title: Adrenomedullin and its receptor complexes in remnant kidneys of rats with renal mass ablation: decreased expression of calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor-activity modifying protein-3.
abstract: Adrenomedullin (AM) has vasodilator and diuretic actions, similarly to natriuretic peptides. AM receptor complexes are composed of calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) and receptor-activity modifying protein-2 (RAMP2), or CRLR and RAMP3. We aimed to know whether gene expression of AM and AM receptor complexes are regulated in kidneys under pathophysiological conditions. Expression of AM, RAMP2, RAMP3 and CRLR mRNA was studied in the remnant kidney of rats with renal mass ablation using competitive quantitative RT-PCR techniques. Partial cloning was performed to determine the rat RAMP3 nucleotide sequence. In normal rat kidneys, expression levels of RAMP2, RAMP3, CRLR and AM mRNAs were 26.5 +/- 1.9 mmol/mole of GAPDH, 7.7 +/- 0.9 mmol/mole of GAPDH, 3.6 +/- 0.2 mmol/mole of GAPDH and 0.57 +/- 0.03 mmol/mole of GAPDH (mean +/- SE, n = 6), respectively. RAMP3 mRNA levels decreased significantly to about 50% and about 70% of control (sham-operated rats) 4 days and 14 days after 5/6 nephrectomy, respectively. CRLR mRNA levels also decreased significantly to about 30% and about 43% of control. Sodium intake restriction had no significant effects on the RAMP3 and CRLR gene expression. On the other hand, RAMP2 mRNA expression in the kidney was suppressed by sodium intake restriction regardless of nephrectomy, while RAMP2 levels in the remnant kidney were not significantly changed by 5/6 nephrectomy. Neither 5/6 nephrectomy or sodium intake restriction had any significant effects on the AM gene expression in the kidney. The present study showed that expression of mRNAs encoding AM, RAMP2, RAMP3 and CRLR were differentially regulated in remnant kidneys of rats with renal mass ablation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 980-8574, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. tkazu2i@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Totsune
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arihara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mouri
mesh_terms: D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015870:Gene Expression; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010455:Peptides / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D058263:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 2; D058264:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 3; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D058265:Receptors, Adrenomedullin; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000502:physiology*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; C545580:Calcrl protein, rat; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C545509:Ramp2 protein, rat; C545510:Ramp3 protein, rat; D058263:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 2; D058264:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 3; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D058265:Receptors, Adrenomedullin; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D053607:Adrenomedullin