title: The endogenous insulin-like growth factor system in radiocontrast nephropathy.
abstract: The response of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I in acute renal failure was evaluated in a model of radiocontrast nephropathy associated with selective necrosis of medullary thick ascending limbs. In brief, rats were administered radiocontrast medium or vehicle injections for controls after combined inhibition of prostanoids and nitric oxide. Twenty-four hours after the insult, tissue mRNAs for IGF-I, the IGF-I receptor, and IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP) 1 and 3 were assayed in cortex, medulla, and liver by solution hybridization-RNase protection assay, and IGFBPs were measured in serum and tissue by Western ligand blotting. Cortical IGF-1 increased, whereas medullary IGF-I mRNA decreased. Renal IGFBPs decreased, whereas IGFBP-1 mRNA increased. The IGF system in the liver was unchanged. We conclude that general changes in renal IGFBPs in this experimental model of acute renal failure might increase the level of cortical IGF-I in a way that could modulate medullary recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Symon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agmon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nephesh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moshe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brezis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flyvbjerg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000633:toxicity*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007483:Iothalamic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D007483:Iothalamic Acid; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1