Mechanisms compensating Na and water retention induced by long-term reduction of renal perfusion pressure

1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. R646-R654 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Seeliger ◽  
W. Boemke ◽  
M. Corea ◽  
T. Encke ◽  
H. W. Reinhardt

Endogenous downregulation of plasma aldosterone (Aldo) concentration, despite increased plasma renin activity (PRA), has been suggested to compensate Na and water retention, which is induced by long-term reduction of renal perfusion pressure (rRPP). To determine whether fixed plasma Aldo concentration would prevent equilibration of 24-h Na and water balances during rRPP, chronically instrumented, freely moving beagle dogs were kept under standardized conditions (daily intake 5.5 mmol Na/kg body wt) and studied for 4 consecutive days under the following conditions: control without rRPP (protocol 1) and rRPP + infusion of Aldo (rRPP + Aldo, protocol 2). Because Aldo administration reduces PRA and, thereby, angiotensin II (ANG II) levels ANG II was additionally infused in protocol 3 (rRPP + ANG II + Aldo). During rRPP + Aldo, 24-h Na balances were never equilibrated. Daily Na retention was approximately 3.5 mmol/kg body wt on day 1 and decreased to approximately 1.6 mmol/kg body wt on day 4; 24-h water balances changed in a similar manner. PRA decreased stepwise. On all rRPP + ANG II + Aldo days, Na and water retentions were more extensive than during rRPP + Aldo. Daily Na retention decreased from approximately 4.4 mmol/kg body wt on day 1 to approximately 3.0 mmol/kg body wt on day 4. Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide increased during both protocols. It is concluded that 1) endogenous downregulation of components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is a pivotal compensatory mechanism to reduce Na and water retention and 2) natriuretic and diuretic factors seem to be of minor potency, because not even the sum of all could counterbalances the Na- and water-retaining effects of Aldo and ANG II.

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (5) ◽  
pp. R865-R873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Mehlin Sorensen ◽  
Paul Peter Leyssac ◽  
Max Salomonsson ◽  
Ole Skott ◽  
Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou

Previous experiments from our laboratory showed that longer-lasting reductions in renal perfusion pressure (RPP) are associated with a gradual decrease in renal blood flow (RBF) that can be abolished by clamping plasma ANG II concentration ([ANG II]). The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanisms behind the RBF downregulation in halothane-anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats during a 30-min reduction in RPP to 88 mmHg. During the 30 min of reduced RPP we also measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR), proximal tubular pressure (Pprox), and proximal tubular flow rate (QLP). Early distal tubular fluid conductivity was measured as an estimate of early distal [NaCl] ([NaCl]ED), and changes in plasma renin concentration (PRC) over time were measured. During 30 min of reduced RPP, RBF decreased gradually from 6.5 ± 0.3 to 6.0 ± 0.3 ml/min after 5 min (NS) to 5.2 ± 0.2 ml/min after 30 min ( P < 0.05). This decrease occurred in parallel with a gradual increase in PRC from 38.2 ± 11.0 × 10-5 to 87.1 ± 25.1 × 10-5 Goldblatt units (GU)/ml after 5 min ( P < 0.05) to 158.5 ± 42.9 × 10-5 GU/ml after 30 min ( P < 0.01). GFR, Pprox, and [NaCl]ED all decreased significantly after 5 min and remained low. Estimates of pre- and postglomerular resistances showed that the autoregulatory mechanisms initially dilated preglomerular vessels to maintain RBF and GFR. However, after 30 min of reduced RPP, both pre- and postglomerular resistance had increased. We conclude that the decrease in RBF over time is caused by increases in both pre- and postglomerular resistance due to rising plasma renin and ANG II concentrations.


