title: The inhibition of thromboxane synthesis has no influence on HgCl2-induced acute renal failure in the rat.
abstract: Renal function parameters and urinary thromboxane B2-excretion were studied in the rat in HgCl2-induced acute renal failure. Studies were performed before and 3 h after the inhibition of thromboxane synthesis alone, after HgCl2 alone, or after the combination of HgCl2 and thromboxane-synthesis inhibition. Thromboxane-synthesis inhibition alone by indomethacin (5 mg/kg i.v.), imidazole (25 and 50 mumol/kg per min i.v.) and dazoxiben (5 mg/kg i.v.) had no effect on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or para-aminohippuric acid clearance (CPAH), whereas urinary thromboxane excretion was suppressed. Only the administration of the selective blockers imidazole and dazoxiben resulted in a marked increase in urinary volume (V) and fractional sodium excretion (FENa). HgCl2 alone (2 mg/kg i.v.) caused a decrease in GFR and CPAH with -38% (P less than 0.01), and urinary thromboxane B2 excretion increased from 20.3 +/- 1.5 to 30.6 +/- 2.6 pg/min. (P less than 0.01). The administration of indomethacin, imidazole (50 mumol/kg per min) and dazoxiben prevented the increase in thromboxane B2 excretion 3 h after HgCl2 to values of 3.3 +/- 1.2, 6.9 +/- 0.6 and 13.0 +/- 1.6 pg/min respectively (P less than 0.01 versus control for all values). Despite this, the decrease in GFR and CPAH after HgCl2 could not be prevented. A decrease of GFR with -44, -54, -57 and -32% and of CPAH with -37, -49, -57 and -27% were observed for indomethacin, imidazole 25 and 50 mumol/kg per min and dazoxiben respectively. This evolution was not significantly different from what was observed with mercury alone. Selective thromboxane synthesis inhibition resulted in a decrease of serum free ionised calcium.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanholder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laekeman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saragananda
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Waterloos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kesteloot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lámeire
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008627:Mercuric Chloride / Q000633:toxicity*; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000652:urine; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D013931:Thromboxanes; C029166:dazoxiben; D008627:Mercuric Chloride; C029899:imidazole; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase; D002118:Calcium; D007213:Indomethacin; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid