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Regulation of apolipoprotein A-1 and E gene expression in liver and intestine of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.

Authors: Panduro, A  Castrillon, L  Pedraza-Chaverri, J  Vargas, F  Ibarra-Rubio, ME 
Citation: Panduro A, etal., Nephron. 1993;65(1):100-7.
RGD ID: 11040583
Pubmed: PMID:8413767   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Rats treated with puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) developed characteristics of the nephrotic syndrome, including albuminuria, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidemia. To study the regulation of apolipoprotein (apo) A-1 and apo E gene expression in nephrotic rats, we analyzed the steady-state levels (SSLs) of hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 and apo E mRNA using the Northern technique, and the plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) by biochemical methods. Male Wistar rats were treated with PAN and compared with pair-fed and untreated control rats at different stages of disease. Nephrotic rats presented with marked hypoalbuminemia and albuminuria at between 6 and 11 days after PAN treatment. During this stage of disease, plasma levels of HDL were elevated in correlation with an increase of both hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 mRNA. In liver of nephrotic rats, high levels of apo A-1 mRNA together with low levels of apo E mRNA caused an increase in the ratio of apo A-1/apo E mRNA, reaching a maximum 6 days after treatment. Apo E mRNA was barely detected in small intestine of pair-fed controls and PAN-treated rats. However, contrary to nephrotic rats, the ratio apo A-1/apo E mRNA was inverted in liver of pair-fed rats due to an increase in apo E mRNA. In conclusion, in nephrotic rats, the SSL of apo A-1 mRNA is increased in liver and small intestine and appears to regulate the plasma levels of apo A-1. These results also suggest a coordinated regulation of the apo A-1 and apo E gene expression in liver of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Puromycin Aminonucleoside Nephrosis  ISOApoe (Rattus norvegicus)11040583; 11040583 RGD 
Puromycin Aminonucleoside Nephrosis  IEP 11040583 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Apoe  (apolipoprotein E)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Apoe  (apolipoprotein E)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
APOE  (apolipoprotein E)


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