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (2) ◽  
pp. F296-F301
Author(s):  
E. W. Quillen ◽  
I. A. Reid

Studies were performed to determine whether intravertebral angiotensin II infusion (iva ANG II) decreases renin release by increasing renal perfusion pressure (RPP) and to investigate possible effects of iva ANG II on renal function. RPP was electronically servocontrolled in 12 conscious dogs equipped with chronic vascular catheters and a suprarenal aortic balloon constrictor while iva ANG II was infused bilaterally for 60 min at 0.33 ng.kg-1.min-1. Without servocontrol, iva ANG II increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) from 101 +/- 4 to 106 +/- 5 mmHg, urine flow (V) from 0.36 +/- 0.03 to 0.45 +/- 0.04 ml/min, and sodium excretion (UNaV) from 36.2 +/- 7.0 to 62.7 +/- 6.6 mumol/min. Plasma renin activity (PRA) decreased from 6.9 +/- 0.7 to 5.0 +/- 0.6 ng ANG I.ml-1.3 h-1. With servocontrol, iva ANG II increased MAP from 102 +/- 4 to 109 +/- 5 mmHg while RPP remained constant with a variation of less than +/- 1 mmHg. PRA did not change significantly (5.9 +/- 0.3 to 7.0 +/- 0.7 ng ANG I.ml-1.3 h-1). V decreased from 0.33 +/- 0.02 to 0.26 +/- 0.01 ml/min, and UNaV decreased from 49.0 +/- 5.7 to 29.7 +/- 4.4 mumol/min. The data provide evidence that iva ANG II decreases renin release by increasing RPP and stimulating the renal baroreceptor and/or the macula densa mechanisms. In addition, at constant RPP, ANG II exerts a central action to decrease UNaV.


1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. F307-F314 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Loutzenhiser ◽  
L. Chilton ◽  
G. Trottier

An adaptation of the in vitro perfused hydronephrotic rat kidney model allowing in situ measurement of arteriolar membrane potentials is described. At a renal perfusion pressure of 80 mmHg, resting membrane potentials of interlobular arteries (22 +/- 2 microns) and afferent (14 +/- 1 microns) and efferent arterioles (12 +/- 1 microns) were -40 +/- 2 (n = 8), -40 +/- 1 (n = 45), and -38 +/- 2 mV (n = 22), respectively (P = 0.75). Using a dual-pipette system to stabilize the impalement site, we measured afferent and efferent arteriolar membrane potentials during angiotensin II (ANG II)-induced vasoconstriction. ANG II (0.1 nM) reduced afferent arteriolar diameters from 13 +/- 1 to 8 +/- 1 microns (n = 8, P = 0.005) and membrane potentials from -40 +/- 2 to -29 +/- mV (P = 0.012). ANG II elicited a similar vasoconstriction in efferent arterioles, decreasing diameters from 13 +/- 1 to 8 +/- 1 microns (n = 8, P = 0.004), but failed to elicit a significant depolarization (-39 +/- 2 for control; -36 +/- 3 mV for ANG II; P = 0.27). Our findings thus indicate that resting membrane potentials of pre- and postglomerular arterioles are similar and lie near the threshold activation potential for L-type Ca channels. ANG II-induced vasoconstriction appears to be closely coupled to membrane depolarization in the afferent arteriole, whereas mechanical and electrical responses appear to be dissociated in the efferent arteriole.


1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (3) ◽  
pp. R546-R551 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Villarreal ◽  
J. O. Davis ◽  
R. H. Freeman ◽  
W. D. Sweet ◽  
J. R. Dietz

This study examines the role of the renal prostaglandin system in stimulus-secretion coupling for renal baroreceptor-dependent renin release in the anesthetized rat. Changes in plasma renin activity (PRA) secondary to suprarenal aortic constriction were evaluated in groups of rats with a single denervated nonfiltering kidney (DNFK) with and without pretreatment with meclofenamate. Suprarenal aortic constriction was adjusted to reduce renal perfusion pressure to either 100 or 50 mmHg. In addition, similar experiments were performed in rats with a single intact filtering kidney. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis with meclofenamate failed to block or attenuate the increase in PRA in response to the decrement in renal perfusion pressure after both severe and mild aortic constriction for both the DNFK and the intact-kidney groups. The adequacy of prostaglandin inhibition was demonstrated by complete blockade with meclofenamate of the marked hypotensive and hyperreninemic responses to sodium arachidonate. The results in the DNFK indicate that in the rat, renal prostaglandins do not function as obligatory mediators of the isolated renal baroreceptor mechanism for the control of renin release. Also the findings in the intact filtering kidney suggest that prostaglandins are not essential in the renin response of other intrarenal receptor mechanisms that also are stimulated by a reduction in renal perfusion pressure.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 782-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Fan ◽  
S. Mukaddam-Daher ◽  
J. Gutkowska ◽  
B. S. Nuwayhid ◽  
E. W. Quillen Jr.

