title: Regulation of apolipoprotein A-1 and E gene expression in liver and intestine of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.
abstract: Rats treated with puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) developed characteristics of the nephrotic syndrome, including albuminuria, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidemia. To study the regulation of apolipoprotein (apo) A-1 and apo E gene expression in nephrotic rats, we analyzed the steady-state levels (SSLs) of hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 and apo E mRNA using the Northern technique, and the plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) by biochemical methods. Male Wistar rats were treated with PAN and compared with pair-fed and untreated control rats at different stages of disease. Nephrotic rats presented with marked hypoalbuminemia and albuminuria at between 6 and 11 days after PAN treatment. During this stage of disease, plasma levels of HDL were elevated in correlation with an increase of both hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 mRNA. In liver of nephrotic rats, high levels of apo A-1 mRNA together with low levels of apo E mRNA caused an increase in the ratio of apo A-1/apo E mRNA, reaching a maximum 6 days after treatment. Apo E mRNA was barely detected in small intestine of pair-fed controls and PAN-treated rats. However, contrary to nephrotic rats, the ratio apo A-1/apo E mRNA was inverted in liver of pair-fed rats due to an increase in apo E mRNA. In conclusion, in nephrotic rats, the SSL of apo A-1 mRNA is increased in liver and small intestine and appears to regulate the plasma levels of apo A-1. These results also suggest a coordinated regulation of the apo A-1 and apo E gene expression in liver of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Tlalpan, México D.F.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panduro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castrillón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedraza-Chaverrí
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ibarra-Rubio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology; D011692:Puromycin Aminonucleoside / Q000633:toxicity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D001798:Blood Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011692:Puromycin Aminonucleoside