Angiotensin II mediates drinking elicited by eating in the rat

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (2) ◽  
pp. R436-R442 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Kraly ◽  
R. Corneilson

Captopril (CA) was used to block synthesis of endogenous angiotensin II (ANG II) in periphery and/or brain of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats in tests for drinking elicited by eating pelleted chow. Blockade of ANG II-converting enzyme (ACE) in periphery alone (using 0.5 mg/kg CA) increased drinking elicited by eating, whereas simultaneous blockade of ACE in periphery and brain (using subcutaneous 100 mg/kg CA or subcutaneous 0.5 mg/kg plus third ventricular 25 micrograms CA) decreased such drinking. The inhibitory effect of 100 mg/kg CA on water-to-food ratio was prevented by a dipsogenically subthreshold subcutaneous dose (5 micrograms/kg) of ANG II. Blockade of ACE in brain alone (third ventricular 25 micrograms CA) had no effect on food-related drinking. Pharmacological antagonism of ANG II (100 mg/kg CA) together with antagonism of histamine H1 and H2 receptors (using intraperitoneal dexbrompheniramine and cimetidine) were not additive in their inhibitory effects on drinking elicited by eating. Blockade of ACE (100 mg/kg CA) inhibited drinking elicited by subcutaneous histamine, but blockade of histamine receptors failed to inhibit drinking elicited by subcutaneous ANG II. These results support a role for endogenous ANG II under what appear to be physiological conditions for drinking behavior, i.e., when drinking is elicited by eating, and they suggest the working hypothesis of ANG II mediation of a histaminergic mechanism for food-related drinking in the rat.

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (3) ◽  
pp. R531-R538 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Pawloski ◽  
G. D. Fink

This study was designed to investigate the effects on water drinking of acute and chronic increases in circulating angiotensin II (ANG II) concentrations in rats. Experiments were conducted in male Sprague-Dawley rats chronically instrumented with femoral arterial and venous catheters and permanently housed in metal metabolism cages. ANG II was infused intravenously either acutely (30 min-2 h) or chronically (3 days) in a dose range of 10-60 ng/min. In no instance did such infusions cause a statistically significant increase in water intake. Other experiments examined the influence of ANG II (10 ng/min iv) on drinking elicited by infusion of hypertonic sodium chloride (1.5 M at 3.5 microliters/min). ANG II administration did not increase drinking to a hypertonic saline stimulus or lower the osmotic threshold for drinking. Nitroprusside (12 micrograms/min) was infused for 30 min to produce hypotension and drinking. Water intake associated with this stimulus was not changed by blocking ANG II formation with enalapril (2 mg/kg iv) or by concomitant infusion of ANG II (10 ng/min iv). Finally, plasma ANG II concentrations were measured before and after 1-h intravenous infusion of saline or ANG II to determine the levels of circulating ANG II produced by the infusion rates used here. It is concluded that the range of circulating ANG II concentrations found under most physiological conditions in rats does not directly stimulate drinking or participate importantly in osmotic or hypotension-induced drinking.


Hypertension ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Cabral ◽  
Nancy Hong ◽  
Jeffrey Garvin

Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener has increased dramatically. Fructose has been implicated in the epidemic of diabetes, obesity and hypertension including salt-sensitive hypertension. However, the mechanisms are poorly understood. The proximal nephron reabsorbs 60-70% of the fluid and Na, and most of the filtered bicarbonate via Na/H exchanger 3. Enhanced proximal nephron transport has been implicated in several forms of hypertension. We hypothesized that fructose stimulates NHE3 activity and enhances the ability of angiotensin II (ANG II) to activate NHE3 in the proximal tubule. To test our hypothesis we isolated and perfused proximal tubules from Sprague Dawley rats. NHE3 activity was measured as the recovery of intracellular pH after an NH4Cl acid pulse using the pH sensitive dye BCECF. The rate of pH recovery was measured in Fluorescent Units per second (FU/sec). In the presence of a 5.5 mM glucose-containing physiological saline the basal rate of pH recovery was 3.1 ± 0.8 FU/sec. When the luminal solution was exchanged to a 0.6 mM glucose + 5 mM fructose-containing physiological saline in a second period, the rate of pH recovery increased to 5 ± 1 FU/sec (p<0.03, n=8).To study whether this effect was due to the addition of fructose or the removal of glucose to the lumen, we performed a separate set of experiments where 5 mM glucose was substituted for 5 mM fructose. In the presence of 0.6 mM glucose the basal rate of pH recovery was 3.6 ± 1.5 FU/sec. When 5 mM fructose was added the rate of pH recovery increased to 5.9 ± 2 FU/sec (p<0.02, n=5). Control experiments showed no differences between periods when 5 mm glucose was added back to the luminal perfusate. Finally, we tested the effect of low concentrations of ANG II in the presence or absence of luminal fructose. In the presence of 5.5 mM glucose, ANG II 10-12 M did not affect the rate of pH recovery (change: -1.1 ± 0.5 FU/sec, n=9). However, in the presence of 5 mM fructose, ANG II increased the rate of pH recovery (change: 4.0 ± 2.2 FU/sec, p< 0.03 n=6). We conclude that acute treatment with fructose stimulates NHE3 activity and enhances the ability of ANG II to activate NHE3 in the proximal tubule. These results may partially explain the mechanism by which a fructose diet induces hypertension.


