Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCAs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic vasculitis. We asked whether ANCA could induce nitric oxide (NO) release from human neutrophils and, if so, whether this NO production was dependent on NO synthase (NOS) activity. METHODS:Neutrophil NO production was measured using a chemiluminescence assay, and NOS activity was determined by the conversion of [(14)C] L-arginine to [(14)C] L-citrulline and NOS mRNA expression by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS:Human neutrophils isolated from healthy donors were incubated at 37 degrees C with human ANCA, normal human IgG, murine monoclonal myeloperoxidase ANCA, murine proteinase-3 ANCA, or their respective isotypic controls for 6 to 12 hours in RPMI. Both human and monoclonal ANCA led to a dose-dependent increase of NO compared with control IgG. Neutrophils, either freshly isolated or incubated for seven hours with murine monoclonal myeloperoxidase ANCA, proteinase-3 ANCA, or a mixture of interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma plus lipopolysaccharide showed no NOS activity with low conversion rates of [(14)C] L-arginine to [(14)C] L-citrulline, which could not be inhibited by N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (NOS inhibitor). To detect NOS mRNA expression, RT-PCR was performed using oligonucleotide primers derived from mRNA sequences of either human constitutive endothelial NOS (eNOS), constitutive neuroneal NOS (nNOS), or human hepatocyte inducible NOS (iNOS). There was no expression of either eNOS, nNOS, or iNOS in untreated, human and murine monoclonal ANCA-treated, or cytokine-treated neutrophils. CONCLUSION:These data suggest that human neutrophils produce NO in response to ANCA but in a NOS-independent way. NO can be generated from a nonenzymatic interaction between hydrogen peroxide and arginine. We postulate that this is the predominant pathway of NO synthesis in neutrophils, since ANCAs are capable of inducing reactive oxygen species production from neutrophils.
journal_name
Kidney Intjournal_title
Kidney internationalauthors
Tse WY,Williams J,Pall A,Wilkes M,Savage CO,Adu Ddoi
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002593.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-02-01 00:00:00pages
593-600issue
2eissn
0085-2538issn
1523-1755pii
S0085-2538(15)47508-8journal_volume
59pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Changes in macula densa intracellular pH (pHi) were used to monitor the direction of flux mediated by the apical Na:2Cl:K cotransporter. At the macula densa, a decrease in luminal [Cl] ([Cl]1) from 60 to 1 mM produced cellular alkalinization secondary to a cascade of events involving a decrease in apical Na:2Cl:K cotr...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1995.115
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intrarenal angiotensin II is increased in kidney diseases independently of plasma angiotensin II and is thought to promote progressive deterioration of renal architecture. Here we investigated the mechanism of enhanced renal angiotensin II generation in kidney glomerular diseases. For this, kidney- or liver-specific a...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2013.453
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:While tubular cell death is a characteristic of acute renal failure (ARF), the molecular mechanisms that modulate this cell death are unclear. Cell fate in acute renal failure hinges on a balance of survival and mortality factors in a changing environment. We further explored this issue by studying selected ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00925.x
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Expression of apoptosis regulatory genes in chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity favors apoptosis. BACKGROUND:Chronic cyclosporine (CsA) nephrotoxicity is characterized by interstitial fibrosis, tubular dropout, and loss of cellularity in areas of fibrosis. Apoptosis was found to play a role in CsA-induced f...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00794.x
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The early identification of renal transplant recipients at enhanced risk of developing acute and subclinical rejection would allow individualized adjustment of immunosuppression before functional graft injury occurs and would exclude these patients from drug-weaning studies. Protein and reverse transcriptase-polymeras...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000343
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This multicenter, open-label, dose-titration study assessed the safety and efficacy of RenaGel(R), a nonabsorbed calcium- and aluminum-free phosphate binder, in lowering serum phosphorus. Secondary outcomes were its effects on serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and serum lipids. METHODS:Phosphate binde...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00240.x
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a simple technique for the measurement of picomoles or nanomoles of ammonium. Samples can be easily processed on the day of an experiment. analysis of 14C-glutamate can be done at a later date by an accurate sensitive and reliable method. We can readily process 50 samples per day. The sensitivity can...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1981.10
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Australia's Indigenous people have high rates of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. To define renal disease among these people, we reviewed 643 renal biopsies on Indigenous people across Australia, and compared them with 249 biopsies of non-Indigenous patients. The intent was to reach a consensus on pathologic...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1038/ki.2012.307
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Tissue kallikrein regulates blood circulation. Low urinary kallikrein excretion was associated with hypertension and renal disease in blacks. The polymorphic KLK1 promoter includes -130 GN coupled with multiple single base substitutions. The -130 G12 allele in the KLK1 promoter was associated with lower tran...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00526.x
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many renal diseases are associated with fibrin deposition in the glomeruli, a situation that reflects an abnormality in the balance between the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems. We recently demonstrated that normal mouse kidney contains very low levels of type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1), a potent an...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1995.17
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulate in patients with diabetes, particularly at sites of vascular damage and within atherosclerotic lesions, but whether they have direct actions on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is controversial. METHODS:AGEs were constructed and characterized by protein ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00746.x
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Macrophage (Mphi) infiltration may contribute to chronic renal injury. We therefore sought to examine the expression of genes associated with Mphi recruitment in the rat remnant kidney model. METHODS:Male Munich Wistar rats underwent 5/6 nephrectomy or sham operation (SHM, N = 18) and received no treatment ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2000.00327.x
