Overexpression of Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System in Human Acute Tubular Necrosis

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Background/Aims: Acute tubular necrosis (ATN), a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), is associated with decreased survival and increased progression of chronic kidney disease. A barrier to improving the clinical outcomes is the incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis of AKI. Our objective is to test the hypothesis that intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is overexpressed in patients with ATN and could be an indicator of ATN severity. Methods: A transversal study was conducted in patients with biopsy-proven ATN. Intrarenal expression of angiotensinogen and angiotensin II, and urinary angiotensinogen were measured. Results: Patients with ATN demonstrated upregulation of intrarenal RAS, evidenced by upregulation of intrarenal angiotensinogen and angiotensin II. Patients with ATN also have elevated urinary angiotensinogen level that correlated with the overexpressed intrarenal RAS. Moreover, this increase in intrarenal RAS expression and urinary angiotensinogen was associated with the extent of acute tubular injury and urinary albumin excretion, respectively. Conclusions: We demonstrate that the intrarenal RAS is upregulated in patients with ATN and is associated with the severity of ATN. Urinary angiotensinogen reflects intrarenal RAS status, and is of value to assess the severity of ATN.

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Cao, W., Jin, L., Zhou, Z., Yang, M., Wu, C., Wu, L., & Cui, S. (2016). Overexpression of Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System in Human Acute Tubular Necrosis. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, 41(6), 746–756. https://doi.org/10.1159/000450564

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