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1993:
Jaenke R S; Robbins M E; Bywaters T; Whitehouse E; Rezvani M; Hopewell J W
Capillary endothelium. Target site of renal radiation injury.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology 1993;
68(
4):.
BACKGROUND: Therapeutic abdominal irradiation may be accompanied by late occurring progressive renal disease associated with glomerular mesangial sclerosis and tubular degeneration. Pathogenesis of this lesion is disputed. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Kidneys of mature pigs were irradiated with a single dose of 9.8 Gy 60Co gamma-rays; serial individual kidney glomerular filtration rate and renal biopsies were obtained at 3-4-week intervals with death 24 weeks after irradiation. RESULTS: Irradiated pigs displayed a progressive reduction in glomerular filtration rate with minimal values observed 12 weeks postirradiation. Morphologic changes in irradiated glomeruli were characterized by leukocytic attachment to capillary endothelial cells 3-6 weeks after irradiation followed by activation and swelling of endothelial cells and occasional microthrombi formation. Similar changes were noted focally in peritubular capillaries with accompanying tubular degeneration and atrophy. In glomeruli these endothelial cell changes were followed by increased capillary permeability and fluid, erythrocyte, platelet, and leukocytic exudation into the subendothelial/mesangial space resulting in compression of glomerular capillary lumina. By 12 weeks postirradiation mesangial cells showed evidence of activation and proliferation accompanied by progressive mesangial expansion and sclerosis with continued reduction of glomerular filtration rate. CONCLUSIONS: It is concluded that endothelial cell injury represents the primary site of radiation damage in the kidney and that the progressive glomerular mesangial sclerosis and reduced renal function of radiation nephropathy may be associated with exposure of capillary elements to various vasoactive and growth promoting factors that stimulate mesangial contraction and proliferation resulting in reduced glomerular filtration area and glomerular filtration rate.
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