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Somma C, Trillini M, Kasa M, Gentile G. Managing end-stage renal disease in the elderly: state-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.2217/ahe.13.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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da Silva ACA, Salomon TB, Behling CS, Putti J, Hackenhaar FS, Alabarse PVG, Schüller AK, Benfato MS. Oxidative stress in the kidney of reproductive female rats during aging. Biogerontology 2013; 14:411-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s10522-013-9440-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Selective estrogen receptor modulation attenuates proteinuria-induced renal tubular damage by modulating mitochondrial oxidative status. Kidney Int 2013; 83:662-73. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2012.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Angiostatin production increases in response to decreased nitric oxide in aging rat kidney. J Transl Med 2013; 93:334-43. [PMID: 23295649 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2012.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The development of interstitial fibrosis occurs with aging. Impaired angiogenesis, associated with progressive loss of the renal microvasculature, is thought to be a cause of age-related nephropathy. However, the mechanism of capillary loss in aging kidney has not been fully elucidated. Angiostatin is a kringle-containing fragment of plasminogen and is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis in vivo. Whether angiostatin generation is increased in the aging kidney has not been investigated. We examined 4, 10, 16, and 24-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats for angiostatin production and found that angiostatin generation was increased in aged rats. The protein expression and the activity of cathepsin D-the enzyme for angiostatin production--were increased in aged rats. In the aging kidney, nitric oxide (NO) availability is decreased. To investigate the role of NO in angiostatin production, human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME). L-NAME-treated cells showed increased cathepsin D activity and angiostatin production. For in vivo experiments, 16- to 18-month-old rats were treated with L-NAME or molsidomine for 3 months. Angiostatin production was increased in L-NAME-treated kidney, accompanied by increased cathepsin D activity. In contrast, angiostatin production was decreased in molsidomine-treated kidney, accompanied by decreased cathepsin D activity. In conclusion, angiostatin generation by cathepsin D was increased in the aging rat kidney. Decreased NO production activated cathepsin D activity. Increased angiostatin production may be related to capillary loss and interstitial damage in the aging rat kidney.
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Baylis C. Sexual dimorphism: the aging kidney, involvement of nitric oxide deficiency, and angiotensin II overactivity. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2012; 67:1365-72. [PMID: 22960474 PMCID: PMC3708515 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Females develop less age-dependent loss of renal function, which may be in part due to cardiorenal protective effects of estrogens. The impact of androgen level on cardiovascular-renal health is controversial. Estrogen acts through multiple mechanisms, sometimes beneficial, sometimes damaging, which makes it difficult to predict the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in an aging population. Nitric oxide (NO) deficiency occurs in aging and contributes to age-dependent cardiovascular risk and kidney damage. The increased oxidative stress of aging has effects at multiple sites in the NO biosynthetic pathway to lower NO production/action. Loss of NO together with activated angiotensin promotes some of the decrements in cardiovascular-renal function seen with age, which may be related to actions of the sex steroids.
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- Chris Baylis
- 1600 SW Archer Rd, Room M544, Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, POB 100274, Gainesville FL 32667, USA.
