AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 264, Issue 5 874-F881, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Upregulation of renin-angiotensin system and downregulation of kallikrein in obstructive nephropathy

S. S. el-Dahr, J. Gee, S. Dipp, B. G. Hanss, R. C. Vari and J. Chao
Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.

The purpose of this study was to delineate the effects of prolonged (1 and 5 wk) unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) on the intrarenal renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems in the rat. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and plasma angiotensin (ANG) II levels were significantly higher at 1 and 5 wk of obstruction than in sham-operated groups. Also, plasma renin activity and ANG I levels were elevated at 1 wk (P < 0.05), and plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-kininase II activity was elevated at 5 wk (P < 0.05). Blockade of ANG II receptors with losartan (Dup 753) prevented the rise in SBP after UUO and normalized SBP in chronically hypertensive UUO rats. Renin mRNA levels and ANG II content were elevated in the obstructed kidneys at 1 and 5 wk compared with sham-operated kidneys (P < 0.05). ACE-kininase II activity was elevated in both the obstructed and contralateral kidneys at 5 wk compared with sham-operated kidneys (P < 0.05). In marked contrast to renin, total immunoreactive kallikrein contents and tissue kallikrein mRNA levels in the obstructed kidneys were reduced to 25% of sham-operated kidneys both at 1 and 5 wk (P < 0.001). The results indicate that urinary obstruction activates renin and suppresses kallikrein gene expression. Activation of ACE-kininase II by UUO also serves to enhance intrarenal ANG II generation and kinin degradation. The results implicate ANG II overproduction and kinin deficiency in the pathogenesis of UUO-induced hypertension and intrarenal vasoconstriction.

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