title: Histopathology and apoptosis in an animal model of reversible renal injury.
abstract: High adenine phosphate (HAP) diet serves as an animal model of chronic renal failure (RF). Induction of RF and establishment of end organ damage require long exposure periods to this diet. Previously, we have shown that RF is reversible after diet cessation even after protracted administration. In this study, we explored the underlying renal changes and cellular pathways occurring during administration and after cessation of the diet. Kidneys were obtained from rats fed HAP diet for 7 weeks, and from rats fed HAP diet followed a 10 week recovery period on normal diet. The kidneys of HAP diet group were significantly enlarged due to tubular injury characterized by massive cystic dilatation and crystal deposition. Kidney injury was associated with markers of apoptosis as well as with activation of apoptosis related pathways. Diet cessation was associated with a significant reduction in kidney size, tubules diameter, and crystals deposition. The recovery from renal injury was coupled with regression of apoptotic features. This is the first study showing the potential reversibility of long standing RF model, allowing optimal evaluation of uremia-chronic effects.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Heart Institute, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. monysh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mony
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shuvy
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyska
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beeri
authors.forename: Suzan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abedat
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gal-Moscovici
authors.forename: Nalini M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rajamannan
authors.forename: Chaim
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lotan
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004032:Diet; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000225:Adenine