Effects of gender on kidney function in magnesium-deficient rats.
This study investigated the gender differences in the kidney function of magnesium (Mg)-deficient rats. Male and female rats were fed a control diet or a Mg-deficient diet for 21 d. Mg-deficient diet had no significant effect on kidney calcium (Ca) or phosphorus (P) concentration in male rats, while Ca and P concentrations in female rats were significantly higher in Mg-deficient rats than in the control rats. With regard to indicators of kidney function, no significant differences in creatinine clearance and serum urea nitrogen concentration were observed among the groups. Serum albumin concentrations were significantly lower in rats fed the Mg-deficient diet than in rats fed the control diet. In both sexes, urinary albumin excretion was significantly higher in rats fed the Mg-deficient diet than in rats fed the control diet. Gender differences had no significant influence on creatinine clearance, serum urea nitrogen concentration, serum albumin concentration and urinary albumin excretion. These results suggest that gender differences have no effect on kidney function in Mg-deficient rats under the condition used.
Matsuzaki
Hiroshi
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Department of Nutrition, Junior College of Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan. matsu@nodai.ac.jp
Nemoto
Tomoko
T
Fuchigami
Masaaki
M
Uehara
Mariko
M
Suzuki
Kazuharu
K
Nakamura
Kahoru
K
D000419:Albuminuria; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012727:Sex Characteristics
D010758:Phosphorus; D003404:Creatinine; D002118:Calcium