Mechanism for decrease in cardiac output with atrial natriuretic peptide in dogs

1989 ◽  
Vol 256 (3) ◽  
pp. H760-H765 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Lee ◽  
S. Goldman

To examine the mechanism by which atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) decreases cardiac output, we studied changes in the heart, peripheral circulation, and blood flow distribution in eight dogs. ANP was given as a bolus (3.0 micrograms/kg) followed by an infusion of 0.3 microgram.kg-1.min-1. ANP did not change heart rate, total peripheral vascular resistance, and the first derivative of left ventricular pressure but decreased mean aortic pressure from 91 +/- 4 to 76 +/- 3 mmHg (P less than 0.001) and cardiac output from 153 +/- 15 to 130 +/- 9 ml.kg-1.min-1 (P less than 0.02). Right atrial pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure also decreased. Mean circulatory filling pressure decreased from 7.1 +/- 0.3 to 6.0 +/- 0.3 mmHg (P less than 0.001), but venous compliance and unstressed vascular volume did not change. Resistance to venous return increased from 0.056 +/- 0.008 to 0.063 +/- 0.010 mmHg.ml-1.kg.min (P less than 0.05). Arterial compliance increased from 0.060 +/- 0.003 to 0.072 +/- 0.004 ml.mmHg-1.kg-1 (P less than 0.02). Total blood volume and central blood volume decreased from 82.2 +/- 3.1 to 76.2 +/- 4.6 and from 19.8 +/- 0.8 to 17.6 +/- 0.6 ml/kg (P less than 0.02), respectively. Blood flow increased to the kidneys. We conclude that ANP decreases cardiac output by decreasing total blood volume. This results in a lower operating pressure and volume in the venous capacitance system with no significant venodilating effects. Cardiac factors and a redistribution of flow to the splanchnic organs are not important mechanisms to explain the decrease in cardiac output with ANP.

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (4) ◽  
pp. H1062-H1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Lee ◽  
R. G. Gay ◽  
S. Goldman

To determine whether atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) can reverse angiotensin (ANG II)-induced venoconstriction, ANP was infused (0.3 micrograms.kg-1.min-1) in the presence of ANG II-induced hypertension in six ganglion-blocked dogs. ANG II was initially administered to increase mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) 50% above control. ANG II did not change heart rate or left ventricular rate of pressure development (LV dP/dt) but increased total peripheral vascular resistance (TPVR) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). Mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP) increased, whereas cardiac output and venous compliance decreased. Unstressed vascular volume did not change, but central blood volume increased. ANP infusion during ANG II-induced hypertension resulted in a decrease in MAP, but TPVR did not change. There were no changes in heart rate or LV dP/dt. ANP decreased cardiac output further. LVEDP returned to base line with ANP. ANP also decreased MCFP and normalized venous compliance. There was no significant change in total blood volume, but central blood volume decreased. In summary, ANP can reverse the venoconstriction but not the arterial vasoconstriction produced by ANG II. The decrease in MAP was due to a decrease in cardiac output that resulted from venodilatation and aggravation of the preload-afterload mismatch produced by ANG II alone. Because TPVR did not change when MAP fell, we conclude that the interaction between ANG II and ANP occurs primarily in the venous circulation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (5) ◽  
pp. R1353-R1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Lohmeier ◽  
H. L. Mizelle ◽  
G. A. Reinhart ◽  
J. P. Montani ◽  
C. E. Hord ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to determine whether high plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in compensated heart failure are important in the maintenance of sodium balance. This was achieved by subjecting eight dogs to bilateral atrial appendectomy (APX) to blunt the ANP response to pacing-induced heart failure. Five intact dogs served as controls. In controls, 14 days of left ventricular pacing at 240 beats/min produced a sustained fall in cardiac output and mean arterial pressure of approximately 40 and 20%, respectively; compared with cardiac output, reductions in renal blood flow (up to approximately 25%) were less pronounced and even smaller decrements in GFR occurred (up to 9%). Despite these changes and a threefold elevation in plasma norepinephrine concentration, plasma renin activity (PRA) did not increase and sodium balance was achieved during the second week of pacing in association with a six- to eightfold rise in plasma levels of ANP. Similar responses occurred in four dogs in which APX was relatively ineffective in blunting the ANP response to pacing. In marked contrast, there were substantial increments in PRA and in plasma norepinephrine concentration, and marked sodium and water retention during the last week of pacing in four dogs with APX and severely deficient ANP. These results indicate that ANP plays a critical role in promoting sodium excretion in the early stages of cardiac dysfunction.


