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Inhibition of gluconeogenesis and p-aminohipuric acid accumulation in rat renal cortical slices by ionic and nonionic contrast media

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Background. Renal dysfunction is a well-recognized complication induced by contrast media (CM). Nonionic CM have been introduced into clinical use to replace conventional ionic CM in an effort to reduce toxicity. However, the nephrotoxic effects of nonionic CM have not been fully evaluated. We previously determined the activities of N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase and γ-glutamyltransferase released from rat and human renal slices incubated with contrast media. Dose-dependent enzyme release from renal slices was observed, but there was no statistical difference in the increase of enzyme activities between ionic and nonionic CM. The present experiment was conducted to compare the effects of ionic and nonionic CM on the metabolic function of rat renal slices.

Methods. Rat renal cortical slices were incubated with ionic CM (diatrizoate, iothalamate) and nonionic CM (iopamidol, iohexol) at 37°C for 90 min. To examine the dose–response effects of CM on gluconeogenesis and p-aminohipuric acid (PAH) accumulation in the rat renal slices, slices were incubated with 30, 60, and 90 mg I/ml of CM. The inhibitory effects of nonionic CM on gluconeogenesis and PAH accumulation were compared with those of ionic CM in an independent experiment, in which slices were incubated with CM at a concentration of 60 mg I/ml. In addition, rat renal slices were incubated with mannitol instead of CM to investigate the effects of osmotic pressure on gluconeogenesis and PAH accumulation.

Results. A dose-dependent reduction of gluconeogenesis in rat renal slices was demonstrated by both ionic CM and nonionic CM. The inhibition of PAH accumulation was dose-dependent with nonionic CM, but not with ionic CM. Gluconeogenesis and PAH accumulation within the renal slices were both inhibited according to the increase in osmotic pressure produced by mannitol. The reduction in gluconeogenesis and PAH accumulation within the rat renal slices incubated with 60 mg I/ml of nonionic CM were significantly less than those resulting from the same concentration of ionic CM.

Conclusions. Nonionic CM is less nephrotoxic than ionic CM with regard to gluconeogenesis and PAH accumulation in rat renal slices. These differences in nephrotoxic effect between ionic and nonionic CM may in part be attributable to differences in osmotic pressure.

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Nakamura, M., Uozumi, J., Soejima, K. et al. Inhibition of gluconeogenesis and p-aminohipuric acid accumulation in rat renal cortical slices by ionic and nonionic contrast media. Clin Exp Nephrol 7, 98–103 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-002-0221-z

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