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Aranda-Rivera AK, Cruz-Gregorio A, Amador-Martínez I, Medina-Campos ON, Garcia-Garcia M, Bernabe-Yepes B, León-Contreras JC, Hernández-Pando R, Aparicio-Trejo OE, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Tapia E, Pedraza-Chaverri J. Sulforaphane protects from kidney damage during the release of unilateral ureteral obstruction (RUUO) by activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2): Role of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic mechanisms. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 212:49-64. [PMID: 38141891 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Releasing unilateral ureteral obstruction (RUUO) is the gold standard for decreasing renal damage induced during unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO); however, the complete recovery after RUUO depends on factors such as the time and severity of obstruction and kidney contralateral compensatory mechanisms. Interestingly, previous studies have shown that kidney damage markers such as oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis are present and even increase after removal obstruction. To date, previous therapeutic strategies have been used to potentiate the recovery of renal function after RUUO; however, the mechanisms involving renal damage reduction are poorly described and sometimes focus on the recovery of renal functionality. Furthermore, using natural antioxidants has not been completely studied in the RUUO model. In this study, we selected sulforaphane (SFN) because it activates the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a transcription factor that induces an antioxidant response, decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation, preventing apoptosis. Thus, we pre-administrated SFN on the second day after UUO until day five, where we released the obstruction on the three days after UUO. Then, we assessed oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis markers. Interestingly, we found that SFN administration in the RUUO model activated Nrf2, inducing its translocation to the nucleus to activate its target proteins. Thus, the Nrf2 activation upregulated glutathione (GSH) content and the antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione reductase (GR), which reduced the oxidative stress markers. Moreover, the improvement of antioxidant response by SFN restored S-glutathionylation in the mitochondrial fraction. Activated Nrf2 also reduced inflammation by lessening the nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) production. Reducing oxidative stress and inflammation prevented apoptosis by avoiding caspase 3 cleavage and increasing B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2) levels. Taken together, the obtained results in our study showed that the upregulation of Nrf2 by SFN decreases oxidative stress, preventing inflammation and apoptosis cell death during the release of UUO.
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- Ana Karina Aranda-Rivera
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico; Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chavez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico; Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
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Nagalakshmi VK, Li M, Liang X, Medrano S, Belyea BC, Gomez RA, Sequeira-Lopez MLS. Cells of the renin lineage promote kidney regeneration post-release of ureteral obstruction in neonatal mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2023; 238:e14014. [PMID: 37309075 PMCID: PMC10527043 DOI: 10.1111/apha.14014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIM Ureteral obstruction leads to significant changes in kidney renin expression. It is unclear whether those changes are responsible for the progression of kidney damage, repair, or regeneration. In the current study, we aimed to elucidate the contribution of renin-producing cells (RPCs) and the cells of the renin lineage (CoRL) towards kidney damage and regeneration using a model of partial and reversible unilateral ureteral obstruction (pUUO) in neonatal mice. METHODS Renin cells are progenitors for other renal cell types collectively called CoRL. We labeled the CoRL with green fluorescent protein (GFP) using genetic approaches. We performed lineage tracing to analyze the changes in the distribution of CoRL during and after the release of obstruction. We also ablated the RPCs and CoRL by cell-specific expression of Diphtheria Toxin Sub-unit A (DTA). Finally, we evaluated the kidney damage and regeneration during and after the release of obstruction in the absence of CoRL. RESULTS In the obstructed kidneys, there was a 163% increase in the renin-positive area and a remarkable increase in the distribution of GFP+ CoRL. Relief of obstruction abrogated these changes. In addition, DTA-expressing animals did not respond to pUUO with increased RPCs and CoRL. Moreover, reduction in CoRL significantly compromised the kidney's ability to recover from the damage after the release of obstruction. CONCLUSIONS CoRL play a role in the regeneration of the kidneys post-relief of obstruction.
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- Vidya K. Nagalakshmi
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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Gomez RA. Fate of Renin Cells During Development and Disease. Hypertension 2017; 69:387-395. [PMID: 28137982 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- R Ariel Gomez
- From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
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Faure A, London K, Smith GH. Early mercaptoacetyltriglycine(MAG-3) diuretic renography results after pyeloplasty. BJU Int 2016; 118:790-796. [DOI: 10.1111/bju.13512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Alice Faure
- Department of Urology; Children's Hospital at Westmead; Paediatrics and Childhealth; University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine; Children's Hospital at Westmead; Paediatrics and Childhealth; University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Urology; Children's Hospital at Westmead; Paediatrics and Childhealth; University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Gheissari A, Nematbakhsh M, Amir-Shahkarami SM, Alizadeh F, Merrikhi A. Glomerular filtration rate and urine osmolality in unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Adv Biomed Res 2013; 2:78. [PMID: 24520546 PMCID: PMC3908498 DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.120866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background: Renal maldevelopment, interstitial fibrosis, ischemic atrophy, decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and renal blood flow (RBF) are inevitable consequences of chronic kidney obstruction that only partially improve after early intervention. There are only few studies that evaluated urine osmolality in affected kidney and its correlation with short-term outcome. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients (age<1 year) with unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UUPJO) were enrolled in this study. UUPJO was confirmed using Technetium 99 isotope scans and the patients were indicated to be operated afterward. Urine and blood samples were obtained before, 24, 48, and 72 h after the surgery. The serum level of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and glucose were measured. GFR, urine osmolality (measured and calculated), and urine specific gravity were determined too. Results: Cortical thickness of hydronephrotic kidney was significantly increased 6 months after the surgery. GFR was significantly increased 72-h postsurgery compared to before operation. Neither means of calculated nor of measured urine osmolalities were significantly different in various stages. The last calculated urine osmolality (72 h) had significant correlation with the last measured osmolality (72 h); r=0.962, P=0.0001. The last GFR (72 h) had positive significant correlation with GFR before the surgery and GFRs at 24 and 48 h postsurgery. Using regression tests, only the before surgery GFR was the predictor of the last GFR(72 h). Conclusion: In UUPJO the measured and calculated urine osmolality of the affected kidney did not differ. In addition, GFR before surgery should be considered as the predictor of the GFR shortly after repair.
