Effects of Dietary Sodium and Magnesium on Cyclosporin A–Induced Hypertension and Nephrotoxicity in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Autor: Anna-Kaisa Pere, Terttu-Liisa Teräväinen, Juhani Ahonen, Heikki Karppanen, Eero Mervaala, Kirsi Karjala, Heikki Vapaatalo, Leena Lindgren, Juha Laakso
Rok vydání: 1997
Předmět:
Zdroj: Hypertension. 29:822-827
ISSN: 1524-4563
0194-911X
DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.29.3.822
Popis: Arterial hypertension, nephrotoxicity, and magnesium loss are common side effects of the immunosuppressive agent cyclosporin A (CsA). In the present study, the effects of dietary sodium and magnesium on CsA toxicity were examined in spontaneously hypertensive rats. A 6-week treatment with CsA during a moderately low-sodium diet (Na 0.3%, Mg 0.2% of the dry weight of the chow) raised blood pressure only slightly, without evidence of nephrotoxicity. By contrast, CsA during a high-sodium diet (Na 2.6%) produced a pronounced rise in blood pressure as well as marked nephrotoxicity, comprising decreased creatinine clearance, increased levels of serum creatinine and urea, and increased urinary protein excretion. During the high-sodium diet, CsA decreased myocardial and bone magnesium concentration and increased myocardial and renal calcium concentration. Magnesium supplementation (Mg 0.6%) protected against the CsA-induced hypertension and nephrotoxicity during the high-sodium diet. Magnesium supplementation also completely prevented the CsA-induced myocardial magnesium depletion and calcium accumulation in the heart and kidney during the high-sodium diet. Our findings indicate a detrimental interaction between increased sodium intake and CsA treatment and a marked protection by concomitant oral magnesium supplementation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE