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  • Title: Regulation of apolipoprotein A-1 and E gene expression in liver and intestine of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.
    Author: Panduro A, Castrillón L, Pedraza-Chaverrí J, Vargas F, Ibarra-Rubio ME.
    Journal: Nephron; 1993; 65(1):100-7. PubMed ID: 8413767.
    Abstract:
    Rats treated with puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) developed characteristics of the nephrotic syndrome, including albuminuria, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidemia. To study the regulation of apolipoprotein (apo) A-1 and apo E gene expression in nephrotic rats, we analyzed the steady-state levels (SSLs) of hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 and apo E mRNA using the Northern technique, and the plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) by biochemical methods. Male Wistar rats were treated with PAN and compared with pair-fed and untreated control rats at different stages of disease. Nephrotic rats presented with marked hypoalbuminemia and albuminuria at between 6 and 11 days after PAN treatment. During this stage of disease, plasma levels of HDL were elevated in correlation with an increase of both hepatic and intestinal apo A-1 mRNA. In liver of nephrotic rats, high levels of apo A-1 mRNA together with low levels of apo E mRNA caused an increase in the ratio of apo A-1/apo E mRNA, reaching a maximum 6 days after treatment. Apo E mRNA was barely detected in small intestine of pair-fed controls and PAN-treated rats. However, contrary to nephrotic rats, the ratio apo A-1/apo E mRNA was inverted in liver of pair-fed rats due to an increase in apo E mRNA. In conclusion, in nephrotic rats, the SSL of apo A-1 mRNA is increased in liver and small intestine and appears to regulate the plasma levels of apo A-1. These results also suggest a coordinated regulation of the apo A-1 and apo E gene expression in liver of nephrotic and pair-fed rats.
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