Abstract
We studied the localization of angiotensinogen mRNA in rat nephron segments and the differences in angiotensinogen mRNA levels between male Sprague-Dawley rats at 6 and 12 wk of age using reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Each nephron segment of the rat kidney was microdissected. Total RNA was prepared and used in the following RT-PCR assay. The PCR products were size-fractionated by agarose gel electrophoresis, visualized with ethidium bromide staining, and identified by Southern blot analysis. The relative amounts of products were determined by densitometry. Strong bands corresponding to angiotensinogen mRNA were detected from proximal convoluted and straight tubules, and weaker bands were found in glomeruli. The signals in all tissues in 12-wk-old rats were weaker than those in 6-wk-old rats. Since local angiotensinogen is the unique substrate of the tissue renin-angiotensin system and exerts an autocrine-paracrine influence on renal function, the changes in tubular angiotensinogen may be related to physiological and morphological changes in the rat kidney during development.
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