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Kidney-specific enhancement of ANG II stimulates endogenous intrarenal angiotensinogen in gene-targeted mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007 Sep;293(3):F938-45

Date

07/20/2007

Pubmed ID

17634399

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2000297

DOI

10.1152/ajprenal.00146.2007

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-34548655306 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   87 Citations

Abstract

This study was performed in transgenic mice to test the hypothesis that the selective intrarenal overproduction of ANG II increases intrarenal mouse (m) angiotensinogen (AGT) expression. We used the following three groups: 1) single transgenic mice (group A, n = 14) expressing human (h) AGT only in the kidney, 2) double-transgenic mice (group D, n = 13) expressing human renin systemically in addition to hAGT only in the kidney, and 3) wild-type (group W, n = 12) mice. Exogenous hAGT protein is inactive in group A because endogenous mouse renin cannot cleave hAGT to ANG I because of a high species specificity. All mice were monitored from 12 to 18 wk of age. Systolic blood pressure progressively increased from 116 +/- 5 mmHg (12 wk) to 140 +/- 7 (18 wk) in group D. This increase was not observed in groups A or W. Intrarenal hAGT levels were similar in groups A and D; however, hAGT was not detectable in kidneys of group W. Kidney ANG II levels were increased in group D (216 +/- 43 fmol/g) compared with groups A (117 +/- 16) and W (118 +/- 17). However, plasma ANG II concentrations were similar among the three groups. Endogenous renal mAGT mRNA was increased significantly in group D (1.46 +/- 0.19, ratio) compared with groups A (0.97 +/- 0.12) and W (1.00 +/- 0.08). Endogenous renal mAGT protein was also significantly increased in group D compared with groups A and W. Interstitial collagen-positive area, interstitial macrophage/monocyte infiltration, and afferent arteriolar wall thickness were increased significantly in group D compared with groups A and W. These data indicate for the first time that the selective stimulation of intrarenal production of ANG II from hAGT augments endogenous intrarenal mAGT mRNA and protein expression.

Author List

Kobori H, Ozawa Y, Satou R, Katsurada A, Miyata K, Ohashi N, Hase N, Suzaki Y, Sigmund CD, Navar LG

Author

Curt Sigmund PhD Chair, Professor in the Physiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aging
Angiotensin II
Angiotensinogen
Animals
Blood Pressure
Humans
Kidney
Male
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Organ Specificity
Renin