Goode, NP, Davison, AM, Gowland, G et al. (2 more authors) (1984) Persistence of inert macromolecules (imposil)in the rat mesangium and glomerular funtional disturbance. Journal of Pathology, 144 (3). 179 - 187 . ISSN 0022-3417
Abstract
Imposil iron-dextran is an inert tracer that has been used to study mesangial uptake and clearance of macromolecular material from the glomerular circulation. Such a tracer may be a useful marker of altered mesangial function in animals with some forms of glomerulonephritis. We have studied mesangial handling of intravenously injected Imposil (50 mg/100 g body weight) in normal rats by light, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy for up to 3 months. Mesangial cell uptake was maximal at 48-54 h. Extrusion and drainage of tracer to the vascular pole and distal tubule was evident at 3 days but iron was still present in mesangial cells at 3 months. Possible functional renal impairment resulting from persistent mesangially sequestered tracer was examined by measuring daily urine protein and iron excretion. A possible relationship between failure of mesangial cells to eliminate inert tracer and increasing glomerular permeability is demonstrated, suggesting that Imposil and similar inert macromolecules cannot be used for long-term studies of mesangial function.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2012 09:43 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2016 01:11 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/path.1711440305 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/path.1711440305 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:43875 |