Increased urinary C-type natriuretic peptide excretion may be an early marker of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis |
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Authors: | Peng Hu Jing Wang Bo Hu Ling Lu Qiang Xuan Yuan Han Qin |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Ji-Xi Road, Hefei 230022, PR China;2. Department of Urology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, No. 17 Lu-Jiang Road, Hefei 230001, PR China;3. Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6 Shuang-Yong Road, Nanning 530021, PR China |
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Abstract: | Although recent major advances have developed a much better understanding of the pathophysiological pathways, tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) is still currently incurable. Therefore, early detection may mean that the condition is more manageable than it was in the past. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) has been found to be a potent vasodilator but a weak natriuretic factor. In addition, CNP has also been believed to be produced in tubular cells and presented as a local modulator with anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects. Elimination of CNP occurs by three main mechanisms, neutral endopeptidase, natriuretic peptide receptor-C and urinary excretion. Among them, the status of urinary CNP excretion in nephropathies is not yet fully elucidated. In the present study, subgroups of rats were subjected to unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) or sham operation and observed for 24 h to 3 months. Urinary CNP excretion was significantly enhanced in UUO rats from 24 h to 1 month post-ligation compared to sham-operated rats. Urinary CNP excretion was also markedly higher than CNP concentrations both in abdominal aorta and in renal vein, and almost identical concentrations in these two vessels excluded major renal extraction of circulating CNP of systemic origin. Urinary CNP excretion was negatively correlated with urinary protein concentration, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine, while positively correlated with albumin. In conclusion, the increased urinary CNP excretion is strongly associated with TIF progression, and may serve as an early marker of TIF. |
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Keywords: | C-type natriuretic peptide Radioimmunoassay Tubulointerstitial fibrosis Unilateral ureteral obstruction Wistar rats |
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