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The autoregulatory ability of the renal vascular system in the split hydronephrotic kidney was quantitated with intravital microscopy. The luminal diameters of the arcuate and interlobular arteries as well as the afferent and efferent arterioles were measured. Glomerular blood flow was determined by the dual slit tech...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1989.104
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::A major problem in cyclosporine A (CsA) therapy is its nephrotoxicity, characterized by a marked fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Since the glomerular ultrafiltration area is an important determinant of GFR and has been proposed to be regulated by mesangial (MS) cell contraction, we examined the effect of CsA...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1988.149
更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In recent times, therapy for renal anemia has changed dramatically in that iron administration has increased and doses of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) have decreased. Here we used a prospective, observational, multicenter design and measured the serum ferritin and hemoglobin levels every 3 months for 2 yea...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1038/ki.2014.114
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The hormonal responsiveness profile of the cortical collecting duct varies from one species to another. To identify the hormones and agonists that modulate the functions of this tubule segment in the human species, we generated a cell line (HCD) immortalized by SV40 virus. The tubular origin of this cell line was asse...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1995.186
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays an important role in renal tubular regeneration after ischemic injury in kidney. The present study reports the association between the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and EGF, and the effect of angiotensin II blockade with losartan (LSRT) on EGF expression in an experimenta...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.060003847.x
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Kidney disease is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that chronic renal insufficiency impairs angioadaptation in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats (8 weeks old) underwent subtotal nephrectomy (5/6...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000448
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for atherosclerosis that is common in chronic renal failure (CRF), but its cause is unknown. Homocysteine metabolism is linked to betaine-homocysteine methyl transferase (BHMT), a zinc metalloenzyme that converts glycine betaine (GB) to N,N dimethylglycine (DMG). DMG is ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00743.x
更新日期:2001-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The role of glutathione (GSH) in the preservation of renal function and the pathogenesis of renal injury has been investigated using the isolated perfused rat kidney as a model. In kidneys perfused for 80 min with 5 mM glucose as the only exogenous substrate, tissue GSH becomes depleted, renal function deteriorates, a...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1983.142
更新日期:1983-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) on Raf-1-MAP kinase cascade, including Raf-1-kinase (Raf-1-K), MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK), MAP kinase (MAPK) and S6 kinase (S6K) in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. In a dose-dependent manner (10(-10) M to 10(-6) M), EGF ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1995.346
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The biologic responses to transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) suggest many potential therapeutic applications; however, in the only clinical trial to examine the effect of the systemic administration of a TGF-beta isoform, patients experienced significant but reversible declines in renal function. We ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00420.x
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human transitional B cells express relatively high IL-10 and low TNF-α levels, which correlate with B regulatory activity in vitro. Herein, we aim to further define B regulatory phenotype and determine whether B regulatory activity can serve as a prognostic marker for renal allograft dysfunction (graft loss or 2-fold ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2016.08.028
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The possibility that the rabbit collecting tubule is heterogeneous with respect to electrical and morphologic properties was examined in isolated segments. Collecting tubules from rabbits treated with desoxycorticosterone acetate were dissected from various locations within the cortex and outer medulla, and the transe...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1978.167
更新日期:1978-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Genetic deletion of the adenosine A1 receptor (A1AR) increased renal injury following ischemia-reperfusion injury suggesting that receptor activation is protective in vivo. Here we tested this hypothesis by expressing the human-A(1)AR in A(1)AR knockout mice. Renal ischemia-reperfusion was induced in knockout mice 2 d...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2008.699
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mineralocorticoid hormones stimulate Na+ absorption and K+ secretion by the cortical collecting tubule. There is good evidence that this stimulation involves increasing luminal membrane Na+ permeability and the turnover rate (or number) of the Na+-K+ pumps. These experiments were designed to examine whether mineraloco...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1985.177
更新日期:1985-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare glomerular disease. Kidney biopsy is required to establish the diagnosis. Recent studies have identified abundant glomerular deposition of DNAJB9 as a unique histological marker of FGN. We developed an immunoprecipitation-based multiple reaction monitoring method to measur...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.024
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The development of strategies to enhance the survival of transplanted organs and to potentially lower or even discontinue immunosuppressive therapy would represent a significant advancement in post-transplant patient care. METHODS:We studied the effect of pretransplant infusion of donor leukocytes alone or ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00631.x
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Adynamic bone disease (ABD) is increasingly recognized, especially in dialysis patients treated with oral calcium carbonate, vitamin D supplements, or supraphysiological dialysate calcium. We undertook this study to assess the effect of lowering dialysate calcium on episodes of hypercalcemia, serum parathyroid hormone...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001666
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::About 75% of urinary stones contain oxalate. As Oxalobacter formigenes is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that degrades oxalate in the intestinal tract, we assessed the role of O. formigenes in oxalate metabolism by evaluating its intestinal absorption, plasma concentration, and urinary excretion. Of 37 calcium ox...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2013.104
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00