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Tamaki, K. et al.

Transforming growth factor-beta 1 in hypertensive renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.

The expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) for hypertensive renal injury was investigated in Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl-S) rats fed a high-salt (HS; 8% NaCl) diet or a low-salt (LS; 0.3% NaCl) diet for 4 wk. The HS rats developed severe hypertension and renal damage, including glomerulosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. TGF-beta biosynthesis by isolated glomeruli, the TGF-beta localization, and the gene expression of TGF-beta 1, latent TGF-beta binding protein (LTBP), and TGF-beta receptors (Types I, II, and III) were compared between the HS rats and LS rats. A TGF-beta bioassay revealed that the isolated glomeruli from the HS rats secreted a larger amount of latent TGF-beta than those from the LS rats. Northern blotting analysis demonstrated that the HS diet led to the increases in cortical gene expression of TGF-beta 1, LTBP, and TGF-beta receptors, compared with the LS diet. The glomerular biosynthesis of fibronectin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and cortical mRNA expression for fibronectin, collagen I, and PAI-1 (which may be affected by TGF-beta) in the HS rats were elevated, compared with the LS rats. The latent TGF-beta immunostained by anti-LTBP antibody was localized on the sclerosing glomeruli and vascular walls. Furthermore, fibronectin, collagen I, and PAI-1 were also localized in the sclerotic area. The TGF-beta 1-positive cells, immunostained by antibody for latency-associated peptide of TGF-beta 1, increased in the glomeruli and vascular walls in the HS rats. These results thus suggested that TGF-beta 1 may be related to hypertensive renal injury in this model.[1]

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Transforming growth factor-beta 1 in hypertensive renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Tamaki, K., Okuda, S., Nakayama, M., Yanagida, T., Fujishima, M. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. (1996) [Pubmed]

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