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- Alaleh Gheissari
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Water and Electrolytes Research Center, Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of pediatrics, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Isfahan Urology and Kidney Transplantation Research Centre, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Water and Electrolytes Research Center, Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan, Iran
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Panda SS, Bajpai M, Sinha A, Mallick S, Sharma MC. Effect of ipsilateral ureteric obstruction on contralateral kidney and role of renin angiotensin system blockade on renal recovery in experimentally induced unilateral ureteric obstruction. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2013; 18:58-61. [PMID: 23798807 PMCID: PMC3687147 DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.109353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aims: To study, the effects of ipsilateral ureteric obstruction on contralateral kidney and the role of renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockade on renal recovery in experimentally induced unilateral ureteric obstruction. Materials and Methods: Unilateral upper ureteric obstruction was created in 96 adult Wistar rats that were reversed after pre-determined intervals. Losartan and Enalapril were given to different subgroups of rats following relief of obstruction. Results: The severity of dilatation on the contralateral kidney varied with duration of ipsilateral obstruction longer the duration more severe the dilatation. There is direct correlation between renal parenchymal damage, pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) fibrosis, inflammation and severity of pelvi-calyceal system dilatation of contralateral kidney with duration of ipsilateral PUJ obstruction. Conclusions: Considerable injury is also inflicted to the contralateral normal kidney while ipsilateral kidney remains obstructed. Use of RAS blocking drugs has been found to significantly improve renal recovery on the contralateral kidney. It can, thus, be postulated that contralateral renal parenchymal injury was mediated through activation of RAS.
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- Shasanka S Panda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Correlation of hydronephrosis index to society of fetal urology hydronephrosis scale. Adv Urol 2009:960490. [PMID: 19255628 PMCID: PMC2648052 DOI: 10.1155/2009/960490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Purpose. We seek to correlate conventional hydronephrosis (HN) grade and hydronephrosis index (HI). Methods. We examined 1207 hydronephrotic kidneys by ultrasound. HN was classified by Society of Fetal Urology guidelines. HN was then gauged using HI, a reproducible, standardized, and dimensionless measurement of renal area. We then calculated average HI for each HN grade. Results. Comparing HI to standard SFU HN grade, average HI is 89.3 for grade I; average HI is 83.9 for grade II; average HI is 73.0 for grade III; average HI is 54.6 for SFU grade IV. Conclusions. HI correlates well with SFU HN grade. The HI serves as a quantitative measure of HN. HI can be used to track HN over time. Versus conventional grading, HI may be more sensitive in defining severe (grades III and IV) HN, and in indicating resolving, stable, or worsening HN, thus providing more information for clinical decision-making and HN management.
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The strategy of management of children with hydronephrosis has considerably changed as a result of the development of ultrasound techniques, allowing a prenatal detection. Hydronephrosis is defined as a dilation of the renal collecting system, and several entirely different clinical entities can be considered this general heading, whereas early detection may have a different impact depending on the entity considered. The present work aims to describe a certain number of these clinical entities, to discuss the strategic options of management that are proposed, and to evaluate the role of medical imaging, in particular the radionuclide approach. Congenital ureteropelvic junction anomaly, vesicoureteral reflux, posterior urethral valves, and duplex kidney will be successively considered. Multicystic dysplastic kidney disease, although not classified as hydronephrosis, will be mentioned because it may be mistaken for hydronephrosis.
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- Amy Piepsz
- Department of Radioisotopes, CHU St. Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
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This review should be regarded as an opinion based on personal experience, clinical and experimental studies, and many discussions with colleagues. It covers the main radionuclide procedures for nephro-urological diseases in children. Glomerular filtration rate can be accurately determined using simplified 2- or 1-blood sample plasma clearance methods. Minor controversies related to the technical aspects of these methods concern principally some correction factors, the quality control, and the normal values in children. However, the main problem is the reluctance of the clinician to apply these methods, despite the accuracy and precision that are higher than with the traditional chemical methods. Interesting indications are early detection of renal impairment, hyperfiltration status, and monitoring of nephrotoxic drugs. Cortical scintigraphy is accepted as a highly sensitive technique for the detection of regional lesions. It accurately reflects the histological changes, and the interobserver reproducibility in reporting is high. Potential technical pitfalls should be recognized, such as the normal variants and the difficulty in differentiating acute lesions from permanent ones or acquired lesions from congenital ones. Although dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy seems to play a minor role in the traditional approach to urinary tract infection, recent studies suggest that this examination might influence the treatment of the acute phase, the indication for chemoprophylaxis and micturating cystography, and the duration of follow-up. New technical developments have been applied recently to the renogram: tracers more appropriate to the young child, early injection of furosemide, late postmicturition and gravity-assisted images and, finally, more objective parameters of renal drainage. Pitfalls mainly are related to the interpretation of drainage on images and curves. Dilated uropathies represent the main indication of the renogram, but the impact of this technique on the management of the child is, in a great number of cases, still a matter of intense controversy. Direct and indirect radionuclide cystography are interesting alternatives to the radiograph technique and should be integrated into the process of diagnosis and follow-up of vesicoureteral reflux.
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- Amy Piepsz
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire St Pierre, Department Radioisotopes, Brussels, Belgium.
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Thornhill BA, Burt LE, Chen C, Forbes MS, Chevalier RL. Variable chronic partial ureteral obstruction in the neonatal rat: a new model of ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Kidney Int 2005; 67:42-52. [PMID: 15610226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a common developmental anomaly. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the renal consequences of congenital UPJ obstruction, we have developed a new model of variable partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) in the neonatal rat. METHODS Rat pups were subjected to sham-operation, complete UUO, or variable partial UUO within the first day of life. After 14 or 28 days, the relative number of glomeruli, cell proliferation, tubular apoptosis, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis were quantitated in histologic sections. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was determined after 28 days of partial or complete UUO. RESULTS Following 70% to 75% reduction in ureteral diameter, renal growth from 14 to 28 days was reduced by 60%, and the number of glomeruli decreased by 50%. Renal pelvic diameter increased in proportion to the severity of obstruction following 14 days of partial UUO, and by 28 days, was maximally dilated regardless of the luminal diameter. Renal proliferation was increased, while tubular apoptosis, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis were less severe 14 days following partial UUO than in complete UUO. GFR was reduced by 80%, and proteinuria developed following 28 days of partial UUO. CONCLUSION Renal function is impaired by chronic ipsilateral partial UUO, which reduces the number of nephrons, and leads to progressive renal pelvic dilatation. Tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis develop prior to significant renal pelvic dilatation. Correlation of clinically measurable parameters with renal morphometry or imaging studies in this model may lead to new approaches to the management of congenital UPJ obstruction.