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Lankadeva YR, Singh RR, Hilliard LM, Moritz KM, Denton KM. Blunted sodium excretion in response to a saline load in 5 year old female sheep following fetal uninephrectomy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47528. [PMID: 23077628 PMCID: PMC3471853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Previously, we have shown that fetal uninephrectomy (uni-x) causes hypertension in female sheep by 2 years of age. Whilst the hypertension was not exacerbated by 5 years of age, these uni-x sheep had greater reductions in renal blood flow (RBF). To further explore these early indications of a decline in renal function, we investigated the renal response to a saline load (25 ml/kg/40 min) in 5-year old female uni-x and sham sheep. Basal mean arterial pressure was ∼15 mmHg greater (P(Group)<0.001), and sodium excretion (∼50%), glomerular filtration rate (∼30%, GFR) and RBF (∼40%) were all significantly lower (P(Group)<0.01) in uni-x compared to sham animals. In response to saline loading, sodium excretion increased significantly in both groups (P(Time)<0.001), however this response was blunted in uni-x sheep (P(GroupxTime)<0.01). This was accompanied with an attenuated increase in GFR and fractional sodium excretion (both P(GroupxTime)<0.05), and reduced activation of the renin-angiotensin system (both P<0.05), as compared to the sham group. The reduction in sodium excretion was associated with up-regulations in the renal gene expression of NHE3 and Na(+)/K(+) ATPase α and β subunits in the kidney cortex of the uni-x compared to the sham animals (P<0.05). Notably, neither group completely excreted the saline load within the recovery period, but the uni-x retained a higher percentage of the total volume (uni-x: 48±7%; sham: 22±9%, P<0.05). In conclusion, a reduced ability to efficiently regulate extracellular fluid homeostasis is evident in female sheep at 5 years of age, which was exacerbated in animals born with a congenital nephron deficit. Whilst there was no overt exacerbation of hypertension and renal insufficiency with age in the uni-x sheep, these animals may be more vulnerable to secondary renal insults.
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Singh RR, Jefferies AJ, Lankadeva YR, Lombardo P, Schneider-Kolsky M, Hilliard L, Denton KM, Moritz KM. Increased cardiovascular and renal risk is associated with low nephron endowment in aged females: an ovine model of fetal unilateral nephrectomy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42400. [PMID: 22879965 PMCID: PMC3411741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Previously we have shown that ovariectomised (OVX) female sheep have reduced renal function and elevated blood pressure from 6 months of age following fetal uninephrectomy (uni-x) at 100 days of gestation (term = 150 days). In the current study we examined if in intact female sheep the onset of decline in renal function and elevation in blood pressure was prevented. Studies were performed at 1 year, 2 and 5 years of age. Following fetal uni-x at 100 days, intact female sheep had ~30% reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at 1 year, which did not exacerbate with age (P(treatment) = 0.0001, P(age) = 0.7). In contrast renal blood flow was similar between the treatment groups at 1 year of age but had declined in the uni-x animals at 5 years of age (P(treatment × age) = 0.046). Interestingly, intact uni-x sheep did not develop elevations in arterial pressure until 2 years of age. Furthermore, uni-x animals had a similar capacity to respond to a cardiac challenge at 1 year and 2 years of age, however, cardiac functional reserve was significantly reduced compared to sham group at 5 years of age. Uni-x animals exhibited an increase in left ventricular dimensions at 5 years of age compared to the sham animals and compared to 2 years of age (P(treatment)<0.001, P(treatment × age)<0.001). In conclusion, the onset of renal dysfunction preceded the onset of hypertension in intact female uni-x sheep. Furthermore, this study showed that the intact females are protected from the impact of a reduced nephron endowment on cardiovascular health early in life as opposed to our findings in young male sheep and OVX uni-x female sheep. However, with ageing this protection is lost as evidenced by presence of left ventricular hypertrophy and impaired cardiac function in 5 year old uni-x female sheep.
