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There is increasing evidence that a link between the polyol pathway and prostaglandins is important in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. The presence of the polyol pathway in the kidneys of normal animals, the galactose-fed rat, and animals with experimental diabetes has been established. While aldose reductase (AR) immunoreactive protein (AR-IRP) and AR mRNA are expressed at high levels in renal medulla, the sites of AR synthesis and regulation and metabolic consequences of AR activity in renal cortex are uncertain. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that AR expression and PGE2 production are coordinately regulated in glomerular mesangial cells. To test this hypothesis, we measured AR-IRP, AR mRNA, and PGE2 production in mesangial cells isolated from rats maintained on diets containing normal chow (MC-N), 50% galactose (MC-G), and 50% dextrin (MC-D). The rank order for each parameter studied (AR-IRP, AR mRNA, PGE2) was MC-N > MC-G > MC-D. Western blot analysis demonstrated that MC-N (optical density [OD] 1.0), MC-G (OD 0.59), and MC-D (OD 0.25) express AR-IRP. Slot-blot analyses demonstrated that levels of AR mRNA were greatest in MC-N (1.0), intermediate in MC-G (0.49), and lowest in MC-D (0.31). Ribonuclease (RNase) protection analyses demonstrated a similar pattern of AR mRNA expression, with MC-N at 1.0, MC-G at 0.60, and MC-D at 0.33. PGE2 production (pg/5 x 10(4) cells/30 min) was highest in MC-N (278 +/- 29), intermediate in MC-G (110 +/- 9), and lowest in MC-D (37 +/- 4).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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