephrons of rats with nephrotoxic-serum (NTS)-induced nephrotic syndrome during a period of active sodium and water retention. It was found that hydrostatic pressure and tubular diameter were increased in the proximal tubules (13.4 +/- 0.2 vs. 10.4 +/- 0.2 mm Hg; 31.3 ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1979.166
更新日期:1979-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Small, uncontrolled studies of dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have demonstrated abnormalities of cardiovascular autonomic control and vascular compliance, which may contribute to adverse cardiovascular morbidity in this population. However, there is little information utilizing newe...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00165.x
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The content of platelet activating factor (PAF) in glomeruli isolated from rats with nephrotoxic serum glomerulonephritis (NSGN) was quantified at various stages of the disease and the role of complement, platelets and neutrophils in mediating changes in glomerular PAF levels was evaluated. PAF content was assessed fo...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1990.40
更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Scavenger receptor A (SR-A) is a key transmembrane receptor in the endocytosis of lipids and contributes to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. To assess its role in hyperlipidemic chronic kidney disease, wild-type and SR-A-deficient (knockout) mice underwent uninephrectomy followed by either normal or high-fat diet....
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2011.457
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The initiation of peritonitis is accompanied by a massive increase in intraperitoneal levels of IL-6. The source of this cytokine and the mechanism by which its levels are increased so dramatically are unknown. We examined the mechanism of IL-6 secretion by HPMC exposed to the milicu present in the peritoneal cavity d...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1996.430
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00