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http://dx.doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2010.14.4.223

Changes in Endothelin Receptor Type B and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Puromycin Aminonucleoside-Induced Nephrotic Syndrome  

Bae, Eun-Hui (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Soo-Wan (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology / v.14, no.4, 2010 , pp. 223-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The collecting duct endothelin (ET) system, which involves ET-1 and its two receptors, may play a role in the regulation of renal sodium in association with the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) system. We determined whether sodium retention is associated with changes in the endothelin and NOS systems at different stages (i.e., a sodium retaining stage and a compensatory stage) of nephrotic syndromes. On day 7 after puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) injection, urinary sodium excretion was decreased, ascites had developed, and there was a positive sodium balance. ET-1 mRNA expression was increased in the inner medulla of the kidney, whereas protein expression of ET receptor type B ($ET_BR$) was unchanged. The expression of neuronal NOS (nNOS) was decreased in the inner medulla. On day 14, urinary sodium excretion was unchanged compared with controls. The expression of $ET_BR$ increased, while nNOS expression in the inner medulla was comparable to controls. These findings suggest that decreased nNOS plays a role in the development of sodium retention in the nephrotic syndrome. Recovery of nNOS and increased renal $ET_BR$ synthesis may promote sodium excretion in later stages of the nephrotic syndrome (on day 14).
Keywords
Nephrotic syndrome; Endothelin receptor type B; Nitric oxide synthase; Puromycin aminonucleoside;
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