AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 6 911-F918, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor: role in renal growth and gene expression during normal development

A. Tufro-McReddie, D. W. Johns, K. M. Geary, H. Dagli, A. D. Everett, R. L. Chevalier, R. M. Carey and R. A. Gomez
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.

To determine whether angiotensin II (ANG II) modulates renal growth and renin and angiotensin type 1 (AT1) gene expression via AT1 during development, weanling rats were given ANG II antagonist losartan (DuP 753) for 3 wk. Body weight (g), kidney weight (g), and kidney weight-to-body weight ratio were lower in losartan-treated rats (162 +/- 7, 1.6 +/- 0.06, and 9.5 +/- 0.1 x 10(-3)) than in control rats (184 +/- 5, 1.8 +/- 0.07, and 10.1 +/- 0.1 x 10(-3); P < 0.05). Renal DNA content (mg/kidney) was lower in losartan-treated (2.4 +/- 0.17) than in control rats (3.3 +/- 0.31; P < 0.05), whereas protein-to-DNA and RNA-to-DNA ratios were similar in losartan-treated and control rats. Renin mRNA levels were sevenfold higher in losartan-treated than in control rats, as determined by quantitative standardized dot blot analysis. In addition, blockade of AT1 with losartan induced recruitment of renin-synthesizing and renin-containing cells in the renal vasculature, as determined by immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization. To establish whether AT1 blockade has a direct effect on renin gene expression, freshly isolated renin-producing cells were exposed in vitro to losartan (10(-6) M) or culture media (control). Losartan induced a twofold increase in steady-state renin mRNA levels above control (P < 0.05). Intrarenal AT1 mRNA levels were not altered by losartan given either in vivo or in vitro to freshly dispersed cells. To define whether immature renin-secreting cells are responsive to ANG II, renin release was determined by reverse hemolytic plaque assay.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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