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Uteroplacental insufficiency causes a nephron deficit, modest renal insufficiency but no hypertension with ageing in female rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19359373     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In rats, uteroplacental insufficiency induced by uterine vessel ligation restricts fetal growth and impairs mammary development compromising postnatal growth. In male offspring, this results in a nephron deficit and hypertension which can be reversed by improving lactation and postnatal growth. Here, growth, blood pressure and nephron endowment in female offspring from mothers which underwent bilateral uterine vessel ligation (Restricted) on day 18 of pregnancy were examined. Sham surgery (Control) and a reduced litter group (Reduced at birth to 5, equivalent to Restricted group) were used as controls. Offspring (Control, Reduced, Restricted) were cross-fostered on postnatal day 1 onto a Control (normal lactation) or Restricted (impaired lactation) mother. Restricted-on-Restricted offspring were born small but were of similar weight to Control-on-Control by postnatal day 35. Blood pressure was not different between groups at 8, 12 or 20 weeks of age. Glomerular number was reduced in Restricted-on-Restricted offspring at 6 months without glomerular hypertrophy. Cross-fostering a Restricted pup onto a Control dam resulted in a glomerular number intermediate between Control-on-Control and Restricted-on-Restricted. Blood pressure, along with renal function, morphology and mRNA expression, was examined in Control-on-Control and Restricted-on-Restricted females at 18 months. Restricted-on-Restricted offspring did not become hypertensive but developed glomerular hypertrophy by 18 months. They had elevated plasma creatinine and alterations in renal mRNA expression of transforming growth factor-beta(1), collagen IV (alpha1) and matrix matelloproteinase-9. This suggests that perinatally growth restricted female offspring may be susceptible to onset of renal injury and renal insufficiency with ageing in the absence of concomitant hypertension.
Authors:
Karen M Moritz; Marc Q Mazzuca; Andrew L Siebel; Amy Mibus; Debbie Arena; Marianne Tare; Julie A Owens; Mary E Wlodek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-04-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of physiology     Volume:  587     ISSN:  1469-7793     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Physiol. (Lond.)     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-01     Completed Date:  2009-08-03     Revised Date:  2010-09-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0266262     Medline TA:  J Physiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2635-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Aging*
Animals
Birth Weight
Blood Pressure*
Creatinine / blood
Disease Models, Animal
Extracellular Matrix Proteins / genetics
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation / etiology*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Gene Expression Regulation
Gestational Age
Kidney Glomerulus / pathology,  physiopathology*
Lactation
Ligation
Litter Size
Organ Size
Placental Insufficiency / pathology,  physiopathology*
Pregnancy
Rats
Rats, Inbred WKY
Renal Insufficiency / etiology*,  genetics,  pathology,  physiopathology
Sex Factors
Uterus / blood supply*
Water-Electrolyte Balance
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Extracellular Matrix Proteins; 60-27-5/Creatinine
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