Surgical reduction of the renal mass in rats: morphologic and functional analysis on the remnant kidney Redução cirúrgica da massa renal em ratos: análise funcional e morfológica do rim remanescente

PURPOSE: This study has analyzed the giochemical and morphological effects on the remmant kidney in rats which were submitted to progressive surgical ablation of renal mass. METHODS: Sixty Wistar male rats, weighing between 210 and 380g, were used and they were distributed in 3 groups of 20 animals...

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Main Authors: Luiz Sérgio Santos, Eduardo Wei Kin Chin, Sérgio Ossamu Ioshii, Renato Tambara Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Rim
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000400012
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Summary:PURPOSE: This study has analyzed the giochemical and morphological effects on the remmant kidney in rats which were submitted to progressive surgical ablation of renal mass. METHODS: Sixty Wistar male rats, weighing between 210 and 380g, were used and they were distributed in 3 groups of 20 animals each. The rats from the groups called 1, 2 and 3 were submitted to the surgical removal of renal tissue equivalent to &frac12;, 2/3 and 5/6 of the whole renal mass, respectively. Then the groups were subdivided into 2 subgroups and they were operated again within 24 hours (subgroups 1B, 2B and 3B) and within 8 weeks (subgroups 1C, 2C and 3C) for the removal of the remnant kidney. 24-hour urine and blood were collected to analyze serum creatinine, clearance of creatinine and proteinuria in the first surgical intervention and at the time of the re-operation. The remnant kidney was submitted to a macroscopic evaluation for the degree of hypertrophy and to the analysis of histology. RESULTS: There was a significant increase of the volume of the remnant kidney (164%) and glomerular sclerosis was present in 40% of the animals submitted to the ablation of 5/6 of renal mass. Functional alterations characterized by the increase of urinary excretion of proteins (50% in group 3), rise in the serum creatinine (261% subgroup 2B; 371% subgroup 3B, 118% subgroup 3C) and a significant reduction of the clearance of creatinine (control x subgroup 3C = 2,88 x 1,15 ml/min: p<0,05 were also observed. CONCLUSION: The compensatory renal hypertrophy, as well as the glomerular injury translated in the form of proteinuria and sclerosis, are closed related to the volume of the remnant kidney, thus they are more evident when a greater fraction of the renal tissue is excised.<br>OBJETIVO: O estudo analisou os efeitos bioquímicos e morfológicos sobre o rim remanescente em ratos submetidos à ablação cirúrgica progressiva da massa renal. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 60 ratos machos Wistar, pesando entre 210 e 380g, distribuídos em 3 grupos contendo 20 animais cada. Os ratos dos grupos denominados de 1,2 e 3 foram submetidos à remoção cirúrgica de tecido renal equivalente a &frac12;, 2/3 e 5/6 da massa renal total, respectivamente. Os grupos foram então subdivididos em 2 subgrupos e reoperados em 24 horas (subgrupos 1B, 2B, 3B) e em 8 semanas (subgrupos 1C, 2C, 3C) para remoção do rim remanescente. Foram obtidas coletas de urina de 24 horas e sangue para análise da creatinina sérica, depuração da creatinina e proteinúria na primeira intervenção cirúrgica e por ocasião da reoperação. O rim remanescente foi submetido à avaliação macroscópica do grau de hipertrofia e à análise histológica. RESULTADOS: Houve aumento significativo do volume do rim remanescente (164%) e presença de esclerose glomerular em 40% dos animais submetidos à ablação de 5/6 da massa renal. Alterações funcionais caracterizadas pelo aumento da excreção urinária de proteínas (50% no grupo 3), elevação dos níveis séricos da creatinina (261% subgrupo 2B; 371% subgrupo 3B; 118% subgrupo 3C) e redução significativa da depuração de creatinina (controle x subrupo 3C = 2,88 x 1,15ml/min :p<0,05) foram também observadas. CONCLUSÃO: A hipertrofia renal compensatória bem como a injúria glomerular traduzida sob a forma de proteinúria e esclerose estão intimamente relacionadas ao volume do rim remanescente, sendo, portanto, mais evidentes quando uma maior fração de tecido renal é extraída.
ISSN:0102-8650
1678-2674