| Literature DB >> 10393385 |
R H Song1, A K Singh, D J Leehey.
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Decreased glomerular proteinase activity may contribute to matrix accumulation in diabetes. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were rendered diabetic by injection of streptozotocin (STZ) 65 mg/kg i.v.; age-matched, sham-injected rats served as controls. Glomeruli from diabetic rats 1 month after STZ injection demonstrated significant decreases in collagenase and cathepsin B activities compared to control glomeruli. Treatment with insulin resulted in a slight (but not significant) increase in collagenase activity and normalized cathepsin B activity. We conclude that decreased glomerular collagenase and cathepsin B activities are present in STZ diabetes. These alterations may contribute to mesangial matrix accumulation.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10393385 DOI: 10.1159/000013492
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Nephrol ISSN: 0250-8095 Impact factor: 3.754