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- Reetu R Singh
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
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Sasser JM, Akinsiku O, Moningka NC, Jerzewski K, Baylis C, LeBlanc AJ, Kang LS, Sindler AL, Muller-Delp JM. Sexual dimorphism in development of kidney damage in aging Fischer-344 rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 9:219-31. [PMID: 22819558 DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aging kidneys exhibit slowly developing injury and women are usually protected compared with men, in association with maintained renal nitric oxide. OBJECTIVES Our purpose was to test 2 hypotheses: (1) that aging intact Fischer-344 (F344) female rats exhibit less glomerular damage than similarly aged males, and (2) that loss of female ovarian hormones would lead to greater structural injury and dysregulation of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) system in aging F344 rat kidneys. METHODS We compared renal injury in F344 rats in intact, ovariectomized, and ovariectomized with estrogen replaced young (6 month) and old (24 month) female rats with young and old intact male rats and measured renal protein abundance of NOS isoforms and oxidative stress. RESULTS There was no difference in age-dependent glomerular damage between young or old intact male and female F344 rats, and neither ovariectomy nor estrogen replacement affected renal injury; however, tubulointerstitial injury was greater in old males than in old females. These data suggest that ovarian hormones do not influence these aspects of kidney aging in F344 rats and that the greater tubulointerstitial injury is caused by male sex. Old males had greater kidney cortex NOS3 abundance than females, and NOS1 abundance (alpha and beta isoforms) was increased in old males compared with both young males and old females. NOS abundance was preserved with age in intact females, ovariectomy did not reduce NOS1 or NOS3 protein abundance, and estrogen replacement did not uniformly elevate NOS proteins, suggesting that estrogens are not primary regulators of renal NOS abundance in this strain. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase-dependent superoxide production and nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity were increased in aging male rat kidneys compared with females, which could compromise renal nitric oxide production and/or bioavailability. CONCLUSIONS The kidney damage expressed in aging F344 rats is fairly mild and is not related to loss of renal cortex NOS3 or NOS1 alpha.
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- Jennifer M Sasser
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Moningka NC, Sindler AL, Muller-Delp JM, Baylis C. Twelve weeks of treadmill exercise does not alter age-dependent chronic kidney disease in the Fisher 344 male rat. J Physiol 2011; 589:6129-38. [PMID: 21969451 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.214569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The ageing kidney exhibits slowly developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with nitric oxide (NO) deficiency and increased oxidative stress. The impact of exercise on the ageing kidney is not well understood. Here, we determined whether 12 weeks of treadmill exercise can influence age-dependent CKD in old (22-24 months) Fisher 344 (F344) male rats by comparing sedentary (SED) and exercise (EX) trained rats; young (3 months) rats were also studied. In addition to renal structure and function, we assessed protein levels of various isoforms of the NO synthases (NOS) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes as well as markers of oxidative stress, in kidney cortex and medulla. Renal function as determined by plasma creatinine, proteinuria, and glomerular structural injury worsened with age and was unaffected by exercise. Ageing also increased the protein abundance of neuronal NOSβ and p22phox while decreasing extracellular (EC) and copper/zinc (CuZn) SOD, in kidney cortex and medulla. H(2)O(2) content and nitrotyrosine abundance also increased in the kidney with age. None of these age-related changes were altered with exercise. However, exercise did increase renal cortical endothelial (e)NOS and EC SOD in young rats. Data indicate that exercise-induced increases in eNOS and EC SOD seen in young rats are lost with age. We conclude that chronic exercise is ineffective in reversing age-dependent CKD in the male F344 rat.
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- Natasha C Moningka
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Ojeda NB, Intapad S, Royals TP, Black JT, Dasinger JH, Lee Tull F, Alexander BT. Hypersensitivity to acute ANG II in female growth-restricted offspring is exacerbated by ovariectomy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R1199-205. [PMID: 21832208 PMCID: PMC3197341 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00219.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Female growth-restricted offspring are normotensive in adulthood. However, ovariectomy induces a marked increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP) that is abolished by renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockade, suggesting RAS involvement in the etiology of hypertension induced by ovariectomy in adult female growth-restricted offspring. Blockade of the RAS also abolishes hypertension in adult male growth-restricted offspring. Moreover, sensitivity to acute ANG II is enhanced in male growth-restricted offspring. Thus, we hypothesized that an enhanced sensitivity to acute ANG II may contribute to hypertension induced by ovariectomy in female growth-restricted offspring. Female offspring were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) or sham ovariectomy (intact) at 10 wk of age. Cardio-renal hemodynamic parameters were determined before and after an acute infusion of ANG II (100 ng·kg(-1)·min(-1) for 30 min) at 16 wk of age in female offspring pretreated with enalapril (40 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1) for 7 days). Acute ANG II induced a significant increase in MAP in intact growth-restricted offspring (155 ± 2 mmHg, P < 0.05) relative to intact control (145 ± 4 mmHg). Ovariectomy augmented the pressor response to ANG II in growth-restricted offspring (163 ± 2 mmHg, P < 0.05), with no effect in control (142 ± 2 mmHg). Acute pressor responses to phenylephrine did not differ in growth-restricted offspring relative to control, intact, or ovariectomized. Furthermore, renal hemodynamic responses to acute ANG II were significantly enhanced only in ovariectomized female growth-restricted offspring. Thus, these data suggest that enhanced responsiveness to acute ANG II is programmed by intrauterine growth restriction and that sensitivity to acute ANG II is modulated by ovarian hormones in female growth-restricted offspring.
