TY - GEN
T1 - Alterations in atrial natriuretic peptide and its receptor levels in long-term, streptozotocin-induced, diabetes in rats
AU - Obineche, Enyioma
AU - Chandranath, Irwin
AU - Adeghate, Ernest
AU - Benedict, Sheela
AU - Fahim, Mohamed
AU - Adem, Abdu
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Diabetes mellitus (DM) shows a markedly increased incidence of cardiovascular pathology that leads to hypertension, endothelial macro- and microangiopathy, diabetic nephropathy, and myocardial infarction. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), is a 28 amino acid peptide hormone synthesized mainly by the heart atria and ventricles. It has potent diuretic and natriuretic properties. In this article the effect of long-term DM on blood plasma, kidney, and heart atrial and ventricular ANP concentrations were evaluated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced 8-month diabetic and control rats by using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Moreover, ANP receptors in STZ-induced, 8-month diabetic rat kidneys were studied by receptor autoradiography. In addition, the expression of ANP concentrations in the kidney of diabetic and control rats was evaluated by means of immunohistochemistry. Body weight loss and increased blood glucose levels were used as indices of DM in the STZ-induced diabetic rats. Our results showed significantly higher ANP concentrations in diabetic plasma (P < 0.05), kidney (P < 0.01), heart atria (P < 0.05), and ventricles (P < 0.01) compared to controls. We also demonstrated a significant decrease in ANP receptors in the outer cortex (P < 0.05), juxtaglomerular medulla (P < 0.05), and papilla (P < 0.05) of 8-month diabetic rat kidneys compared to controls. The observed increase in ANP levels in plasma and kidney could play a role in the development of diabetic nephropathy: probably by reducing the levels of ANP receptors in diabetic kidney. Furthermore, the role of ANP in the STZ-induced diabetic heart merits additional study.
AB - Diabetes mellitus (DM) shows a markedly increased incidence of cardiovascular pathology that leads to hypertension, endothelial macro- and microangiopathy, diabetic nephropathy, and myocardial infarction. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), is a 28 amino acid peptide hormone synthesized mainly by the heart atria and ventricles. It has potent diuretic and natriuretic properties. In this article the effect of long-term DM on blood plasma, kidney, and heart atrial and ventricular ANP concentrations were evaluated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced 8-month diabetic and control rats by using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Moreover, ANP receptors in STZ-induced, 8-month diabetic rat kidneys were studied by receptor autoradiography. In addition, the expression of ANP concentrations in the kidney of diabetic and control rats was evaluated by means of immunohistochemistry. Body weight loss and increased blood glucose levels were used as indices of DM in the STZ-induced diabetic rats. Our results showed significantly higher ANP concentrations in diabetic plasma (P < 0.05), kidney (P < 0.01), heart atria (P < 0.05), and ventricles (P < 0.01) compared to controls. We also demonstrated a significant decrease in ANP receptors in the outer cortex (P < 0.05), juxtaglomerular medulla (P < 0.05), and papilla (P < 0.05) of 8-month diabetic rat kidneys compared to controls. The observed increase in ANP levels in plasma and kidney could play a role in the development of diabetic nephropathy: probably by reducing the levels of ANP receptors in diabetic kidney. Furthermore, the role of ANP in the STZ-induced diabetic heart merits additional study.
KW - Atrial natriuretic peptide
KW - Diabetes
KW - Heart
KW - Kidney
KW - Rat
KW - Streptozotocin
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U2 - 10.1196/annals.1372.025
DO - 10.1196/annals.1372.025
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17151304
AN - SCOPUS:34447624873
SN - 1573316350
SN - 9781573316354
T3 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
SP - 223
EP - 234
BT - Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications
PB - Blackwell Publishing Inc.
ER -