High Resolution Ultrasonography for Assessment of Renal Cysts in the PCK Rat Model of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease | Zendy

Kapoor Sarika | Zendy; Rodriguez Daniel | Zendy; Mitchell Katharyn | Zendy; Wüthrich Rudolf P. | Zendy

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High Resolution Ultrasonography for Assessment of Renal Cysts in the PCK Rat Model of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

Author(s) -

Kapoor Sarika,

Rodriguez Daniel,

Mitchell Katharyn,

Wüthrich Rudolf P.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

kidney and blood pressure research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1423-0143

pISSN - 1420-4096

DOI - 10.1159/000443420

Subject(s) - original paper

Background/Aims: The PCK rat model of polycystic kidney disease is characterized by the progressive development of renal medullary cysts. Here, we evaluated the suitability of high resolution ultrasonography (HRU) to assess the kidney and cyst volume in PCK rats, testing three different ultrasound image analysis methods, and correlating them with kidneys weights and histological examinations. Methods: After inducing anesthesia, PCK rats (n=18) were subjected to HRU to visualize the kidneys, to perform numeric and volumetric measurements of the kidney and any cysts observed, and to generate 3-dimensional images of the cysts within the kidney parenchyma. Results: HRU provided superior information in comparison to microscopic analysis of stained kidney sections. HRU-based kidney volumes correlated strongly with kidney weights (R 2 =0.809; P<0.0001). Conclusion: HRU represents a useful diagnostic tool for kidney and cyst volume measurements in PCK rats. Sequential HRU examinations may be useful to study the effect of drugs on cyst growth without the need to euthanize experimental animals.

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