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- Norma B. Ojeda
- Departments of Pediatrics and
- Physiology and Biophysics
- Women's Health Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Physiology and Biophysics
- Women's Health Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Physiology and Biophysics
- Women's Health Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Gava AL, Freitas FPS, Meyrelles SS, Silva IV, Graceli JB. Gender-dependent effects of aging on the kidney. Braz J Med Biol Res 2011; 44:905-13. [PMID: 21956533 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2011007500101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is well known that the kidney plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. The normal aging process leads to changes in kidney morphology, hemodynamics and function, which increase the incidence of cardiovascular events in the elderly population. These disturbances are influenced by several factors, including gender. In general, females are protected by the effects of estrogens on the cardiorenal system. Several studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of estrogens on renal function in the elderly; however, the relationships between androgens and kidney health during one's lifetime are not well understood. Sex steroids have many complex actions, and the decline in their levels during aging clearly influences kidney function, decreases the renal reserve and facilitates the development of cardiovascular disorders. Therefore, in this review, we discuss the cellular, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms by which sex hormones may influence renal function during the aging process.
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- A L Gava
- Laboratório de Transgenes e Controle Cardiovascular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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Guarner-Lans V, Rubio-Ruiz ME, Pérez-Torres I, Baños de MacCarthy G. Relation of aging and sex hormones to metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Exp Gerontol 2011; 46:517-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Revised: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brinson KN, Sullivan JC. Sex of the Animal Impacts Responses to Angiotensin II, Oxidative Stress Levels, and Nitric Oxide Bioavailability. Hypertension 2011; 57:e18; author reply e19. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.171017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Krystal N. Brinson
- Vascular Biology Center Georgia Health Science University Augusta, GA (Brinson)
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- Vascular Biology Center and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Georgia Health Science University Augusta, GA (Sullivan)
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Moningka NC, Sasser JM, Croker B, Carter C, Baylis C. Protection against age-dependent renal injury in the F344xBrown Norway male rat is associated with maintained nitric oxide synthase. Mech Ageing Dev 2011; 132:1-7. [PMID: 21087620 PMCID: PMC3032044 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2010.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 10/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Age-dependent renal damage is influenced by genetic background and the Fisher344xBrown Norway (F344xBN) rat is resistant to glomerular injury. In vulnerable strains, a fall in renal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) contributes to age-dependent renal damage. Here, we investigated renal NOS in young (3 months) and old (30 months) male F344xBN to test the hypothesis that renal NOS is maintained in "protected" strains. We also examined if 6 months of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade using angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockade (ARB) provides further benefit in these "protected" old rats. Aging increased tubulointerstitial injury but glomerular sclerosis was minimal and NOS and superoxide dismutase abundance increased. There was no change in the NOS inhibitor, ADMA (asymmetric dimethylarginine) or its regulatory enzymes. RAS blockade with ARB protected against tubulointerstitial injury and increased nNOSα, but ACEI, which also increased nNOSα, had no protective effect on the tubulointerstitium. We conclude that the glomerular sclerosis-resistant aged male F344xBN rat maintains renal NOS, thus reinforcing our hypothesis that progressive glomerular injury is related to renal NOS deficiency. The tubulointerstitial injury seen with aging is reversed with 6 months of ARB but not ACEI and is not associated with renal NOS.
