BACKGROUND: The incidence of chronic renal disease in women increases with aging, especially after menopause, suggesting that loss of sex hormones may contribute to the development and progression of renal disease. However, the mechanisms by which sex hormones, particularly estrogens, contribute to the disease process are unclear. OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the effects of ovariectomy (OVX) with or without 17 beta-estradiol (E2) supplementation (OVX+E2) on the expression of inducible (iNOS) and endothelial (eNOS) nitric oxide synthase in the kidney. METHODS: The study was performed in young (4 months [4M]) and aged (12 months [12M]) female Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed a low-sodium (0.1% NaCl) diet. At 3 months of age, the animals were either subjected to sham surgery, OVX, or OVX with implantation of an E2 silastic pellet. The treatments were administered for either 1 or 9 months, rendering the animals 4 months of age or 12 months of age at the time of sacrifice, respectively. Renal expression of NOS isoforms was measured by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: OVX in the aged rats was associated with 35% and 25% decreases in medullary iNOS (mean [SEM] relative optical density [ROD]: 4M OVX, 1.81 [0.14] vs 12M OVX, 1.17 [0.16]; P < 0.05) and eNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX, 1.91 [0.09] vs 12M OVX, 1.43 [0.15]; P < 0.05) protein expression, respectively, and a 25-fold increase in the abundance of CD68-positive cells, indicating macrophage infiltration (mean cells/mm2: 4M OVX, 1.18 [0.09] vs 12M OVX, 30.0 [0.74]; P < 0.001). E2 supplementation either partially or completely attenuated these changes in iNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX+E2, 2.26 [0.08] vs 12M OVX+E2, 1.70 [0.09]; P < 0.05), eNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX+E2, 2.03 [0.07] vs 12M OVX+E2, 1.77 [0.11]; P = NS) and CD68 (mean cells/mm2: 4M OVX+E2, 1.46 [0.07] vs 12M OVX+E2, 6.87 [1.6]; P < 0.01) associated with OVX in the aging kidney. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that ovarian E2 loss with aging may contribute to the development of age-related renal disease through downregulation of iNOS and eNOS protein abundance and increased renal inflammation in this animal model. Furthermore, E2 supplementation may be protective in the aging kidney by attenuating these changes.
BACKGROUND: The incidence of chronic renal disease in women increases with aging, especially after menopause, suggesting that loss of sex hormones may contribute to the development and progression of renal disease. However, the mechanisms by which sex hormones, particularly estrogens, contribute to the disease process are unclear. OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the effects of ovariectomy (OVX) with or without 17 beta-estradiol (E2) supplementation (OVX+E2) on the expression of inducible (iNOS) and endothelial (eNOS) nitric oxide synthase in the kidney. METHODS: The study was performed in young (4 months [4M]) and aged (12 months [12M]) female Dahlsalt-sensitive rats fed a low-sodium (0.1% NaCl) diet. At 3 months of age, the animals were either subjected to sham surgery, OVX, or OVX with implantation of an E2 silastic pellet. The treatments were administered for either 1 or 9 months, rendering the animals 4 months of age or 12 months of age at the time of sacrifice, respectively. Renal expression of NOS isoforms was measured by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: OVX in the aged rats was associated with 35% and 25% decreases in medullary iNOS (mean [SEM] relative optical density [ROD]: 4M OVX, 1.81 [0.14] vs 12M OVX, 1.17 [0.16]; P < 0.05) and eNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX, 1.91 [0.09] vs 12M OVX, 1.43 [0.15]; P < 0.05) protein expression, respectively, and a 25-fold increase in the abundance of CD68-positive cells, indicating macrophage infiltration (mean cells/mm2: 4M OVX, 1.18 [0.09] vs 12M OVX, 30.0 [0.74]; P < 0.001). E2 supplementation either partially or completely attenuated these changes in iNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX+E2, 2.26 [0.08] vs 12M OVX+E2, 1.70 [0.09]; P < 0.05), eNOS (mean ROD: 4M OVX+E2, 2.03 [0.07] vs 12M OVX+E2, 1.77 [0.11]; P = NS) and CD68 (mean cells/mm2: 4M OVX+E2, 1.46 [0.07] vs 12M OVX+E2, 6.87 [1.6]; P < 0.01) associated with OVX in the aging kidney. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that ovarian E2 loss with aging may contribute to the development of age-related renal disease through downregulation of iNOS and eNOS protein abundance and increased renal inflammation in this animal model. Furthermore, E2 supplementation may be protective in the aging kidney by attenuating these changes.
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