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- Barbara A Thornhill
- Department of Pediatrics, UVa Children's Hospital, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Ghanem MA, Nijman RJM. LONG-TERM FOLLOWUP OF BILATERAL HIGH (SOBER) URINARY DIVERSION IN PATIENTS WITH POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES AND ITS EFFECT ON BLADDER FUNCTION. J Urol 2005; 173:1721-4. [PMID: 15821568 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000157326.62792.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Although valve ablation is the treatment of choice in patients with posterior urethral valves (PUV), temporary high (ureterostomy) diversion remains controversial. In this study we evaluated the effect of bilateral Sober high urinary diversion on renal and bladder function. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 36 patients with PUV who underwent bilateral Sober-type diversion. Following valve ablation urodynamic studies were done in all patients after diversion and repeated after ureterostomy closure. The mean duration of diversion was 55 months. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), renal dysplasia, serum creatinine during followup and urodynamic parameters were recorded. RESULTS All patients underwent endoscopic valve ablation. Renal function impairment at the end of followup was present in 15 patients. Renal dysplasia was found in 10 patients, while VUR was present in 16 at the time of the first urodynamic studies. Urodynamic studies after ureterostomy closure showed well preserved bladder capacity or compliance in 80% and 69% of cases, respectively. About a third of patients showed increased capacity and normal compliance. Univariate analysis showed that VUR, urinary tract infection and renal dysplasia significantly correlated with impaired renal function. On multivariate analysis renal dysplasia was an independent prognostic factor for poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS In patients with PUV temporary high diversion of the Sober type does not have a negative influence on bladder function. It immediately releases high intrarenal pressures but only improves renal function temporarily and may contribute to postpone the time of end stage renal failure. Renal dysplasia dictates long-term renal outcomes in this group.
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- Mazen A Ghanem
- Department of Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Shi Y, Li C, Thomsen K, Jørgensen TM, Knepper MA, Nielsen S, Djurhuus JC, Frøkiaer J. Neonatal ureteral obstruction alters expression of renal sodium transporters and aquaporin water channels. Kidney Int 2004; 66:203-15. [PMID: 15200427 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital urinary tract obstruction is a common cause of renal insufficiency in the neonate and during infancy. Recently, we demonstrated that ureteral obstruction in adult rats is associated with reduction in the abundance of renal aquaporins (AQPs) and renal sodium transporters, which paralleled an impaired urinary concentrating capacity. METHODS In the present study, renal handling of sodium and water, together with the expression of renal aquaporins and major renal sodium transporters, was examined in rats with neonatally induced partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO) within the first 48 hours of life to clarify the molecular mechanisms involved in the tubular functional defects in response to congenital obstruction. Rats were then followed for 12 or 24 weeks. RESULTS Neonatal PUUO caused a progressive reduction in single kidney glomerular filtration rate (SKGFR) on the obstructed side to 43% of controls at 12 weeks (115 +/- 28 vs. 267 +/- 36 microL/min/100g bw, P < 0.05), and 31% of controls at 24 weeks (106 +/- 24 vs. 343 +/- 41 microL/min/100g bw, P < 0.05). Na-K-ATPase abundance was decreased in the obstructed kidney compared with the nonobstructed kidney at 24 weeks (79 +/- 6%, P < 0.05), and the abundance of bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (BSC-1) located to the medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL) of the obstructed kidney was significantly reduced both at 12 weeks (42 +/- 10%, P < 0.05) and 24 weeks (50 +/- 10%, P < 0.05). Immunohistochemistry confirmed down-regulation of BSC-1 both at 12 and 24 weeks after onset of obstruction. Consistent with this, sodium excretion from the obstructed kidney was increased at 12 weeks (0.13 +/- 0.03 vs. 0.04 +/- 0.01 micromol/min/100g bw, P < 0.05), and persisted 24 weeks after onset of PUUO (0.15 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.06 +/- 0.01 micromol/min/100g bw, P < 0.05). AQP2 abundance in the collecting duct was also reduced both at 12 weeks (68 +/- 5%, P < 0.05) and at 24 weeks (69 +/- 13%, P < 0.05). Consistent with this, solute-free water reabsorption was decreased in the obstructed kidney at 12 weeks (0.61 +/- 0.42 vs. 1.97 +/- 0.63 microL/min/100g bw, P < 0.05) and remained decreased after 24 weeks of PUUO (0.42 +/- 0.04 vs. 1.56 +/- 0.39 microL/min/100g bw, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Major sodium transporters and aquaporins in the obstructed kidney are down-regulated in response to neonatally induced PUUO, which indicates that these transporters may play a crucial role for the persistent reduction in renal handling of sodium and water in response to PUUO.
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- Yimin Shi
- Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Shi Y, Pedersen M, Li C, Wen JG, Thomsen K, Stødkilde-Jørgensen H, Jørgensen TM, Knepper MA, Nielsen S, Djurhuus JC, Frøkiaer J. Early release of neonatal ureteral obstruction preserves renal function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2004; 286:F1087-99. [PMID: 14722012 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00201.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The incidence of congenital hydronephrosis is approximately 1% and is often associated with renal insufficiency. It is unknown whether early release is essential to prevent deterioration of renal function. Rats were subjected to partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO) on postnatal day 2. The obstruction was left in place or released after 1 or 4 wk. Renal blood flow (RBF) and kidney size were measured sequentially over 24 wk using MRI. In rats in which the obstruction was left in place, RBF of the obstructed kidney was progressively reduced to 0.92 +/- 0.17 vs. 1.79 +/- 0.12 ml.min(-1).100 g body wt(-1) (P < 0.05) after 24 wk. Similarly, glomerular filtration rate of the obstructed kidney was severely reduced at 24 wk: 172 +/- 36 vs. 306 +/- 42 microl.min(-1).100 g body wt(-1) (P < 0.05). These changes were preceded by development of severe hydronephrosis and obstructive nephropathy with a reduction in total protein content: 45 +/- 3 vs. 58 +/- 4 mg/kidney. Moreover, nonreleased PUUO caused a marked natriuresis (0.32 +/- 0.07 vs. 0.11 +/- 0.02 micromol.min(-1).100 g body wt(-1), P < 0.05) and impaired solute free water reabsorption (0.47 +/- 0.16 vs. 2.71 +/- 0.67 microl.min(-1).100 g body wt(-1), P < 0.05), consistent with a significant downregulation of Na-K-ATPase to 62 +/- 7%, aquaporin-1 to 53 +/- 3%, and aquaporin-3 to 53 +/- 7% of sham levels. Release after 1 wk completely prevented development of hydronephrosis, reduction in RBF and glomerular filtration rate, and downregulation of renal transport proteins, whereas release after 4 wk had no effect. These results suggest that early release of neonatal obstruction provides dramatically better protection of renal function than release of obstruction after the maturation process is completed.