1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (1) ◽  
pp. H88-H94 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Fleming ◽  
I. G. Joshua

Male Sprague-Dawley rats (140-180 g) were anesthetized with alpha-chloralose and urethan. The cremaster muscle with intact blood supply and neural innervation was suspended in a tissue bath containing a modified Krebs solution. With the use of television microscopy the luminal diameters of third-order arterioles (14-32 micron) were measured before and after adding angiotensin II (ANG II, bath concn 10(-6) M). The arterioles responded to ANG II with an initial, transient constriction followed by a more prolonged dilation to a diameter larger than the control diameter. Pretreating the muscle with [Sar1, Ile8]ANG II significantly attenuated both the arteriolar constriction and subsequent dilation induced by ANG II. Treatment of the cremaster muscle with mefenamic acid or indomethacin, inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis, produced a significant reduction in the diameter of the arterioles and abolished the dilator phase of the arteriolar response to ANG II without preventing the ANG II-induced constriction. These results demonstrate that within the intact microcirculation, ANG II produces both an arteriolar constriction and a dilation that are mediated by specific ANG II receptors. The ANG II-induced dilation of the arterioles appears to be caused by increased prostaglandin synthesis and release.


1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (5) ◽  
pp. R1070-R1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ando ◽  
Y. Sato ◽  
A. Ono ◽  
K. Takahashi ◽  
T. Shimosawa ◽  
...  

To clarify the hypotensive effect of high dietary Ca intake on salt-sensitive hypertension, 7-wk-old Sprague-Dawley rats, 3.15% Na and/or 4.07% Ca diet loaded, were administered 125 ng/ml of angiotensin II (ANG II) intraperitoneally for 12 days. Compared with control rats (mean blood pressure 108 +/- 2 mmHg), ANG II administration caused hypertension (131 +/- 4 mmHg, P less than 0.05). Na loading enhanced the hypertensive effect of ANG II (161 +/- 4 mmHg, P less than 0.01). Dietary Ca loading did not significantly inhibit the pressor effect of ANG II alone (119 +/- 4 mmHg). However, Ca loading suppressed hypertension in ANG II-salt rats (126 +/- 4 mmHg, P less than 0.01). Plasma total catecholamine (norepinephrine + epinephrine) was increased in ANG II-salt rats (176 +/- 14 vs. 290 +/- 23 pg/ml, P less than 0.05), but Ca loading decreased plasma catecholamine (182 +/- 13 pg/ml, P less than 0.05). In contrast, plasma catecholamine was not significantly different between ANG II-treated rats with and without Ca loading. Ca loading increased serum Ca in ANG II rats (10.9 +/- 0.1 vs. 11.7 +/- 0.1 mg/dl, P less than 0.05) but did not do so significantly in ANG II-salt rats (10.8 +/- 0.2 vs. 10.9 +/- 0.1 mg/dl). Thus Ca loading exclusively ameliorated salt-sensitive hypertension, which was induced with ANG II administration and Na loading in rats, probably through suppression of the increased sympathetic activity. In addition, these effects of Ca loading were not mediated through an increased blood level of Ca.


Hypertension ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon A Kemp ◽  
Nancy L Howell ◽  
Shetal H Padia

