Accelerated apoptosis characterizes cyclosporine-associated interstitial fibrosis

Kidney International
S E ThomasR J Johnson

Abstract

Recently we developed a model of cyclosporine nephropathy in rats characterized by tubulointerstitial (TI) injury, macrophage infiltration, and progressive interstitial fibrosis [1, 2]. To determine if the TI injury accompanying cyclosporine A (CsA) nephropathy was associated with accelerated apoptosis and ischemia, we treated rats for five weeks with CsA with or without losartan (to block angiotensin II type 1 receptor), or hydralazine/furosemide (H/F) (protocol #1). In protocol #2, rats received CsA with or without L-NAME (to block nitric oxide) or L-arginine (to provide a precursor to nitric oxide formation). Cyclosporine A treated rats had increased apoptosis of tubular and interstitial cells documented by PAS, propidium iodide staining, TUNEL assay, and electron microscopy compared to vehicle treated controls. Macrophages containing apoptotic cells could be confirmed by TUNEL/ED-1 doublestaining and colocalized in areas of TI injury. Animals treated with CsA + losartan had a statistically significant decrease in apoptosis (TUNEL + cells/mm2) when compared to CsA treated animals (6.0 vs. 19.9, P < or = 0.0001). The decrease in apoptosis in the CsA + H/F group was not statistically significant. Animals treated with CsA + L-N...Continue Reading

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