To further investigate the influence of renal nerves on renin secretion, the renin secretion responses to step reductions of renal perfusion pressure (RPP) were studied in conscious sheep with innervated kidneys (n = 5) and with bilaterally denervated kidneys (n = 5). The average basal level of RPP in sheep with denervated kidneys (82 ± 4 mmHg; 1 mmHg = 133.3 Pa) was similar to that in sheep with innervated kidneys (83 ± 3 mmHg). RPP was reduced in four sequential 15-min steps, to a final level of 54 ± 2 mmHg in sheep with innervated kidneys and to 57 ± 1 mmHg in denervated sheep. The renin secretion rate was increased as RPP was reduced in sheep with innervated kidneys. Baseline peripheral plasma renin activity was reduced and there was almost no response of renin secretion rate to reduction of RPP in sheep with denervated kidneys. Also, baseline renal blood flow, urine flow rate, sodium excretion rate, and potassium excretion rate were higher in sheep with denervated kidneys than those with innervated kidneys. Baseline plasma angiotensin II was similar in both groups of sheep. As RPP was decreased, plasma angiotensin II was increased in sheep with innervated kidneys, but was not significantly altered in sheep with denervated kidneys. Plasma atrial natriuretic factor was unaltered by either reduction of RPP or renal denervation. In conclusion, hormonal factors, such as angiotensin II and atrial natriuretic factor, do not account for the dramatic suppression of renin secretion in response to the reduction of RPP in sheep with bilateral renal denervation. Renal nerves are a necessary component in the control of renin secretion during reduction of RPP and may contribute to the regulation of baseline plasma renin activity and sodium excretion rate in conscious ewes.Key words: renin secretion, renal perfusion pressure, renal nerves, denervation, sheep.


1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (3) ◽  
pp. R524-R529 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D. Binder ◽  
D. F. Anderson

We examined the relationship between acute reductions in renal perfusion pressure, as approximated by femoral arterial blood pressure, and plasma renin activity in the uninephrectomized fetal lamb. Renal perfusion pressure was reduced and maintained at a constant value by controlled partial occlusion of the aorta above the renal artery. After 15 min of reduced blood pressure, blood samples were taken for determination of plasma renin activity. This protocol was performed 22 times in 11 fetal lambs. Additionally, three of the fetuses were delivered by cesarean section and studied as newborns for the first week of life. In the fetus, there was a linear relationship between log plasma renin activity and femoral arterial blood pressure (P less than 0.01). After birth, the relationship still existed, although it was shifted to the right (P less than 0.0001). We conclude that there is a significant relationship between plasma renin activity and renal perfusion pressure in the fetal lamb, and as early as 1 day after birth, this relationship shifts to the right in the newborn lamb.


1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (3) ◽  
pp. R481-R489 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Boemke ◽  
E. Seeliger ◽  
L. Rothermund ◽  
M. Corea ◽  
R. Pettker ◽  
...  

Two groups of six dogs were studied during 4 control days and 4 days of reduced renal perfusion pressure (rRPP) servo controlled at 20% below the individual dog's 24-h mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) during control days, i.e., below the threshold for renin release. On rRPP days, endogenous activation of plasma aldosterone and angiotensin II was inhibited by the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril. The dogs were kept on a high-Na and high-water intake. Unlike studies during rRPP alone, there was no Na and water retention during rRPP+captopril. Glomerular filtration rate dropped by approximately 9%, and MABP remained in the range of control days. Plasma renin activity rose to values 14 times greater than control, whereas plasma aldosterone decreased by approximately 60%. Atrial natriuretic peptide remained in the range of controls. In conclusion, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition can prevent the otherwise obligatory Na and water retention and systemic MABP increase during a 20% reduction in renal perfusion pressure. This is achieved most likely via the captopril-induced fall in angiotensin II and plasma aldosterone levels.