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- Yimin Shi
- The Water and Salt Research Center, Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, Aarhus Univ. Hospital-Skejby, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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This review comprises an overview of the current knowledge on experimental partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO) and a summary of our latest original experimental PUUO studies in rats. Neonatal PUUO is the type of obstruction that is most often encountered in pediatric clinical practice. However, the pathogenesis of PUUO is still incompletely understood. Most of our knowledge on PUUO has been derived from experimental studies in a variety of animal models. Although progress has been made, the natural history of congenital hydronephrosis is still incompletely described. The effects on kidney functions of long-term urinary tract obstruction, especially PUUO, have been less intensively studied. Recently, we created models with mild and severe PUUO in young rats by embedding the upper one fourth or the upper two thirds of the left ureter into the psoas muscle, respectively. Thereafter, the technique was used to create mild and severe PUUO in newborn rats and magnetic resonance imaging studies showed that both mild and severe obstruction caused a time-dependent decrease in renal blood flow. Compensatory increase in total kidney volume and renal vein blood flow in contralateral non-obstructed kidneys was not detectable when functional deterioration in the partially obstructed kidneys was present. Finally, we investigated the dynamic changes in renal relative signal intensity (RSI) of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) using magnetic resonance imaging in rats with partial, complete unilateral ureteral obstruction and sham-operated controls. The results showed that changes in Gd-DTPA RSI are compatible with the known physiological and anatomical changes in kidneys in response to ureteral obstruction and useful for distinguishing an obstructed from a non-obstructed collecting system and also for differentiating a partially obstructed from a completely obstructed collecting system.
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- Jian Guo Wen
- First Teaching Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, P.R. China.
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Chevalier RL, Thornhill BA, Chang AY, Cachat F, Lackey A. Recovery from release of ureteral obstruction in the rat: relationship to nephrogenesis. Kidney Int 2002; 61:2033-43. [PMID: 12028444 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00359.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstructive nephropathy is a major cause of renal insufficiency in infants and children. Despite release of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) in the first five days of life in the rat, renal growth is impaired, while glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is preserved at one month, but decreases markedly by one year. To test the hypothesis that renal recovery from UUO depends on the stage of nephrogenesis at the time of relief of obstruction, renal recovery from relief of five days UUO following completion of nephrogenesis (days 14 to 19) was compared with UUO during nephrogenesis (days 1 to 5). METHODS Rats underwent UUO or sham operation at one day of age, with relief five days later. In additional groups of neonatal rats, the operation was at 14 days, with relief at 19 days. Three months later, blood pressure, GFR, urine flow, sodium and potassium excretion, and kidney weight were measured. In addition, the number of glomeruli, glomerular maturation, glomerular diameter, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis were determined in each kidney. The effects of five-day UUO on number of glomeruli was determined also in adult rats one month following relief of obstruction. RESULTS Three months following relief of UUO during days 14 to 19, renal growth was decreased by 50%, compared to a 30% reduction following relief of UUO during days 1 to 5 (P < 0.05). The number of glomeruli was reduced by approximately 50% regardless of the timing of UUO, but glomerular size was reduced only in rats with UUO from days 14 to 19. Blood pressure and tubular atrophy were increased, and GFR, urine flow, sodium and potassium excretion were decreased in the postobstructed kidney of both neonatal groups. In the adult rat, the five-day UUO did not result in a decrease in the number of glomeruli. CONCLUSIONS In the period immediately following nephrogenesis, the kidney is particularly susceptible to long-term injury from temporary UUO. This suggests that a delay in relief of significant ureteral obstruction should be avoided if diagnosed in the perinatal or neonatal period.
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- Robert L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Ayan S, Roth JA, Freeman MR, Bride SH, Peters CA. Partial ureteral obstruction dysregulates the renal renin-angiotensin system in the fetal sheep kidney. Urology 2001; 58:301-6. [PMID: 11489731 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01156-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether partial ureteral obstruction (PUO) in the fetus induces dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP1) expression. Previous studies have indicated that renal and urinary tract development depend on an intact renal RAS. Fetal urinary obstruction is distinct from postnatal obstruction. It has been suggested in postnatal animal studies that dysregulation of the RAS, and subsequent increased expression of TGF-beta1 and TIMP1, leads to changes in extracellular matrix composition. METHODS Bilateral PUO was created in 4 fetal sheep. Seven animals (four obstructed and three controls) were killed at birth and their kidneys removed. Semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was used to quantify the levels of renin, angiotensinogen, angiotensin receptor type 1 (AT1 receptor), angiotensin receptor type 2 (AT2 receptor), TGF-beta1, and TIMP1. These messages were normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA. RESULTS All obstructed animals had moderate to severe hydronephrosis with enlarged kidneys (mean weight 22.0 g versus 9.4 g for the control animals; P <0.05). The increase in the levels of renin, angiotensinogen, AT1 receptor, TGF-beta1, and TIMP1 mRNA was significant in the PUO group compared with the control group (P <0.05). AT2 receptor levels did not increase, but the AT1/AT2 mRNA ratio was significantly increased over normal (P <0.005). Also, a significant linear correlation was found between the increased renal weight and increased TGF-beta1 mRNA levels (P <0.005). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that fetal PUO can cause upregulation of the renal RAS and increased expression of TGF-beta1 and TIMP1, which may alter the balance between the generation and degradation of the extracellular matrix. The coordinate increases in renin, angiotensinogen, and AT1 receptor mRNA levels in chronic fetal PUO may represent a maladaptive response that contributes to interstitial fibrosis and prolonged vasoconstriction. RAS components and growth factors, particularly TGF-beta1, may be considered relevant targets in the prevention and treatment of congenital obstructive nephropathy.
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- S Ayan
- Department of Urology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Sherer DM. Is fetal hydronephrosis overdiagnosed? ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2000; 16:601-606. [PMID: 11169363 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00339.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Chevalier RL, Thornhill BA, Chang AY. Unilateral ureteral obstruction in neonatal rats leads to renal insufficiency in adulthood. Kidney Int 2000; 58:1987-95. [PMID: 11044219 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2000.00371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction is the most common cause of congenital obstructive nephropathy in infants and children, management remains controversial, and follow-up after pyeloplasty is generally limited to the pediatric ages. We have developed a model of temporary unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) in the neonatal rat: One month following the relief of five-day UUO, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of the postobstructed kidney was normal despite a 40% reduction in the number of glomeruli and residual vascular, glomerular, tubular, and interstitial injury. METHODS To determine whether hyperfiltration and residual injury of remaining nephrons leads to progression of renal insufficiency in later life, 31 rats were sham operated or subjected to left UUO at one day of age, with relief of UUO five days later, and were studied at one year of age. GFR was measured by inulin clearance, and the number of glomeruli, tubular atrophy, glomerular sclerosis, and interstitial fibrosis were measured by histomorphometry in sham, obstructed (UUO), and intact opposite kidneys. Intrarenal macrophages and alpha-smooth muscle actin were identified by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Despite relief of UUO, ultimate growth of the postobstructed kidney was impaired. The number of glomeruli was reduced by 40%, and GFR was decreased by 80%. However, despite significant compensatory growth of the opposite kidney, there was no compensatory increase in GFR, and proteinuria was increased. Moreover, glomerular sclerosis, tubular atrophy, macrophage infiltration, and interstitial fibrosis were significantly increased not only in the postobstructed kidney, but also in the opposite kidney. CONCLUSIONS Although GFR is initially maintained following relief of five-day UUO in the neonatal rat, there is eventual profound loss of function of the postobstructed and opposite kidneys because of progressive tubulointerstitial and glomerular damage. These findings suggest that despite normal postoperative GFR in infancy, children undergoing pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction should be followed into adulthood. Elucidation of the cellular response to temporary UUO may lead to improved methods to assess renal growth, injury, and functional reserve in patients with congenital obstructive nephropathy.
