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Renal Medullary Interstitial COX-2 (Cyclooxygenase-2) Is Essential in Preventing
Salt-Sensitive Hypertension and Maintaining Renal Inner Medulla/Papilla
Structural Integrity.
Authors Zhang MZ, Wang S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Ming Hao C, Harris RC
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 11/5/2018
Status Published
Journal Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
Year 2018
Date Published 11/1/2018
Volume : Pages 72 : 1172 - 1179
PubMed Reference 30354807
Abstract COX (cyclooxygenase)-derived prostaglandins regulate renal hemodynamics and salt
and water homeostasis. Inhibition of COX activity causes blood pressure
elevation. In addition, chronic analgesic abuse can induce renal injury,
including papillary necrosis. COX-2 is highly expressed in the kidney papilla in
renal medullary interstitial cells (RMICs). However, its role in blood pressure
and papillary integrity in vivo has not been definitively studied. In mice with
selective, inducible RMIC COX-2 deletion, a high-salt diet led to an increase in
blood pressure that peaked at 4 to 5 weeks and was associated with increased
papillary expression of AQP2 (aquaporin 2) and ENac (epithelial sodium channel)
and decreased expression of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.
With continued high-salt feeding, the mice with RMIC COX-2 deletion had
progressive decreases in blood pressure from its peak. After return to a
normal-salt diet for 3 weeks, blood pressure remained low and was associated
with a persistent urinary concentrating defect. Within 2 weeks of institution of
a high-salt diet, increased apoptotic RMICs and collecting duct cells could be
detected in papillae with RMIC deletion of COX-2, and by 9 weeks of high salt,
there was a striking loss of the papillae. Therefore, RMIC COX-2 expression
plays a crucial role in renal handling water and sodium homeostasis, preventing
salt-sensitive hypertension and maintaining structural integrity of papilla.




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