Brain-specific Restoration of Angiotensin II Corrects Renal Defects Seen in Angiotensinogen-deficient Mice

Mice deficient for angiotensinogen (AGT), or other components of the renin-angiotensin system, show a high rate of neonatal mortality correlated with severe renal abnormalities including hydronephrosis, hypertrophy of renal arteries, and an impaired ability to concentrate urine. Although transgenic...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of biological chemistry 2003-01, Vol.278 (4), p.2184-2189
Hauptverfasser: Lochard, Nadheige, Silversides, David W, van Kats, Jorge P, Mercure, Chantal, Reudelhuber, Timothy L
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Zusammenfassung:Mice deficient for angiotensinogen (AGT), or other components of the renin-angiotensin system, show a high rate of neonatal mortality correlated with severe renal abnormalities including hydronephrosis, hypertrophy of renal arteries, and an impaired ability to concentrate urine. Although transgenic replacement of systemic or adipose, but not renal, AGT in AGT-deficient mice has previously been reported to correct some of these renal abnormalities, the tissue target for this complementation has not been defined. In the current study, we have used a novel transgenic strategy to restore the peptide product of the renin-angiotensin system, angiotensin II, exclusively in the brain of AGT-deficient mice and demonstrate that brain-specific angiotensin II can correct the hydronephrosis and partially correct renal dysfunction seen in AGT-deficient mice. Taken together, these results suggest that the renin-angiotensin system affects renal development and function through systemically accessible targets in the brain.
ISSN:0021-9258
1083-351X
DOI:10.1074/jbc.M209933200