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- R L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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- A. LIARD
- From the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- From the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- From the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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TEMPORARY HIGH DIVERSION FOR POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES. J Urol 2000. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200007000-00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shokeir AA, Nijman RJ. Antenatal hydronephrosis: changing concepts in diagnosis and subsequent management. BJU Int 2000; 85:987-94. [PMID: 10792193 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00645.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- A A Shokeir
- Urology & Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Hanna MK. Antenatal hydronephrosis and ureteropelvic junction obstruction: the case for early intervention. Urology 2000; 55:612-5. [PMID: 10792063 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(00)00460-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Subramaniam R, Kouriefs C, Dickson AP. Antenatally detected pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: concerns about conservative management. BJU Int 1999; 84:335-8. [PMID: 10468732 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the conservative management of antenatally detected pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 121 children (142 kidneys) with antenatally diagnosed PUJ obstruction managed over an 8-year period, including 21 who were affected bilaterally; the main focus of the study was on the 100 children affected unilaterally. The intent was to manage these patients conservatively, with immediate surgery (early pyeloplasty) only if renal function was initially compromised (renographic function < 40%). The indications for surgery subsequently (delayed pyeloplasty) included either a deterioration in renal function, the onset of symptoms or increasing hydronephrosis. RESULTS The anteroposterior diameter and renal function were weakly and negatively correlated. The kidneys in the delayed pyeloplasty group had a greater initial mean anteroposterior diameter than had those in the early or the conservative groups (P<0. 05). The improvement in renal function was the lower in the delayed pyeloplasty group than in the early pyeloplasty group; the improvement was inversely related to the anteroposterior diameter. CONCLUSIONS The conservative management of some antenatally detected PUJ obstructions probably results in greater loss of function, which is not recovered after surgery.
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- R Subramaniam
- Department of Paediatric Urology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Chevalier RL, Kim A, Thornhill BA, Wolstenholme JT. Recovery following relief of unilateral ureteral obstruction in the neonatal rat. Kidney Int 1999; 55:793-807. [PMID: 10027917 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.055003793.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstructive nephropathy is a primary cause of renal insufficiency in infants and children. This study was designed to distinguish the reversible and irreversible cellular consequences of temporary unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) on the developing kidney. METHODS Rats were subjected to UUO or sham operation in the first 48 hours of life, and the obstruction was removed five days later (or was left in place). Kidneys were removed for study 14 or 28 days later. In additional groups, kidneys were removed at the end of five days of obstruction. Immunoreactive distribution of renin was determined in arterioles, and the distribution of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta1, clusterin, vimentin, and alpha-smooth muscle actin was determined in tubules and/or interstitium. The number of glomeruli, glomerular maturation, tubular atrophy, and interstitial collagen deposition was determined by morphometry. Renal cellular proliferation and apoptosis were measured by proliferating cell nuclear antigen and the TdT uridine-nick-end-label technique, respectively. The glomerular filtration rate was measured by inulin clearance. RESULTS Renal microvascular renin maintained a fetal distribution with persistent UUO; this was partially reversed by the relief of obstruction. Although glomerular maturation was also delayed and glomerular volume was reduced by UUO, the relief of obstruction prevented the reduction in glomerular volume. Although relief of obstruction did not reverse a 40% reduction in the number of nephrons, the glomerular filtration rate of the postobstructed kidney was normal. The relief of obstruction did not improve tubular cell proliferation and only partially reduced apoptosis induced by UUO. This was associated with a persistent reduction in the tubular epidermal growth factor. In addition, the relief of obstruction reduced but did not normalize tubular expression of transforming growth factor-beta1, clusterin, and vimentin, all of which are evidence of persistent tubular injury. The relief of obstruction significantly reduced interstitial fibrosis and expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin by interstitial fibroblasts, but not to normal levels. CONCLUSIONS The relief of obstruction in the neonatal rat attenuates, but does not reverse, renal vascular, glomerular, tubular, and interstitial injury resulting from five days of UUO. Hyperfiltration by remaining nephrons and residual tubulointerstitial injury in the postobstructed kidney are likely to lead to deterioration of renal function later in life.
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- R L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
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UNILATERAL URETERAL OBSTRUCTION IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT ALTERS RENAL GROWTH: DEPENDENCE ON THE DURATION OF OBSTRUCTION. J Urol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62137-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Although performing pyeloplasty on an infant with a relatively healthy kidney prior to the onset of renal damage is not as well-accepted as "aggressive observation," the authors argue that early intervention is the more "conservative" or safe method of treatment for infants with ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. Using experimental and clinical data, the authors demonstrate that prolonged partial UPJ obstruction in the developing kidney causes significant renal morbidity with time.
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- M J DiSandro
- Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Nguyen HT, Kogan BA. Upper urinary tract obstruction: experimental and clinical aspects. BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY 1998; 81 Suppl 2:13-21. [PMID: 9602791 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.0810s2013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- H T Nguyen
- Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA
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Kim KM, Bogaert GA, Nguyen HT, Borirakchanyavat S, Kogan BA. Hemodynamic changes after complete unilateral ureteral obstruction in the young lamb. J Urol 1997; 158:1090-3. [PMID: 9258148 DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199709000-00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE We studied renal hemodynamic changes after complete acute unilateral ureteral obstruction in the young lamb. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven 4-week-old lambs underwent unilateral complete ureteral obstruction and renal blood flow was monitored in both kidneys with ultrasonic flow transducers. Ureteral and arterial blood pressure was measured. RESULTS In the obstructed kidney renal blood flow was stable for 5 hours and then decreased thereafter to 71% of baseline at 5 days (p < 0.05). In the contralateral kidney the pattern of renal blood flow constituted a mirror image, although the magnitude of the increase was decreased (122% of baseline at 5 days, not statistically significant). Mean arterial blood pressure did not change in 5 days. Mean ureteral pressure increased from a baseline of 9 to 37 mm. Hg (p < 0.001) 2 hours after obstruction but gradually decreased to 24 mm. Hg after 24 hours and remained elevated for 5 days (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The pattern of renal blood flow and ureteral pressure response to obstruction in the young lamb is different from that previously reported. Renal blood flow does not increase after obstruction and it is relatively preserved at 5 days. This unexpected response may be a result of the compound caliceal sheep kidney, immaturity of the young vascular system or development differences in the mechanism of spontaneous decompression of the collecting system.
