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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 26-33出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000193220
关键词
Marinobufagenin; Capillary leak; Preeclampsia; Vascular permeability
资金
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
- Department of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine
- Scott&White Memorial Hospital Temple, Tex. [07815-01A1]
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [T35HL007815] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Background/Aims: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder which develops de novo in women during pregnancy. The urinary excretion of the cardiotonic steroid, marinobufagenin (MBG), is increased prior to the development of hypertension. Preeclamptic patients are volume expanded but much of the excess salt and water appears to be located primarily in the interstitial space. Therefore, 'capillary leak' syndrome has been postulated in this disorder. Methods: We evaluated the vascular leakage in normal rats following MBG injection and in a rat model of human preeclampsia. We measured the changes in light intensity comparing that in the intravascular to the extravascular space by assessing 'leak' of fluorescein-labeled albumin (FITC-albumin) from mesenteric postcapillary venules. Results: FITC-albumin extravasation continued to increase in a time-dependent fashion after MBG infusion and was significant (p < 0.05) at 60 min of observation when compared to sham rats. We also observed a significant difference in 'vascular leakage' in preeclamptic rats compared to control non-pregnant and normal pregnant groups starting at 20 min after the FITC-albumin infusion. Conclusion: We propose that MBG is involved in the production of a 'vascular leak' in our rat model of preeclampsia. Copyright (C) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel
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