TY - JOUR
T1 - Real-time PCR quantification of AT1 and AT2 angiotensin receptor mRNA expression in the developing rat kidney.
AU - García-Villalba, Pilar
AU - Denkers, Nathaniel D.
AU - Wittwer, Carl T.
AU - Hoff, Charles
AU - Nelson, Raoul D.
AU - Mauch, Teri Jo
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - BACKGROUND/AIMS: Angiotensin II (Ang II) is an important growth factor in the fetal kidney. Molecular cloning and pharmacological studies have defined two major classes of Ang II receptors designated AT1 and AT2. Two AT1 isoforms, AT1A and AT1B, exist in rodents. AT1 promotes growth and proliferation and mediates many of the known physiological actions of Ang II. AT2 appears to antagonize AT1. Our goal was to measure their relative contributions to Ang II signaling in the developing kidney. METHODS: We used real-time RT-PCR to quantify AT1A, AT1B, AT2 and the housekeeping gene EF1alpha mRNA in kidneys from embryonic (E) day 14-20 and postnatal (P) day 1-14 rats. RESULTS: AT2 mRNA declined from 1.4 x 10(4) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on E14 to 4.2 x 10(3) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on P14. In contrast, total AT1 mRNA increased gradually from 2.0 x 10(3) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on E14 to 2.0 x 10(4) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on P14, with AT1A accounting for about 90% of total AT1 mRNA throughout nephrogenesis. Moreover, the ratio of AT2/(AT1A + AT1B) decreased in a log-linear fashion during maturation, from 6.7 on E14 to 0.2 on P14. CONCLUSION: The ratio of AT2 to AT1 gene expression modulates Ang II action in the developing kidney.
AB - BACKGROUND/AIMS: Angiotensin II (Ang II) is an important growth factor in the fetal kidney. Molecular cloning and pharmacological studies have defined two major classes of Ang II receptors designated AT1 and AT2. Two AT1 isoforms, AT1A and AT1B, exist in rodents. AT1 promotes growth and proliferation and mediates many of the known physiological actions of Ang II. AT2 appears to antagonize AT1. Our goal was to measure their relative contributions to Ang II signaling in the developing kidney. METHODS: We used real-time RT-PCR to quantify AT1A, AT1B, AT2 and the housekeeping gene EF1alpha mRNA in kidneys from embryonic (E) day 14-20 and postnatal (P) day 1-14 rats. RESULTS: AT2 mRNA declined from 1.4 x 10(4) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on E14 to 4.2 x 10(3) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on P14. In contrast, total AT1 mRNA increased gradually from 2.0 x 10(3) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on E14 to 2.0 x 10(4) copies/10(6) copies EF1alpha on P14, with AT1A accounting for about 90% of total AT1 mRNA throughout nephrogenesis. Moreover, the ratio of AT2/(AT1A + AT1B) decreased in a log-linear fashion during maturation, from 6.7 on E14 to 0.2 on P14. CONCLUSION: The ratio of AT2 to AT1 gene expression modulates Ang II action in the developing kidney.
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U2 - 10.1159/000072499
DO - 10.1159/000072499
M3 - Article
C2 - 12972714
AN - SCOPUS:2342575258
SN - 1660-8151
VL - 94
SP - e154-159
JO - Nephron - Experimental Nephrology
JF - Nephron - Experimental Nephrology
IS - 4
ER -