Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of stromal cell derived factor (SDF)-1, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and renal tubular necrosis score in rats with renal ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI).
Methods Sixty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into operation group and sham operation group with 30 rats in each group. Then each group was divided into 6 subgroups (1 h,6 h,12 h,24 h, 48 h or 72 h) according to different time of measurement after operation with 5 rats in each subgroup. Renal IRI mode1s were built in rats of operation group. The bilateral renal arteries were dissected in rats of sham operation group and then the incision was sutured. The renal function, renal tubular necrosis score and the variation of SDF-1, ICAM-1 expression in renal tissues at different time points were measured. The relationship between the expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1 in renal tissues and renal tubular necrosis score in rats of operation group was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.
Results The levels of urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr) after operation in each subgroup of operation group were significantly higher than those before operation and those in the corresponding subgroups of sham operation group(all in P<0.05). They increased significantly 12 h after operation and reached the peak at 48 h after operation. The renal tubular necrosis score in operation group increased gradually over time (all in P<0.05). The highest renal tubular necrosis score was in the 48 h operation subgroup (P<0.05). Compared with those in 1 h operation subgroup, the expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1 in rats' renal tissues of 6 h operation subgroup began to increase significantly, and they reached the peak at 48 h after operation and began to drop down at 72 h after operation. The expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1 in rats renal tissues in operation group were positively correlated with the levels of BUN, Scr and renal tubular necrosis score at different time points after operation (r=0.614, 0.662, 0.751;0.640, 0.703, 0.785;P<0.05).
Conclusion When rat's renal tissue develops IRI, the expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1, BUN, Scr and renal tubular necrosis score increased.The expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1 are positively correlated with BUN, Scr and renal tubular necrosis score. The increased expression of SDF-1, ICAM-1 can serve as an indicator of the severity of renal IRI.