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- Natasha C Moningka
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Duarte D, Santos-Araújo C, Leite-Moreira AF. Hypertension and angiogenesis in the aging kidney: a review. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2010; 52:e93-102. [PMID: 21176977 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Revised: 10/23/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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With advanced aging, main components of the kidney are altered, including blood vessels, glomeruli and tubulointerstitium. Disruption in these 3 elements is interconnected and associated with several modifications, such as loss of kidney mass and systemic, metabolic and immunologic diseases. In this review we focus on renal blood vessels, the key role of hypertension and angiogenesis in the elderly kidney, the hemodynamic and molecular mechanisms underlying this aging process and the main factors involved. So far, the present data suggests a strong association between renal disease and hypertension and the impairment of regulatory mechanisms, such as angiogenesis in the aging kidney. The endothelium is a key player in vascular control and appears to be also disrupted in many compensatory functions (i.e., vasodilation). Perspectives for the management of the dysfunctional aging kidney are also addressed.
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- Delfim Duarte
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Santmyire BR, Venkat V, Beinder E, Baylis C. Impact of the estrus cycle and reduction in estrogen levels with aromatase inhibition, on renal function and nitric oxide activity in female rats. Steroids 2010; 75:1011-5. [PMID: 20619284 PMCID: PMC2926238 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2010.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Estradiol increases mRNA and/or protein expression of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms in a variety of tissues including kidney. In this study we determined the relationship between cyclical variations in estradiol levels and renal function and total NO production in the virgin female rat. In addition, we used an aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole), to inhibit synthesis of estradiol from testosterone. Estradiol levels were higher in proestrus vs. diestrus, and were markedly suppressed by 7 days treatment with aromatase inhibitor. There was no difference in total NO production (from urinary and plasma nitrate+nitrite=NO(X)) between proestrus and diestrus but aromatase inhibition resulted in increases in total NO production. The renal cortical NOS activity and protein abundance also increased in aromatase-inhibited female rats. There were no differences in blood pressure (BP) in any group but the renal vascular resistance (RVR) was low in proestrus, increased in diestrus and did not change further after aromatase inhibition. In summary, the cyclical changes in renal function correlate with estradiol but not NO levels. Pharmacologic castration with aromatase inhibition leads to a marked increase in total and renal NOS. This contrasts to earlier work where surgical castration causes decreased NOS.
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- Department of Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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- Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics and Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl
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Gray SP, Denton KM, Cullen-McEwen L, Bertram JF, Moritz KM. Prenatal exposure to alcohol reduces nephron number and raises blood pressure in progeny. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 21:1891-902. [PMID: 20829403 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2010040368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Prenatal ethanol exposure is teratogenic, but the effects of ethanol on kidney development and the health of offspring are incompletely understood. Our objective was to investigate the effects of acute ethanol exposure during pregnancy on nephron endowment, mean arterial pressure, and renal function in offspring. We administered ethanol or saline by gavage to pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats on embryonic days 13.5 and 14.5. At 1 month of age, the nephron number was 15% lower and 10% lower in ethanol-exposed males and females, respectively, compared with controls. Mean arterial pressure, measured in conscious animals via indwelling tail-artery catheter, was 10% higher in both ethanol-exposed males and females compared with controls. GFR was 20% higher in ethanol-exposed males but 15% lower in ethanol-exposed females; moreover, males had increased proteinuria compared with controls. Furthermore, embryonic kidneys cultured in the presence of ethanol for 48 hours had 15% fewer ureteric branch points and tips than kidneys cultured in control media. Taken together, these data demonstrate that acute prenatal ethanol exposure reduces the number of nephrons, possibly as a result of inhibited ureteric branching morphogenesis, and that these changes affect adult cardiovascular and renal function.
