NITRIC-OXIDE AND PROSTANOIDS PROTECT THE RENAL OUTER MEDULLA FROM RADIOCONTRAST TOXICITY IN THE RAT
NITRIC-OXIDE AND PROSTANOIDS PROTECT THE RENAL OUTER MEDULLA FROM RADIOCONTRAST TOXICITY IN THE RAT
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DOI:
10.1172/jci117421
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发表时间:
1994-09-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
BREZIS, M
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作者:
AGMON, Y;PELEG, H;BREZIS, M
Human radiocontrast nephrotoxicity is predicted by the presence of multiple risk factors, often associated with compromised renal circulation. To produce a simple model of radiocontrast nephropathy, rats were pretreated with indomethacin and N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, to inhibit nitric oxide synthesis) before the administration of iothalamate. Acute renal failure consistently developed, with a decline in creatinine clearance from 1.05+/-0.10 to 0.27+/-0.05 ml/min (P < 0.001) associated with selective necrosis of 49+/-9% of medullary thick ascending limbs.Hemodynamic studies using laser-Doppler probes revealed that when injected alone, iothalamate increased outer medullary blood flow to 196+/-25% of baseline (P < 0.001). Pretreatment by L-NAME or indomethacin both reduced basal medullary blood flow and transformed the medullary vasodilator response to radiocontrast into vasoconstriction, with a prolonged reduction of medullary blood flow to less then half of baseline. Combined administration of indomethacin, L-NAME, and iothalamate lowered medullary blood flow to 12+/-4% of baseline.We conclude that prostanoids and nitric oxide have an important protective role in the renal response to radiocontrast material. Reduced synthesis of these vasoactive substances in renal/vascular diseases may predispose patients to radiocontrast nephropathy.