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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 278: F122-F129, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 1, F122-F129, January 2000

Age-related progressive renal fibrosis in rats and its prevention with ACE inhibitors and taurine

Carmen Iglesias-De La Cruz1, Piedad Ruiz-Torres1, Raimundo García del Moral3, Manuel Rodríguez-Puyol1, and Diego Rodríguez-Puyol2,4

Departments of 1 Physiology and 2 Medicine, Alcalá University, Madrid; 3 Department of Pathology, Granada University, 18012 Granada; and 4 Nephrology Section, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, 28871 Alcalá de Heuares, Madrid, Spain

Our previous studies demonstrated an increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, as well as transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) expression in the rat kidney with aging. In the present study, we examined the effect of aging on extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and the effects of treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (captopril and lisinopril) and taurine, an antioxidant amino acid. Age-related increases in types I and IV collagen and fibronectin mRNA expression were found at 24 and 30 mo of age. In contrast, type III collagen only increased in 30-mo-old rats. Captopril-, lisinopril-, and taurine-treated animals showed a statistically significant decrease in ECM protein expression at both ages. Moreover, treatment with taurine reduced the TGF-beta 1 mRNA levels in 24- and 30-mo-old rats by 40%. Taurine also completely blocked increases in type I and type IV collagen expression in mesangial cells in response to TGF-beta 1. Our results demonstrate a protective role from both converting enzyme inhibitors and taurine in the age-related progressive renal sclerosis. In addition, taking into account that taurine is considered as an antioxidant amino acid, present data suggest a role for ROS in age-related progressive renal fibrosis, perhaps through interactions with the TGF-beta 1 pathway.

transforming growth factor-beta 1; extracellular matrix proteins; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants


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