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- K M Kim
- Department of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea
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Kim KM, Bogaert GA, Nguyen HT, Borirakchanyavat S, Kogan BA. Hemodynamic Changes After Complete Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction in the Young Lamb. J Urol 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)64395-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Kwang M. Kim
- From the Departments of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- From the Departments of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- From the Departments of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- From the Departments of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- From the Departments of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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Daïkha-Dahmane F, Dommergues M, Muller F, Narcy F, Lacoste M, Beziau A, Dumez Y, Gubler MC. Development of human fetal kidney in obstructive uropathy: correlations with ultrasonography and urine biochemistry. Kidney Int 1997; 52:21-32. [PMID: 9211342 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1997.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In utero urethral obstruction results in bilateral hydronephrosis and severe fetal and post-natal morbidity and mortality. Obstetrical management depends on the indirect evaluation of fetal renal function by ultrasonography and biochemical analysis. No direct evaluation of the severity and possible reversibility of renal lesions is available. In this paper we analyzed kidneys from 34 fetuses (14 to 37 gestational weeks) in which (1) isolated bilateral urinary tract obstruction had been detected in utero by sonography, and (2) the severity of sonographic and biochemical prognostic indicators led to the indication of termination of pregnancy or to perinatal death. Pure hydronephrosis was observed in two young fetuses [14 and 20 gestational weeks (GW)] and was associated with regressive changes in two others. In contrast, a wide spectrum of dysplastic renal lesions was present in 30 fetuses and was classified into four subgroups according to the association of dysplasia, hypoplasia and cysts. They had the following characteristics in common: (1) premature cessation of nephrogenesis assessed by the medullary ray counting method; (2) early disappearance or myofibroblastic differentiation of metanephric blastema; (3) early increase in interstitial mesenchyme with widespread expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin by mesenchymal cells; (4) frequent absence of classical criteria of dysplasia (nests of cartilage were observed in only 5 fetuses); (5) an identification, based upon the detection of alpha-smooth muscle actin expression, of the muscular phenotype of mesenchymal cells encircling primitive ducts. In conclusion, (1) the value of prognostic markers in fetuses less than 20 GW should be reconsidered; (2) after 20 GW there is a good correlation between markers predicting poor prognosis and the severity of renal lesions; (3) hypoplasia with disappearance of blastema cells, dysplasia and early interstitial fibrosis are evidence of the irreversibility of renal lesions and preclude any possibility of new nephron formation; (4) these findings suggest that most surgical in utero procedures are performed when irreversible renal lesions have developed.
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- F Daïkha-Dahmane
- Inserm U. 423, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
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PURPOSE Perinatal identification of children with congenital urinary obstruction has challenged our understanding of the pathophysiology and clinical treatment of many children with hydronephrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A critical review of recent reports relating to congenital urinary obstruction in children was performed in an attempt to integrate clinical and experimental information. RESULTS Several themes emerged from the many reports relating to congenital urinary obstruction that have not been previously emphasized. Congenital obstruction begins and evolves in a developing fetal kidney, indicating the importance of the effect of obstruction on renal growth and development, which is distinct from the postnatal renal response to obstruction. Variation in the ability of the developing kidney to compensate for obstruction may be an important factor in explaining variability in clinical and experimental reports. Clinical data show an unpredictable outcome of congenital hydronephrosis. Nonoperative management of hydronephrosis is supported by empirical evidence yet raises many questions regarding the certainty of outcome and the risks involved. It imposes on the practitioner a significant clinical obligation. The ability to differentiate between clinically significant and insignificant obstruction is the current challenge to be fulfilled by integrated clinical and experimental investigation. CONCLUSIONS The unique features of congenital urinary obstruction separate it from better understood acquired postnatal obstruction. Understanding the effects of obstruction on the developing kidney prenatally and postnatally is critical. A definition is proposed for congenital urinary obstruction in children, that is a condition of impaired urinary drainage which, if uncorrected, will limit the ultimate functional potential of a developing kidney.
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PURPOSE Perinatal identification of children with congenital urinary obstruction has challenged our understanding of the pathophysiology and clinical treatment of many children with hydronephrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A critical review of recent reports relating to congenital urinary obstruction in children was performed in an attempt to integrate clinical and experimental information. RESULTS Several themes emerged from the many reports relating to congenital urinary obstruction that have not been previously emphasized. Congenital obstruction begins and evolves in a developing fetal kidney, indicating the importance of the effect of obstruction on renal growth and development, which is distinct from the postnatal renal response to obstruction. Variation in the ability of the developing kidney to compensate for obstruction may be an important factor in explaining variability in clinical and experimental reports. Clinical data show an unpredictable outcome of congenital hydronephrosis. Nonoperative management of hydronephrosis is supported by empirical evidence yet raises many questions regarding the certainty of outcome and the risks involved. It imposes on the practitioner a significant clinical obligation. The ability to differentiate between clinically significant and insignificant obstruction is the current challenge to be fulfilled by integrated clinical and experimental investigation. CONCLUSIONS The unique features of congenital urinary obstruction separate it from better understood acquired postnatal obstruction. Understanding the effects of obstruction on the developing kidney prenatally and postnatally is critical. A definition is proposed for congenital urinary obstruction in children, that is a condition of impaired urinary drainage which, if uncorrected, will limit the ultimate functional potential of a developing kidney.
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- C A Peters
- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Chevalier RL, Thornhill BA. Ureteral obstruction in the neonatal guinea pig: interaction of sympathetic nerves and angiotensin. Pediatr Nephrol 1995; 9:441-6. [PMID: 7577406 DOI: 10.1007/bf00866723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The contribution of sympathetic nerves to the hemodynamic effects of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) was investigated in the neonatal guinea pig. The left ureter was partially constricted (or sham-operated) at birth, and sympathetic innervation was inhibited by guanethidine and compared with saline vehicle-treated animals. At 15-20 days of age, blood pressure, cardiac output, total vascular resistance (TVR), renal blood flow, and renal vascular resistance (RVR) were determined before and after infusion of enalapril. UUO reduced cardiac output, increased TVR, and increased RVR of the ipsilateral kidney, whereas guanethidine treatment had no additional effects. Enalapril decreased RVR only in obstructed kidneys and not in intact opposite kidneys of animals with UUO. This was not affected by guanethidine administration. In contrast, enalapril decreased RVR only in guanethidine-treated (but not saline-treated) sham-operated guinea pigs. Therefore, UUO increases angiotensin-dependent vascular tone of the ipsilateral kidney independent of renal innervation. However, UUO decreases angiotensin-mediated vascular tone of the contralateral kidney, an effect unmasked by sympathectomy.
