title: Inhibition of cellular proliferation by cyclosporin A during compensatory renal growth: flow cytometric analysis.
abstract: Cell cycle analysis using flow cytometer (FCMX) was performed to evaluate the influence of cyclosporin A (CsA) on cellular proliferation during compensatory renal growth (CRG) in uninephrectomized (Ux) rats. CsA (50 mg/kg/day) was administered subcutaneously for 7 days and animals were scarificed 0, 12, 24, 48, 72, 120 and 168 h after Ux. The percent changes in the S (DNA synthesis) and G2M (DNA replication) phases in the contralateral kidney were analyzed. The cortical cells entering the S and G2M phases showed significant differences between CsA and vehicle groups (p = 0.0001, p = 0.001, respectively), but the medullary cells entering the S and G2M phases showed no significant differences between the 2 groups (p = 1.000, respectively). In the cortex, the CsA group showed a significant decrease in the S (at 12, 72 and 120 h) and G2M phases (at 24, 72 and 120 h) compared to the vehicle group (p < 0.05, respectively), but there was no significant difference in the medulla. In conclusion, cellular proliferation is suppressed in cortical cells by CsA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Seocho Ku, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D004247:DNA