1987 ◽  
Vol 252 (5) ◽  
pp. H894-H899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. W. Chien ◽  
E. D. Frohlich ◽  
N. C. Trippodo

To examine mechanisms by which administration of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) decreases venous return, we compared the hemodynamic effects of ANP (0.5 microgram X min-1 X kg-1), furosemide (FU, 10 micrograms X min-1 X kg-1), and hexamethonium (HEX, 0.5 mg X min-1 X kg-1) with those of vehicle (VE) in anesthetized rats. Compared with VE, ANP reduced mean arterial pressure (106 +/- 4 vs. 92 +/- 3 mmHg; P less than 0.05), central venous pressure (0.3 +/- 0.3 vs. -0.7 +/- 0.2 mmHg; P less than 0.01), and cardiac index (215 +/- 12 vs. 174 +/- 10 ml X min-1 X kg-1; P less than 0.05) and increased calculated resistance to venous return (32 +/- 3 vs. 42 +/- 2 mmHg X ml-1 X min X g; P less than 0.01). Mean circulatory filling pressure, distribution of blood flow between splanchnic organs and skeletal muscles, and total peripheral resistance remained unchanged. FU increased urine output similar to that of ANP, yet produced no hemodynamic changes, dissociating diuresis, and decreased cardiac output. HEX lowered arterial pressure through a reduction in total peripheral resistance without altering cardiac output or resistance to venous return. The results confirm previous findings that ANP decreases cardiac output through a reduction in venous return and suggest that this results partly from increased resistance to venous return and not from venodilation or redistribution of blood flow.


1965 ◽  
Vol 208 (4) ◽  
pp. 790-794
Author(s):  
Shu Chien ◽  
Shunichi Usami

In sympathectomized-splenectomized dogs under pentobarbital anesthesia, the total blood volume averaged 78 ml/kg, with 20% in the splanchnic circulation and 28% in the central blood volume. These values are almost the same as those found in the splenectomized (control) dogs with the sympathetic system intact. The over-all and the splanchnic Fcells factors are also not significantly different between these two groups. The sympathectomized animals had lower arterial pressure, cardiac output, and splanchnic blood flow, but the resistances calculated for the total and the splanchnic circulations were not significantly different from those of the control dogs. The mean circulation times for the total, the central, and the splanchnic circulations were all longer in the sympathectomized dogs. The data indicate that, under pentobarbital anesthesia, sympathectomized dogs are characterized by slower blood flows without any significant changes in either the blood volume or vascular resistance.


1990 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Takemura ◽  
H. Koyama ◽  
T. Sako ◽  
K. Ando ◽  
S. Motoyoshi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The present study describes the concentration and molecular form of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in Holstein dairy cattle with mild (bacterial endocarditis; BEC) or severe (dilated cardiomyopathy; DCM) heart failure. Significant increases in plasma concentration of ANP were observed in cattle with DCM (73·3 ± 16·02 pmol/l, n=4, P<0·01) and BEC (20·6± 3·45 pmol/l, n=7, P<0·05), when compared with those in control cattle (14·5± 1·84 pmol/l, n= 12). The concentration of ANP in cattle with DCM was significantly (P<0·01) higher compared with that in cattle with BEC. Plasma concentration of ANP correlated significantly with right atrial pressure (r =0·95, P<0·01) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (r= 0·84, P<0·01). Gel-permeation chromatography of ANP in plasma and the right atrium from control and cattle with BEC revealed a single peak corresponding to the elution position of authentic human ANP(99–126) in plasma, and two peaks corresponding to those of authentic human ANP(99–126) and pro-ANP in the atrial extract. In cattle with DCM, however, peaks corresponding to the elution positions of authentic human β-ANP and/or pro-ANP were detected in addition to the peak corresponding to ANP(99–126). The content of ANP in the right atrium of cattle with DCM was significantly (P<0·05) increased compared with that in control cattle and those with BEC. The present study therefore suggests that the synthesis and secretion of ANP might be stimulated by atrial distention induced by increased atrial pressure. This suggestion is supported by the fact that the middle molecular weight form of ANP, possibly corresponding to human β-ANP, was detected in both the plasma and atria of the cattle with severe heart failure. Journal of Endocrinology (1990) 124, 463–467


