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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 3, 51-57, Copyright © 1992 by American Society of Nephrology

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Effect of cyclosporine on endothelial albumin leakage in rats

LC Moore, J Mason, L Feld, JB Van Liew and FJ Kaskel
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, SUNY, Stony Brook 11794.

Short-term treatment of rats with cyclosporine (cyclosporine A [CsA]; Sandimmune) results in a marked reduction in intravascular plasma volume, a factor that might contribute to the renal dysfunction associated with this potent immunosuppressant. To examine the role of plasma extravasation in CsA-induced hypovolemia, intravascular plasma volumes (PV), blood volumes, [125I]albumin disappearance, and changes in hematocrit (Hct) were measured in Inactin-anesthetized rats subjected to minimal surgery. The rats were treated for 3 wk with either 25 mg/kg/day of CsA s.c. or vehicle. Plasma creatinine and urea were significantly elevated, and magnesium was reduced in the CsA group (N = 6) as compared with controls (CON) (N = 6). CsA treatment had no effect on urinary protein and albumin excretion. Blood volume was significantly lower in CsA than in CON (8.4 +/- 0.5 versus 10.6 +/- 0.3 mL/100 g body wt) as was PV (4.3 +/- 0.2 versus 5.5 +/- 0.2 mL/100 g body wt). Two hours after injection, plasma [125I]albumin concentration had fallen by 41 +/- 4% in CsA versus 23 +/- 5% in CON. Because Hct, and, hence PV, was unchanged in both groups during these 2 h, these data indicate enhanced endothelial albumin leakage in the CsA group. In two additional groups of six rats each, acute volume expansion with fresh whole blood (2 mL/100 g body wt) resulted in extravasation of plasma. Hct rose by 8.0 +/- 0.2% in CsA versus 3.8 +/- 0.2% in CON after 150 min, corresponding to 27 +/- 3 and 15 +/- 2% decreases in total PV, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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