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Somatostatin (SST) analogs have been shown to halt cyst growth and progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by several clinical trials. However, two studies suggest that the effect of the SST analog octreotide on kidney growth during the first year of treatment is reduced in the subsequent follow-ups and the kidney enlargement resumes. This biphasic change in kidney growth during octreotide treatment may be partially explained by alterations in SSTR2 expression. Here, we found that SSTR2 is mainly expressed in distal tubules and collecting ducts in murine kidneys, and the expression of SSTR2 decreases during cyst growth in two PKD mouse models. Our data may thus provide possible explanations for the lack of efficacy in long-term treatment with SST analogs.
SUBMITTER: Lin C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6434459 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Cong C Lin Cong C Happé Hester H Veraar Kimberley K Scharpfenecker Marion M Peters Dorien Jm DJ
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) 20180927 13
<h4>Impact statement</h4>Somatostatin (SST) analogs have been shown to halt cyst growth and progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by several clinical trials. However, two studies suggest that the effect of the SST analog octreotide on kidney growth during the first year of treatment is reduced in the subsequent follow-ups and the kidney enlargement resumes. This biphasic change in kidney growth during octreotide treatment may be partially explained by alterations in SSTR2 e ...[more]