An interaction between angiotensin II (Ang II) and ghrelin has been established in many tissues relevant to cardiovascular control, but nothing is known about their relationship within the kidney. Intrarenal ghrelin receptors (GRs) localize to the collecting duct (CD) where they couple to an adenylyl cyclase second messenger system to increase cAMP and ENaC-dependent Na+ reabsorption. Ang II also stimulates the activity of ENaC in the CD (independent of aldosterone), via actions at AT1Rs. The following studies seek to determine whether CD GRs are an important mechanism of Ang II-induced antinatriuresis. Uninephrectomized Sprague-Dawley rats received 3 cumulative 1h renal interstitial (RI) infusions of vehicle 5% dextrose in water (D5W, N=8), Ang II (2 ng/kg/min, N=8), Ang II + D-LYS-GHRP-6, a highly selective GR antagonist (D-LYS, 2, 4, 6 μg/min, N=8) or D-LYS alone (N=8). Urine Na+ excretion rate (UNaV) was measured each hour and compared to baseline, during which only vehicle was infused. RI fluid was collected each hour for cAMP determinations. RI Ang II induced a significant antinatriuresis (UNaV was reduced by 34% at 1h, P<0.01; by 46% at 2h, P<0.001; and by 56% at 3h, P<0.001 from baseline). Ang II-induced antinatriuresis was accompanied by a significant increase in RI cAMP levels from a baseline value of 2.97±0.56 pmol/mL to 10.9±2.2, 13.4±2.2, and 15.3±2.7 pmol/mL after 1h, 2h, and 3h respectively (all P<0.01). However, each of these effects of RI Ang II infusion was abolished by concurrent GR blockade with D-LYS. These data suggest that intact intrarenal GR activity is necessary for Ang II-induced Na+ reabsorption in vivo. Furthermore, since cAMP fails to increase in response to Ang II when GRs are blocked, (and GRs are known to signal via cAMP in the kidney), these data strongly suggest that one of the mechanisms of Ang II-induced Na+ reabsorption in the kidney is via GR-induced increases in cAMP.


1978 ◽  
Vol 234 (1) ◽  
pp. F41-F47 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Hoffman ◽  
U. Ganten ◽  
M. I. Phillips ◽  
P. G. Schmid ◽  
P. Schelling ◽  
...  

The effect of blockade of central angiotensin II (AII) receptors and cholinergic receptors on thirst induced by water deprivation was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats and rats with hereditary hypothalamic diabetes insipidus (DI). Neither central AII nor cholinergic blockade alone affected drinking. Antagonism of both receptors simultaneously, however, significantly inhibited water intake of both Sprague-Dawley and DI rats. This inhibitory effect was not observed in water-deprived, nephrectomized rats. The combined antagonism on water intake was specific, since milk intake in hungry rats was not affected by simultaneous AII and cholinergic blockade. Isorenin concentrations in brain tissue were at control levels in water-deprived, nephrectomized, and non-nephrectomized Sprague-Dawley rats but were increased in water-deprived DI rats. The results suggest that angiotensin and cholinergic receptors in the brain have a physiological role in thirst. Thirst is maintained when either receptor is intact, but reduced when both receptors are inhibited by antagonists. They are independently capable of maintaining thirst.


2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. F340-F350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jung Lee ◽  
In-Kyung Song ◽  
Kyung-Jin Jang ◽  
Jakob Nielsen ◽  
Jørgen Frøkiær ◽  
...  

Vasopressin and angiotensin II (ANG II) play a major role in renal water and Na+ reabsorption. We previously demonstrated that ANG II AT1 receptor blockade decreases dDAVP-induced water reabsorption and AQP2 levels in rats, suggesting cross talk between these two peptide hormones ( Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 288: F673–F684, 2005). To directly address this issue, primary cultured inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells from male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated for 15 min with 1) vehicle, 2) ANG II, 3) ANG II + the AT1 receptor blocker candesartan, 4) dDAVP, 5) ANG II + dDAVP, or 6) ANG II + dDAVP + candesartan. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that 10−8 M ANG II or 10−11 M dDAVP ( protocol 1) was associated with increased AQP2 labeling of the plasma membrane and decreased cytoplasmic labeling, respectively. cAMP levels increased significantly in response to 10−8 M ANG II and were potentiated by cotreatment with 10−11 M dDAVP. Consistent with this finding, immunoblotting revealed that this cotreatment significantly increased expression of phosphorylated AQP2. ANG II-induced AQP2 targeting was blocked by 10−5 M candesartan. In protocol 2, treatment with a lower concentration of dDAVP (10−12 M) or ANG II (10−9 M) did not change subcellular AQP2 distribution, whereas 10−12 M dDAVP + 10−9 M ANG II enhanced AQP2 targeting. This effect was inhibited by cotreatment with 10−5 M candesartan. ANG II-induced cAMP accumulation and AQP2 targeting were inhibited by inhibition of PKC activity. In conclusion, ANG II plays a role in the regulation of AQP2 targeting to the plasma membrane in IMCD cells through AT1 receptor activation and potentiates the effect of dDAVP on AQP2 plasma membrane targeting.


