title: Glycerol-induced acute renal failure in the rat: the protective effect of unilateral nephrectomy.
abstract: Studies were performed to evaluate the effect of unilateral nephrectomy on glycerol-induced acute renal failure in the rat. Normal rats were subjected to either sham uninephrectomy (n = 43) or right uninephrectomy (n = 53). The functional compensation of the remaining kidney was followed after 1 and 2 weeks. Fourteen days after the operation, acute renal failure was induced by injection of 50% glycerol solution to both groups. Uninephrectomised rats developed a lesser degree of renal failure compared to sham-operated rats. Forty-eight hours after glycerol injection, PCr of uninephrectomised rats was 260 +/- 22 mumol/l compared with 338 +/- 26 in sham-operated rats (P less than 0.0125) and CCr in uninephrectomised rats was greater (0.10 +/- 0.01 ml/min vs 0.07 +/- 0.01; P less than 0.025) in sham rats. Uninephrectomised rats had significantly greater recovery of CCr compared to sham rats at 24 h (20.1% +/- 2.3 vs 13.1% +/- 2.2, P less than 0.025) and at 48 h (32.1% +/- 3.3 vs 19.2% +/- 3.3, P less than 0.005) after glycerol injection. FENa was significantly less in uninephrectomised rats: 0.96 +/- 0.16% vs 2.25 +/- 0.05% (P less than 0.025) in sham rats 24 h post glycerol. Urinary excretion of K+ was greater in rats following uninephrectomy compared to sham rats both after 24 h and 48 h post glycerol (P less than 0.01), accompanied by lower plasma potassium (P less than 0.05). A correlation coefficient (r) of 0.793 was observed between urinary potassium excretion rate and percentage recovery of CCr.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Service, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Anteby
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Popovtzer
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005990:Glycerol; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D009846:Oliguria / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D012079:Renal Circulation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005990:Glycerol