Compensatory glomerular growth after unilateral nephrectomy is VEGF dependent |
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Authors: | Flyvbjerg Allan Schrijvers Bieke F De Vriese An S Tilton Ronald G Rasch Ruth |
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Institution: | Medical Department M, Medical Research Laboratories, Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark. allan.fyvbjerg@dadlnet.dk |
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Abstract: | Various growth factors and cytokines have been implicated in different forms of kidney enlargement. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is essential for normal renal development and plays a role in diabetic glomerular enlargement. To explore a possible role for VEGF in compensatory renal changes after uninephrectomy, we examined the effect of a neutralizing VEGF-antibody (VEGF-Ab) on glomerular volume and kidney weight in mice treated for 7 days. Serum and kidney insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels were measured, since IGF-I has been implicated in the pathogenesis of compensatory renal growth, and VEGF has been suggested to be a downstream mediator of IGF-I. Placebo-treated uninephrectomized mice displayed an early transient increase in kidney IGF-I concentration and an increase in glomerular volume and kidney weight. In VEGF-Ab-treated uninephrectomized animals, increased glomerular volume was abolished, whereas renal hypertrophy was partially blocked. Furthermore, the renal effects of VEGF-Ab administration were seen without affecting the renal IGF-I levels. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that compensatory glomerular growth after uninephrectomy is VEGF dependent. |
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