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- R L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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The increased frequency of prenatal ultrasonography has resulted in an increase in the detection of fetal genitourinary abnormalities, many of which are of minimal clinical significance. Severe fetal urinary tract obstruction with associated oligohydramnios results in a recognizable constellation of physical findings, including renal dysplasia, pulmonary hypoplasia, and perinatal death. In selected cases, prenatal intervention to decompress urinary tract obstruction may reestablish amniotic fluid volume, prevent renal damage, and allow normal pulmonary development. After severe renal injury has occurred, intervention is unlikely to improve the prognosis of the affected fetus. Renal function may be analyzed prenatally by ultrasound examination and determination of chemical composition of fetal urine in order to identify fetuses in whom kidney development has not yet been irrevocably damaged and those likely to benefit from prenatal intervention. Postnatal renal evaluation with ultrasonography, voiding cystourethrography, and radionuclide imaging facilitates further characterization of the abnormality detected on prenatal ultrasound examination.
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- J M Gloor
- Division of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN 55905
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Fichtner J, Boineau FG, Lewy JE, Sibley RK, Vari RC, Shortliffe LM. Congenital unilateral hydronephrosis in a rat model: continuous renal pelvic and bladder pressures. J Urol 1994; 152:652-7. [PMID: 8021990 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32674-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We investigated a rat model with inbred unilateral congenital hydronephrosis. Simultaneous bladder and renal pelvic pressures were measured during different urinary flows, and during bladder filling and voiding in these congenitally hydronephrotic rats (approximately 45 days old) and normal nonhydronephrotic rats from the same colony. Differential pressures between pelvis and proximal ureter were determined. Upon termination of the experiment the urinary tract was removed and processed for histological examination. Hydronephrotic rats had significantly higher renal pelvic pressures throughout bladder filling at all urinary flow rates than normal rats. These elevated renal pelvic pressures exceeded bladder pressures at high flows (for example bladder pressure at 50% capacity was 8.9 +/- 3.1 cm. water and corresponding pelvic pressure was 20.8 +/- 2.1 [hydronephrosis] versus pelvic pressure 7.4 +/- 1.1 [control]). While pressures in the proximal ureter were higher than in the pelvis in normal rats the hydronephrotic rats showed significantly higher pressures in the pelvis, suggesting that the site of obstruction is the ureteropelvic junction. Histological evaluation of the excised kidneys revealed only minimal tubular changes. This study represents a unique animal model with unilateral hydronephrosis from a partially obstructing ureteropelvic junction. Moreover, the data indicate that partial urinary obstruction and the associated renal pelvic pressures should be defined with reference to bladder fullness and urinary flow rates.
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- J Fichtner
- Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305
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Muto S, Miyata Y, Asano Y. Electrical properties of the rabbit cortical collecting duct from obstructed and contralateral kidneys after unilateral ureteral obstruction. J Clin Invest 1993; 92:571-81. [PMID: 8349797 PMCID: PMC294888 DOI: 10.1172/jci116624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Electrophysiological techniques were used to determine the electrical properties of the collecting duct (CD) cell in the isolated cortical collecting duct from obstructed (UUOOK) and contralateral (UUOCK) kidneys in rabbits 24 h after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO); results were compared with those from sham-operated kidneys. The lumen-negative transepithelial voltage and the basolateral membrane voltage (VB) were decreased in the UUOOK, and increased in the UUOCK. The transepithelial conductance (GT) was decreased in parallel with an increase in the fractional apical membrane resistance (fRA) and a decrease in apical membrane conductance in the UUOOK. By contrast, the GT was increased in parallel with increases in apical and basolateral membrane conductances in the UUOCK. The amiloride-sensitive changes in apical membrane voltage (VA), GT and fRA were lower in the UUOOK, but greater in the UUOCK. The changes in VA and GT upon raising the perfusate K+ concentration and upon addition of luminal Ba2+ were decreased in the UUOOK, and increased in the UUOCK. Addition of ouabain to the bath resulted in a smaller depolarization of VB in the UUOOK, but in a greater depolarization in the UUOCK. Upon lowering bath Cl-, the change in basolateral membrane electromotive force (delta EMF) was increased in the UUOOK, and decreased in the UUOCK. Reversely, upon raising bath K+, the delta EMF was decreased in the UUOOK, and increased in the UUOCK. We conclude: (a) the conductances of Na+ and K+ in the apical membrane, and active Na(+)-K+ pump activity and relative K+ conductance in the basolateral membrane are decreased in the UUOOK, and increased in the UUOCK; (b) the relative basolateral membrane Cl- conductance was increased in the UUOOK, and decreased in the UUOCK.
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- S Muto
- Department of Nephrology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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Cheng EY, Maizels M, Chou P, Hartanto V, Shapiro E. Response of the newborn ureteropelvic junction complex to induced and later reversed partial ureteral obstruction in the rabbit model. J Urol 1993; 150:782-9. [PMID: 8326646 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35613-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The clinical controversy regarding the timing of surgery for asymptomatic newborns with obstructed hydronephrosis was addressed using a model of reversible partial ureteral obstruction in the newborn rabbit. The histomorphometric changes in the ureteropelvic junction complex (for example, pelvis, ureteropelvic junction and upper ureter) and kidney in 44 normal cases were determined and compared with the effects of 47 cases of ongoing partial obstruction and timed reversal of partial obstruction at 1 week in 9 cases, at 2 weeks in 10 or at 4 weeks in 10 (end of the study at age 8 weeks). After partial obstruction hydronephrosis appeared by 1 week postoperatively. There were progressive increases in the thickness of the lamina muscularis and mass index of smooth muscle and collagen (all p < 0.001). However, since the per cent surface area of smooth muscle did not change significantly in comparison to normal, there was disproportionately more collagen. For reversals at 1 week the muscle and collagen in the lamina muscularis were not significantly different from normal. For reversals at 2 weeks the mass index of collagen was greater than normal (p < 0.05) and reversal at 1 week (p < 0.05). For reversals at 4 weeks the lamina muscularis was thicker, and the mass index of collagen and muscle was greater than the earlier reversal groups and normal (all p < 0.05). In conclusion, partial ureteral obstruction causes progressive thickening of the lamina muscularis by collagen and muscle with a disproportionately greater increase in collagen than muscle. The earlier the obstruction can be reversed, the more normal is the ureteropelvic junction complex histology. The functional significance of these changes needs to be determined.
