Morphometry of superficial glomeruli in acute hypertension in the rat

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Pressor doses of angiotensin II (AII) were infused intravenously in Munich-Wistar rats to study the effects of acute hypertension on the structural components of the superficial renal corpuscles and urinary protein excretion. AII administration raises arterial blood pressure by 38% and increases 13-fold the normal rate of urinary excretion of proteins that contain contain albumin and IgG. Morphometric analysis of the quantitative characteristics of the glomerular capillaries reveals a 24% increase in the mean cross-sectional area of the capillary profiles and a 33% expansion of the capillary luminal volume. The amount of extracellular material present in the mesangium is also increased by 76%. The surface area of basement membrane available for ultrafiltration remains constant. However, the length density and the total length of the filtration slit diaphragms are reduced by 35 and 24%, respectively. Thus, the major findings of this investigation are as follows: (1) The presence of IgG in the urine suggests a size defect in the glomerular filter with AII-induced hypertension; (2) the dilatation of capillary loops may result in mechanical stretching of the basement membrane, altering the size-selective properties of the glomerular filter in acute hypertension; and (3) the reduced pore area of the filtration slit diaphragms implies a lower hydraulic conductivity of the glomerular filter that may be responsible for the decreased glomerular capillary ultrafiltration coefficient present in this model of hypertension.

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Olivetti, G., Giacomelli, F., & Wiener, J. (1985). Morphometry of superficial glomeruli in acute hypertension in the rat. Kidney International, 27(1), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.1985.6

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