1979 ◽  
Vol 236 (6) ◽  
pp. H854-H859 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Johnson ◽  
E. R. Fahri ◽  
B. R. Troen ◽  
A. C. Barger

Previous work from our laboratory has shown that physiological increments of circulating epinephrine concentration increase plasma renin activity (PRA) by an extrarenal beta-receptor mechanism. In the present experiments, epinephrine was infused intravenously at 125 ng.kg-1.min-1 for 45 min in trained, conscious dogs. PRA rose 3 to 5-fold, as previously described, and was accompanied by a transient decline of mean arterial pressure, decreased plasma potassium concentration, and increased hematocrit. Prior splenectomy to maintain hematocrit constant did not attenuate the PRA response to epinephrine. The kidneys of 4 dogs were denervated and constrictor cuff was placed around the renal artery. Renal denervation did not alter the PRA response to intravenous epinephrine infusion. A transient decline in renal perfusion pressure produced by cuff constriction only transiently increase PRA. Neither maintenance of a constant plasma potassium concentration nor oral administration of indomethacin altered the PRA response to epinephrine. We conclude that intravenous epinephrine increases PRA by a mechanism independent of the renal nerves, changes in renal perfusion pressure, hematocrit, plasma potassium concentration, and plasma prostaglandins.


1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (2) ◽  
pp. H650-H657 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Reinhardt ◽  
M. Corea ◽  
W. Boemke ◽  
R. Pettker ◽  
L. Rothermund ◽  
...  

This study examines whether an increase in renal perfusion pressure (RPP) is necessary to escape endogenously stimulated Na- and water-retaining mechanisms. In seven dogs stimulation was accomplished by a servo-controlled reduction of RPP (rRPP) below the threshold for pressure-dependent renin release for 4 days. Oral intake was standardized. Plasma renin activity (PRA) rose from 2.5 in controls to approximately 5 ng ANG I.ml-1 x h-1 during rRPP days. Plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) increased by approximately 50% only on day 1 of rRPP but fell at or below control levels thereafter. The PAC-to-PRA ratio decreased during rRPP days. Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) rose to values three times higher than in controls. Mean systemic blood pressure (MABP) rose from 111 +/- 12 in controls to 142 +/- 14 mmHg on day 4 of rRPP. On day 1 of rRPP 60% of the Na and 24% of the water intake were retained. However, after 2–3 days the input-output balance was restored but on a higher level of total body Na and total body water (new “set point”). Because elevated systemic MABP could not exert direct pressure effects on the kidneys due to servo control of rRPP, there must be other factors, e.g., fall in PAC, increase in ANF, and changes in intrarenal hemodynamics and physical factors that may have contributed to the resetting of input-output balances during rRPP.


2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (6) ◽  
pp. F1400-F1408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supaporn Kulthinee ◽  
Weijian Shao ◽  
Martha Franco ◽  
L. Gabriel Navar

In ANG II-dependent hypertension, ANG II activates ANG II type 1 receptors (AT1Rs), elevating blood pressure and increasing renal afferent arteriolar resistance (AAR). The increased arterial pressure augments interstitial ATP concentrations activating purinergic P2X receptors (P2XRs) also increasing AAR. Interestingly, P2X1R and P2X7R inhibition reduces AAR to the normal range, raising the conundrum regarding the apparent disappearance of AT1R influence. To evaluate the interactions between P2XRs and AT1Rs in mediating the increased AAR elicited by chronic ANG II infusions, experiments using the isolated blood perfused juxtamedullary nephron preparation allowed visualization of afferent arteriolar diameters (AAD). Normotensive and ANG II-infused hypertensive rats showed AAD responses to increases in renal perfusion pressure from 100 to 140 mmHg by decreasing AAD by 26 ± 10% and 19 ± 4%. Superfusion with the inhibitor P2X1Ri (NF4490; 1 μM) increased AAD. In normotensive kidneys, superfusion with ANG II (1 nM) decreased AAD by 16 ± 4% and decreased further by 19 ± 5% with an increase in renal perfusion pressure. Treatment with P2X1Ri increased AAD by 30 ± 6% to values higher than those at 100 mmHg plus ANG II. In hypertensive kidneys, the inhibitor AT1Ri (SML1394; 1 μM) increased AAD by 10 ± 7%. In contrast, treatment with P2X1Ri increased AAD by 21 ± 14%; combination with P2X1Ri plus P2X7Ri (A438079; 1 μM) increased AAD further by 25 ± 8%. The results indicate that P2X1R, P2X7R, and AT1R actions converge at receptor or postreceptor signaling pathways, but P2XR exerts a dominant influence abrogating the actions of AT1Rs on AAR in ANG II-dependent hypertension.


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