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. 1992 Dec 15;89(24):11876–11880. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.24.11876

Insulin-like growth factor I accelerates recovery from ischemic acute tubular necrosis in the rat.

S B Miller 1, D R Martin 1, J Kissane 1, M R Hammerman 1
PMCID: PMC50660  PMID: 1465411

Abstract

The effects of administering insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were examined in a model of ischemic acute tubular necrosis in rats. Injury was induced by 75 min of bilateral renal artery occlusion. Compared to rats administered vehicle, rats administered IGF-I (100 micrograms/day via continuous subcutaneous infusion) had significantly lower serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels over the course of 7 days postocclusion. Glomerular filtration rate as determined by inulin clearance was examined on day 2 postocclusion and was significantly increased in IGF-I-treated animals (0.16 +/- 0.02 ml per min per 100 g of body weight) compared to vehicle-treated controls (0.08 +/- 0.02 ml per min per 100 g of body weight). The weight loss that occurred during the course of acute tubular necrosis was ameliorated by IGF-I. Mortality was reduced from 36.7% in vehicle-treated rats to 7.1% in rats administered IGF-I. Histologically, there was much less renal injury evident at day 7 postocclusion in the IGF-I-treated rats compared to vehicle-treated controls. In contrast, growth hormone (200 micrograms administered subcutaneously for 4 days) did not affect recovery of renal function or reduce mortality postreperfusion. This report demonstrates a beneficial effect of IGF-I administration in the setting of acute tubular necrosis. Several properties of IGF-I render it a pharmacological agent with excellent potential for treatment of this condition in humans.

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