title: Genetic hypertension accelerates nephropathy in the streptozotocin diabetic rat.
abstract: To evaluate whether hypertension is a cause or just an association with diabetic renal disease, diabetes was induced in both normotensive Wistar-Kyoto and spontaneously hypertensive rats (WKY and SHR). Animals were assessed monthly for 8 months before sacrifice. When compared to normotensive diabetic rats (WKY-STZ), hypertensive diabetic rats (SHR-STZ) had an earlier and more rapid rise in urinary albumin excretion. In addition, SHR-STZ had increased glomerular basement membrane thickness when compared to WKY-STZ or SHR. In a separate experiment, Enalapril therapy (35 mg/L) was administered in drinking water to WKY-STZ and SHR-STZ. Enalapril significantly reduced blood pressure in both animal groups, and this was associated with a decrease in urinary albumin excretion. The SHR-STZ model has accelerated nephropathy as determined by both functional and structural parameters. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition is associated with a reduction in albuminuria in both hypertensive and normotensive models of diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macmillan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerums
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000517:prevention & control; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000652:urine; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004656:Enalapril / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D013311:Streptozocin; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013311:Streptozocin; D004656:Enalapril