ACUTE EFFECTS OF RAPAMYCIN ON GLOMERULAR DYNAMICS: A MICROPUNCTURE STUDY IN THE RAT

Abstract
The acute effects of cyclosporin (CsA, 20 mg/kg i.v.) and rapamycin (RAPA, 5 mg/kg i.v.) on glomerular dynamics were separately investigated by renal micropuncture in two groups of intact rats (group CsA and RAPA, respectively) and compared with vehicle-treated rats, used as controls (group CON). Left kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was decreased by CSA (−35% vs. CON, P P