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- Stephen P Gray
- Department of Anatomy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Weinstein JR, Anderson S. The aging kidney: physiological changes. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010; 17:302-7. [PMID: 20610357 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Revised: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Age-associated loss of kidney function has been recognized for decades. With aging, many subjects exhibit progressive decreases in glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow, with wide variability among individuals. The fall in glomerular filtration rate is because of reductions in the glomerular capillary plasma flow rate and the glomerular capillary ultrafiltration coefficient. In addition, a primary reduction in afferent arteriolar resistance is associated with an increase in glomerular capillary hydraulic pressure. These hemodynamic changes occur in concert with structural changes, including loss of renal mass; hyalinization of afferent arterioles and in some cases, development of aglomerular arterioles; an increase in the percentage of sclerotic glomeruli; and tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Aging is associated with altered activity and responsiveness to vasoactive stimuli, such that responses to vasoconstrictor stimuli are enhanced, whereas vasodilatory responses are impaired. Changes in the activity of the renin-angiotensin and nitric oxide systems appear to be particularly important, as is the modulating effect of gender. These changes may predispose the older kidney to acute kidney injury, including normotensive ischemic nephropathy, as well as progressive chronic kidney disease.
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Parker BA, Kalasky MJ, Proctor DN. Evidence for sex differences in cardiovascular aging and adaptive responses to physical activity. Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; 110:235-46. [PMID: 20480371 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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There are considerable data addressing sex-related differences in cardiovascular system aging and disease risk/progression. Sex differences in cardiovascular aging are evident during resting conditions, exercise, and other acute physiological challenges (e.g., orthostasis). In conjunction with these sex-related differences-or perhaps even as an underlying cause-the impact of cardiorespiratory fitness and/or physical activity on the aging cardiovascular system also appears to be sex-specific. Potential mechanisms contributing to sex-related differences in cardiovascular aging and adaptability include changes in sex hormones with age as well as sex differences in baseline fitness and the dose of activity needed to elicit cardiovascular adaptations. The purpose of the present paper is thus to review the primary research regarding sex-specific plasticity of the cardiovascular system to fitness and physical activity in older adults. Specifically, the paper will (1) briefly review known sex differences in cardiovascular aging, (2) detail emerging evidence regarding observed cardiovascular outcomes in investigations of exercise and physical activity in older men versus women, (3) explore mechanisms underlying the differing adaptations to exercise and habitual activity in men versus women, and (4) discuss implications of these findings with respect to chronic disease risk and exercise prescription.
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- Beth A Parker
- Department of Preventive Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA
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Castrop H, Höcherl K, Kurtz A, Schweda F, Todorov V, Wagner C. Physiology of Kidney Renin. Physiol Rev 2010; 90:607-73. [PMID: 20393195 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00011.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The protease renin is the key enzyme of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone cascade, which is relevant under both physiological and pathophysiological settings. The kidney is the only organ capable of releasing enzymatically active renin. Although the characteristic juxtaglomerular position is the best known site of renin generation, renin-producing cells in the kidney can vary in number and localization. (Pro)renin gene transcription in these cells is controlled by a number of transcription factors, among which CREB is the best characterized. Pro-renin is stored in vesicles, activated to renin, and then released upon demand. The release of renin is under the control of the cAMP (stimulatory) and Ca2+(inhibitory) signaling pathways. Meanwhile, a great number of intrarenally generated or systemically acting factors have been identified that control the renin secretion directly at the level of renin-producing cells, by activating either of the signaling pathways mentioned above. The broad spectrum of biological actions of (pro)renin is mediated by receptors for (pro)renin, angiotensin II and angiotensin-( 1 – 7 ).
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- Hayo Castrop
- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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