title: Glomerular basement membrane synthesis and serum concentration of type IV collagen in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
abstract: Glomerular basement membrane synthesis was measured in vivo in diabetic rats at various times after streptozotocin injection. Simultaneously the type IV collagen concentration in serum was determined by a radioimmunoassay specific for the terminal cross-linking domain, 7S collagen. Basement membrane collagen synthesis and the 7S collagen levels were markedly raised in diabetic animals 18-34 days after streptozotocin injection and showed a significant correlation. The results suggest that the amount of serum 7S collagen reflects increased basement membrane synthesis in a diabetic situation. Both basement membrane collagen synthesis and serum 7S collagen concentration also show a positive correlation with the blood glucose levels of diabetic rats. This indicates that the degree of metabolic dysregulation influences basement membrane synthesis.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D003094:Collagen; D011392:Proline; D006909:Hydroxyproline