E. Villa et al., CICAPROST, A PROSTACYCLIN ANALOG, PROTECTS RENAL-FUNCTION IN UNINEPHRECTOMIZED DOGS IN THE ABSENCE OF CHANGES IN BLOOD-PRESSURE, American journal of hypertension, 6(4), 1993, pp. 253-257
Ten dogs presenting mild chronic renal failure and hypertension after
27 months of uninephrectomy, during which they received a high sodium
and high protein diet, were divided in two groups (n = 5) and followed
for 15 months. The same diet was maintained and one of the groups rec
eived cicaprost treatment. The animals were periodically tested for bi
ochemical and clinical parameters, and at months 0, 3, 6, and 15, glom
erular filtration rate and renal plasma flow (RPF) were measured. Rena
l biopsies were made after 6 months of follow-up. Control group showed
a higher thickening of pre- and intraglomerular portions of arteriola
r vessels and an enhancement of mesangial matrix when compared with th
e treated group. Cicaprost also induced a significant elevation in RPF
and a significant decrease in filtration fraction. All these findings
suggest that cicaprost, an oral stable prostaglandin I2 analog, could
have a protective renal effect in this experimental model.