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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2006, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (10): 1122-1128.

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Effect of iptakalim hydrochloride on extracellular matrix of kidney in spontaneously hypertensive rats

XUE Hao1, GAO Min, LIU Guo-shu1, WANG Hai   

  1. Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Millitary Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850 , China;
    1Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853 , China
  • Received:2006-04-19 Revised:2006-06-20 Online:2006-10-26 Published:2020-11-05

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effects of iptakalim hydrochloride (Ipt) on extracellular matrix in SHR renal tissue.METHODS: SHRs at the age of 12-week-old were treated ig with Ipt 1, 3, 9mg·kg-1·d-1 ,benazepril 3 mg·kg-1·d-1 once a day for 12 weeks.Age-matched WKY rats were used as normal control.The effects of iptakalim on collagen-Ⅳ, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TGF-β1 expression in SHR kidneys were measured by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR.RESULTS: After 12 weeks treatment with iptakalim, the expression of MMP-9 mRNA and protein were up-regulated, and those of TGF-β1 , TIMP-1, and Col-Ⅳwere down-regulated in the SHR kidney compared with the untreated controls.CONCLUSION: Iptakalim protects the kidney from hypertensive damage partly by inhibiting TGF-β1 expression and regulating MMP-9 TIMP-1 unbalance in renal tissue, thus promoting ECM degradation, decreasing ECMaccumulation.

Key words: iptakalim hydrochloride, spontaneously hypertensive rats, kidney, extracellular matrix

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