1988 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Hodsman ◽  
R. W. Harrison ◽  
E. Sumithran ◽  
C. I. Johnston

1. The relationship between plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and body sodium was determined in rats 1 month after myocardial infarction induced by coronary artery ligation. After operation rats received a normal or a low salt diet, and total exchangeable body sodium was measured sequentially. 2. Rats with infarction receiving a normal salt intake did not retain sodium when compared with sham-operated controls. Rats receiving a low salt diet had a 10% decrease in body sodium (P < 0.01). The decrease was the same in rats with infarction as in controls. 3. Plasma ANP was similar in control rats irrespective of salt status. Plasma ANP levels were markedly elevated in rats with infarction irrespective of salt status (P < 0.01). 4. The rise in plasma ANP was correlated with cardiac hypertrophy and infarct size in animals fed both normal and low salt diets. However, there was no relationship between plasma ANP and exchangeable body sodium. 5. These results suggest that in this model of heart failure plasma ANP is raised by increased left atrial stretch in proportion to the severity of left ventricular dysfunction. In contrast, plasma ANP concentrations do not appear to be elevated as a consequence of increased right atrial pressure caused by sodium retention and expanded extracellular volume.


1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (1) ◽  
pp. H312-H316 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hu ◽  
P. Gaudron ◽  
U. Bahner ◽  
M. Palkovits ◽  
G. Ertl

We measured immunoreactive atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in 18 selected, microdissected brain areas. Rats were studied 8 wk after coronary ligation or sham operation or as nonoperated control animals. In separate animals, hemodynamic and plasma parameters were measured. Rats with myocardial infarction had marked elevated right atrial and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (2.6 +/- 0.6 and 16.2 +/- 3.1 mmHg, respectively; n = 15) vs. sham-operated rats (1.3 +/- 1.0 and 5.5 +/- 1.2 mmHg, n = 14; P < 0.05) and depressed maximal rate of pressure development (9,613 +/- 980 vs. 15,600 +/- 2,027 mmHg/s; P < 0.05) but similar arterial pressure (126 +/- 4 vs. 124 +/- 3 mmHg; P > 0.05). After myocardial infarction (n = 10), plasma ANP, renin activity, and angiotensin (ANG) II were elevated (53.1 +/- 16.2 pg/ml, 10.7 +/- 2.5 ng ANG I ml-1 h-1, and 219.6 +/- 11.0 fmol/ml, respectively) vs. sham rats (12.0 +/- 2.2 pg/ml, 5.7 +/- 0.7 ng ANG I ml-1, h-1, and 142.9 +/- 9.4 fmol/ml; n = 10; P < 0.05), whereas vasopressin and aldosterone levels remained unchanged among groups. In rats with myocardial infarction, a substantial decrease of ANP was found in the medial preoptic nucleus, the supraoptic nucleus, the subfornical organ, the paraventricular nucleus, and the locus ceruleus. These nuclei are involved in electrolyte, and fluid homeostasis, blood pressure regulation, and modulation of neuroendocrine systems. The mechanism of this reduction and the consequences for systemic adaption or decompensation remain unclear. However, the data suggest that myocardial infarction and chronic left ventricular dysfunction may induce changes of a neurotransmitter in brain.


1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1038-1044
Author(s):  
L L Norling ◽  
B A Thornhill ◽  
R L Chevalier