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- E Y Cheng
- Division of Urology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- B Blyth
- Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Investigation of fetal nephrotoxicity by maternally administered nephrotoxins is hampered by many constraints, including the maternal effects of the nephrotoxin, the ability of the nephrotoxin to cross the placenta and the difficulties associated with direct fetal intervention. In the pouch young of the North American opossum, Didelphis virginiana, we describe the toxic effects of a heavy metal on the immature metanephric kidneys. Varying doses of uranyl nitrate, a heavy metal salt, were administered to opossum pups in the pouch approximately 20 days after birth and the kidneys were harvested 3 to 12 days later for histological analysis. Group 1 consisted of 4 untreated and 5 saline treated pups. Group 2 (9 pups) received 10 to 15 mg./kg. intraperitoneal uranyl nitrate. Group 3 (6 pups) were given a uranyl nitrate dose of 25 mg./kg. Group 4, the high dose group, received either 58 mg./kg. (3 pups) or 87 mg./kg. (3 pups) of intraperitoneal uranyl nitrate. Group 1 kidneys demonstrated no pathological changes except for some mild renal tubular vacuolization seen in the saline treated animals. In group 2 tubular dilatation and necrosis were present 3 days after treatment; tubular regeneration could be seen by day 7. In group 3 glomerular cystic changes, interstitial fibrosis and tubular regeneration were present by day 7. Some restoration of normal architecture occurred by day 12 with fibrosis apparent. Group 4 animals demonstrated much more pronounced cystic changes of glomeruli and tubules as early as day 5 with marked interstitial fibrosis and prominent tubular regeneration. By day 12 group 4 pups continued to demonstrate significant and severe glomerular and tubular cystic changes with marked interstitial fibrosis. Inflammation, although present in all groups (except control), was never prominent. This first description of the effect of heavy metal toxicity on the immature metanephric kidney could provide an insight into the mechanisms of disordered kidney growth.
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- G Steinhardt
- Department of Pediatric Urology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
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We evaluated 23 neonates with prenatally diagnosed dilatation of the renal pelvis involving 33 renal units. The dilatation was graded from 0 to 4 by ultrasonography. Diuresis renography was used to evaluate differential renal function. The patterns of the excretory curve following administration of furosemide were analyzed. Antegrade pyelography and pressure flow studies were done in selected patients. The mean follow-up was 34 weeks. The single most important prognostic indicator in this group of patients was the degree of dilatation on ultrasonography. Six of 7 renal units with grade I hydronephrosis improved and 1 remained stable on follow-up. Four of the 12 renal units with grade II hydronephrosis improved spontaneously; 1 remained stable. Three of 11 renal units with grade III hydronephrosis either improved or remained stable. The measurement of differential renal functions on DTPA renography did not correlate well with the degree of dilatation when renal size and parenchymal thickness were adequate. The excretory curves after lasix administration were not helpful to determine treatment in the neonatal period. Seventeen renal units (7 grade II, 9 grade III, 1 grade IV) were treated surgically due to persistent dilatation, evidence of obstruction on either DTPA renography or the Whitaker test, or because of impaired renal function. Sixteen of the 33 renal units diagnosed prenatally improved with observation. Of all the parameters studied only the degree of dilatation on ultrasonography correlated well with the prognosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- B Kletscher
- Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis
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Ransley PG, Dhillon HK, Gordon I, Duffy PG, Dillon MJ, Barratt TM. The postnatal management of hydronephrosis diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound. J Urol 1990; 144:584-7; discussion 593-4. [PMID: 2197441 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39528-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A total of 112 patients (142 kidneys) presented with hydronephrosis consistent with ureteropelvic junction obstruction that had been diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound. The kidneys were classified as having poor, moderate or good function based on isotope imaging at 3 months after birth. Of 9 kidneys that showed poor function 3 recovered sufficient function on pigtail drainage to justify preservation and these patients underwent pyeloplasty. Of 27 kidneys with moderate function 23 also underwent pyeloplasty and 14 of these demonstrated improvement in function postoperatively. Of the 100 kidneys in the good function group that were followed conservatively 23 underwent pyeloplasty during followup primarily because of an observed decrease in function. We propose that there is no indication for immediate pyeloplasty in infants with prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis who demonstrate good function postnatally.
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- P G Ransley
- Hospitals for Sick Children, London, England
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Renal counterbalance, as described by Hinman in 1923, is the phenomenon of increased function of the intact kidney in proportion to the loss of function resulting from unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). In the neonatal guinea pig, chronic partial UUO results in severe vasoconstriction and growth arrest of the ipsilateral kidney. Angiotensin II appears to contribute significantly to the vasoconstriction, and the renin-angiotensin system is also involved in the hemodynamic response of the intact opposite kidney to UUO and to relief of UUO. Immunolocalization of renin following complete UUO in the neonatal rat revealed extension of renin-containing cells along the length of the afferent arteriole in both the obstructed and the intact opposite kidney. The proportion of juxtaglomerular apparatuses with detectable renin and renin messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) (identified by in situ hybridization), as well as renal renin content (a measure of active renin), were increased in the obstructed kidney compared with the intact opposite kidney. Chemical sympathectomy by chronic guanethidine administration reduced the total renin mRNA in the obstructed kidney (determined by Northern blot analysis) and prevented the increased renin immunostaining in both kidneys. Thus, renal counterbalance in the developing kidney subjected to UUO is mediated or modulated by the renal nerves and involves marked alterations in gene expression and cellular processing of renin.
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- R L Chevalier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908
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McVary KT, Maizels M. Urinary obstruction reduces glomerulogenesis in the developing kidney: a model in the rabbit. J Urol 1989; 142:646-51; discussion 667-8. [PMID: 2746793 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38843-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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To study the effect of unilateral ureteral obstruction upon the development of the kidney a fetal rabbit model was developed. A total of 27 rabbits underwent ureteral ligation in utero (24 days after conception) and 34 underwent ureteral ligation at term (30 days after conception). Two rabbits undergoing in utero ureteral ligation underwent decompression at term. Fetal development was evaluated by glomerular counts of mid sagittal sections of the kidney and compared to that of 67 normal rabbits, 43 littermates of rabbits undergoing surgery, 12 rabbits with missed ligation of the ureter and 4 whose ureters were ligated after the period of nephrogenesis had ended (57 days after conception). In the normal rabbit term occurred at 31 days after conception but nephrogenesis continued until 48 days when the cortical glomerular count reached approximately 650. Ligation of the ureter at 24 days led to a rapid decrease in cortical glomerular counts in the obstructed kidney but glomeruli developing within the nephrogenic cap were more resistant to the effects of the obstruction. Glomerular counts in the nonobstructed kidney were similar to those of littermates. Ligation of the ureter at 30 days produced similar findings. All operated fetuses and their littermates showed glomerular counts less than that of normal animals of the same age. In the 2 fetuses who underwent ureteral ligation at 24 days after conception and decompression at 30 days after conception sacrifice at 42 days after conception revealed that glomerular counts that had been reduced by 95 per cent by the obstruction showed 80 per cent recovery after decompression. It appears that renal development can be quantified by glomerular counts in the rabbit. Obstruction during fetal development reduces these counts while in a limited sample decompression of the obstructed kidney partially restores them. This model appears to be suitable for the study of the effects of fetal surgery upon renal function.
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- K T McVary
- Division of Urology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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