2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (4) ◽  
pp. H1683-H1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanran K. Ganta ◽  
Ning Lu ◽  
Bryan G. Helwig ◽  
Frank Blecha ◽  
Roman R. Ganta ◽  
...  

We tested the hypothesis that central angiotensin II (ANG II) administration would activate splenic sympathetic nerve discharge (SND), which in turn would alter splenic cytokine gene expression. Experiments were completed in sinoaortic nerve-lesioned, urethane-chloralose-anesthetized, splenic nerve-intact (splenic-intact) and splenic nerve-lesioned (splenic-denervated) Sprague-Dawley rats. Splenic cytokine gene expression was determined using gene-array and real-time RT-PCR analyses. Splenic SND was significantly increased after intracerebroventricular administration of ANG II (150 ng/kg, 10 μl), but not artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). Splenic mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-2, and IL-16 genes was increased in ANG II-treated splenic-intact rats compared with aCSF-treated splenic-intact rats. Splenic IL-1β, IL-2, and IL-6 gene expression responses to ANG II were significantly reduced in splenic-denervated compared with splenic-intact rats. Splenic gene expression responses did not differ significantly in ANG II-treated splenic-denervated and aCSF-treated splenic-intact rats. Splenic blood flow responses to intracerebroventricular ANG II administration did not differ between splenic-intact and splenic-denervated rats. These results provide experimental support for the hypothesis that ANG II modulates the immune system through activation of splenic SND, suggesting a novel relation between ANG II, efferent sympathetic nerve outflow, and splenic cytokine gene expression.


2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (3) ◽  
pp. H1104-H1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
André-Patrick Arrigo ◽  
R. William Currie

Heat shock (HS) proteins (Hsps) function in tissue protection through their chaperone activity and by interacting with cell signaling pathways to suppress apoptosis. Here, we investigated the effect of HS treatment on the nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway in the angiotensin II (ANG II) model of inflammation. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham and HS-, ANG II-, and HS + ANG II-treated groups. HS treatment was administered 24 h before the initiation of ANG II infusion. HS treatment (42°C for 15 min) decreased 7-day ANG II-induced hypertension from 191 ± 4 to 147 ± 3 mmHg ( P < 0.01). Histological staining of hearts showed that HS treatment reduced ANG II-induced leukocyte infiltration, perivascular and interstitial inflammation, and fibrosis. Heart NF-κB nuclear translocation and activity, examined by Western blot analysis and electrophoretic mobility shift assay, was suppressed by HS treatment. HS treatment depleted IκB kinase-α (IKK-α) and phosphorylated IKK-α and suppressed the depletion of IκB-α and the accumulation of phosphorylated IκB-α. HS treatment blocked ANG II induced expression of IL-6 and ICAM-1 in the heart. ANG II and HS treatment induced high-level expression of Hsp27 and Hsp70 and their phosphorylation. Phosphorylated isoforms of Hsp27 and Hsp70 may play an important role in protecting the heart against ANG II-induced inflammation.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. F340-F346 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Chatsudthipong ◽  
Y. L. Chan

This study was designed to examine the intracellular mechanism of inhibitory action of high concentration of angiotensin II (ANG II) on proximal tubular transport in rat kidneys by microperfusion methods. Perfusion of ANG II (10(-6) M) to peritubular capillaries caused a reduction of both fluid and HCO3- transport (Jv and JHCO3-, respectively) by 33 and 26%, respectively. These inhibitory effects were blocked by the ANG II-receptor antagonist [Sar1, Ile8]ANG II (10(-5) M). Similar degrees of inhibition on Jv and JHCO3- were observed when ionomycin (10(-7) and 10(-6) M), a Ca2+ ionophore, was added to capillary perfusate. Moreover, there was no additive effect when both ANG II and ionomycin were perfused together through capillaries, suggesting that both agents work via the same mechanism, presumably by increasing cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). Inhibitory effects of ANG II on proximal tubular transport were still observed in a Ca2(+)-free perfusate containing ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid, indicating that these effects do not require influx of Ca2+ from extracellular medium. Furthermore, the observation that TMB-8, an agent that prevents intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, completely eliminated the effect of ANG II strongly suggests that intracellular Ca2+ rather than Ca2+ influx mediates effects of ANG II on proximal tubular transport. Direct measurement of [Ca2+]i by use of fura-2 in isolated proximal tubular cells showed slight but statistically significant increases in [Ca2+]i. Taken together, these observations support the idea that intracellular Ca2+ serves as a second messenger in the inhibitory effect of high concentrations of ANG II on Jv and JHCO3- in proximal tubule of kidney.


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