Heart failure is characterized by a blunted natriuretic and diuretic response to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). To investigate this, a rat model of compensated high-output heart failure was used to determine whether glomerular response to ANP differs in animals with high cardiac output compared with control animals. An aortocaval (AC) fistula was made below the level of the renal arteries in male Sprague-Dawley rats. At 6 wk, one group of AC fistula (N = 6) and control rats (N = 6) was injected with radiolabeled microspheres for determination of hemodynamic parameters, including cardiac output, renal blood flow, and vascular resistance. Rats with AC fistulas had significant changes in cardiac output (218 +/- 17 versus 57 +/- 11 mL/min, P < or = 0.0001), renal blood flow (3.4 +/-0.7 versus 8.4 +/- 1.9 mL/min Left, P < or = 0.05; 3.0 +/- 0.4 versus 7.2 +/- 1.9 mL/min Right, P < or = 0.05), and total vascular resistance (0.6 +/- 0.1 versus 2.7 +/- 0.4 mm Hg/mL per min, P < 0.001) compared with control animals, respectively. In another group of animals, after 6 wk, glomeruli were isolated from kidneys. Extracellular (EC) and intracellular (IC) cGMP was measured as an indication of glomerular response to ANP. Early glomerular response to ANP (10(-8)mol/L) showed a similar acute 13- to 18-fold rise in IC cGMP after 30 sec exposure to ANP (P < or = 0.0001 versus no ANP; N = 4 AC fistula rats and N = 4 control rats). During 1-h incubations with ANP, glomerular response was characterized by a five- to sevenfold increase in EC cGMP. However, glomeruli of AC fistula rats produced significantly less EC cGMP than did those of control animals (21.3 +/- 2.5 versus 44 +/- 4.9 fMol cGMP/2000 glomeruli, P < = 0.005; N = 5 AC fistula rats and N = 5 control rats, respectively). Probenecid-sensitive transport of EC cGMP between AC fistula and control rats (86% decrease versus 82% decrease) was similar. However, glomeruli from AC fistula animals had significantly less phosphodiesterase activity compared with control animals (3.6 +/- 0.4 versus 5.4 +/- 0.7 nMol cGMP/mg protein per min, P < or = 0.01; N = 4 AC fistula rats and N = 5 control rats, respectively). It is speculated that reduced glomerular generation of cGMP in response to ANP contributes to sodium retention in heart failure, but may be compensated for in part by decreased phosphodiesterase-mediated hydrolysis of cGMP.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive V. Greenway ◽  
W. Wayne Lautt

Cardiac output is determined by heart rate, by contractility (maximum systolic elastance, Emax) and afterload, and by diastolic ventricular compliance and preload. These relationships are illustrated using the pressure–volume loop. Diastolic compliance and Emax place limits determined by the heart within which the pressure–volume loop must lie. End-diastolic and end-systolic pressures and hence the exact position of the loop within these limits are determined by the peripheral circulation. In the presence of minimal sympathetic tone, some 60% of total blood volume is hemodynamically inactive and constitutes a blood volume reserve (the unstressed volume). The remainder of the blood volume (the stressed volume) and the compliance of the venous system determine the venous pressure. This venous pressure together with venous resistance determines venous return, right atrial pressure, cardiac preload, and hence cardiac output. Venoconstriction causes conversion of unstressed volume to the stressed volume, the blood volume reserve is converted into hemodynamically active blood volume. After hemorrhage this replaces the lost stressed volume, while in other situations where total blood volume is not reduced, it allows a sustained increase in cardiac output. The major blood volume reserve is in the splanchnic bed: the liver and intestine, and in animals but not man, the spleen. A major unsolved problem is how the conversion of unstressed volume to stressed volume by venoconstriction is reflexly controlled.


1961 ◽  
Vol 1 (04) ◽  
pp. 353-379
Author(s):  
Jacques Lammerant ◽  
Norman Veall ◽  
Michel De Visscher

Summary1. The technique for the measurement of cardiac output by external recording of the intracardiac flow of 131I labelled human serum albumin has been extended to provide a measure of the mean circulation time from right to left heart and hence a new approach to the estimation of the pulmonary blood volume.2. Values for the basal cardiac output in normal subjects and its variations with age are in good agreement with the previously published data of other workers.3. The pulmonary blood volume in normal man in the basal state was found to be 28.2 ± 0.6% of the total blood volume.4. There was no correlation between cardiac output and pulmonary blood volume in a series of normal subjects in the basal state.5. The increase in cardiac output during digestion was associated with a decrease in pulmonary blood volume equal to 6.3 ± 1.2% of the total blood volume, that is, about 280 ml.6. The increase in cardiac output during exercise was associated with a decrease in pulmonary blood volume equal to 4.5 ± 1.0% of the total blood volume, that is, about 200 ml.7. The increase in cardiac output attributed to alarm is not associated with a decrease in pulmonary blood volume, the latter may in fact be increased.8. The total blood volume is advocated as a standard of reference for studies of this type in normal subjects in preference to body weight or surface area.9. The significance of these results and the validity of the method are discussed.


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