Angiotensin II control of the renal microcirculation in rats with reduced renal mass

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (2) ◽  
pp. F414-F422 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Pelayo ◽  
A. H. Quan ◽  
P. F. Shanley
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Renal Mass ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Sham Group ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Renal Ablation ◽  
Glomerular Hypertension ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration

It has been suggested that angiotensin II (ANG II) activation after renal ablation contributes to the altered glomerular dynamics and proteinuria that characterizes this model of chronic renal failure. In the present study, male Munich-Wistar rats underwent 75% renal ablation (Nx group). Two weeks later, micropuncture studies were performed in sham-operated rats (sham group) and Nx group rats during intravenous infusion of either a vehicle or two ANG II inhibitors, namely [Sar1, Ala8]ANG II or MK-421 administered at a rate of 0.3 and 1 mg.kg body wt-1.h-1, respectively. Acute ANG II inhibition in sham group had no effect on mean arterial pressure (MAP), glomerular dynamics, or proteinuria. In contrast, in Nx group ANG II inhibition lessened glomerular hypertension (from 64.7 +/- 1.0 to 55.4 +/- 1.7 mmHg, P less than 0.0001) the result of postglomerular vasodilation (P less than 0.01), normalized the glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (from 0.038 +/- 0.002 to 0.005 +/- 0.002 nl.s-1.mmHg-1, P less than 0.0001), and attenuated proteinuria (from 42.1 +/- 6.5 to 28.1 +/- 5.4 micrograms/min, P less than 0.01). MAP, single-nephron GFR and plasma flow were unaffected. These results suggest that ANG II activity is enhanced in nephrectomy, contributing in a major way to altered glomerular dynamics and proteinuria.

In vitro effects of angiotensin II on glomerular function

1986 ◽  
Vol 251 (4) ◽  
pp. F627-F634 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. J. Savin
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Relative Volume ◽  
Control Medium ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Glomerular Function ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration ◽  
In Vitro Effects ◽  
Isolated Rat

Effects of incubation with angiotensin II (ANG II) on isolated rat glomeruli were studied to test the hypothesis that ANG II exerts a direct effect on glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (Kf) or hydraulic conductivity (Lp). Glomeruli of adult Munich-Wistar rats were isolated in isotonic medium and incubated at 37 degrees C in control medium or in medium containing ANG II (5.3 X 10(-9) to 5.3 X 10(-6) M) for 20 min. Glomerular volume decreased after incubation with ANG II. Relative volume decrement of unselected cortical glomeruli averaged 6 +/- 3% in 5.3 X 10(-9) or 10(-8) M ANG II and 13 +/- 3% in 5.3 X 10(-6) M ANG II; volume of superficial cortical glomeruli and deep cortical glomeruli diminished by 9 +/- 2 and 5 +/- 0.5%, respectively, after incubation with ANG II 5.3 X 10(-6) M. Glomerular oncometric response after equilibration with media of differing protein concentrations was not altered by ANG II incubation. Kf and Lp assessed in samples of glomeruli following ANG II incubation averaged 4.5 +/- 0.5 nl X mm-1 X mmHg and 2.7 +/- 0.5 microliter X mm-1 X mmHg X cm2, respectively, and were not significantly different from control values (3.8 +/- 0.3 nl X mm-1 X mmHg and 2.4 +/- 0.3 microliter X mm-1 X mmHg X cm2, respectively. In replicate studies of individual glomeruli prior to and after ANG II incubation, Kf was also not significantly altered (control Kf, 6.1 +/- 1.1; Kf after ANG II, 4.4 +/- 0.9 nl X min-1 X mmHg).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Renal adrenergic effector mechanisms: glomerular sites for prostaglandin interaction

1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (2) ◽  
pp. F184-F190 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Pelayo
Keyword(s):  
Glomerular Filtration Rate ◽  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Renal Nerve ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Marked Decline ◽  
Renal Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure Difference

Micropuncture experiments were performed in Munich-Wistar rats to ascertain the renal microcirculatory sites at which prostaglandins interact with the renal nerve and angiotensin II. Renal nerve stimulation (RNS) of 3 Hz alone decreased single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) by 30%, the consequence of 10 and 35% reductions in the glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure difference (delta P) and the single-nephron plasma flow (SNPF), respectively. Pre- and postglomerular vascular resistances increased. RNS during prostaglandin inhibition (indomethacin) resulted in a 70% reduction in SNGFR, secondary to 1) a further diminution in delta P and in SNPF, via heightened pre- and postglomerular vasoconstriction and 2) a marked decline in the glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (LpA), from 0.058 +/- 0.006 to 0.027 +/- 0.002 nl.s-1.mmHg-1.g kidney wt-1 (P less than 0.005). Acute angiotensin II inhibition (MK-421 and [Sar1,Ala8]angiotensin II) in rats pretreated with indomethacin partially attenuated the effects of RNS on vascular resistances and therefore on delta P, SNPF, and SNGFR and prevented the reduction in LpA. Thus vasodilatory prostaglandins act as local modulators of both renal nerve and angiotensin II constrictive actions on glomeruli and renal microcirculation.

Angiotensin II effects on microvascular diameters of in vitro blood-perfused juxtamedullary nephrons

1986 ◽  
Vol 251 (4) ◽  
pp. F610-F618 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Carmines ◽  
T. K. Morrison ◽  
L. G. Navar
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Constant Pressure ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Vasoactive Hormones ◽  
Juxtamedullary Nephron ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Afferent Arterioles ◽  
Dose Dependent

The purpose of this study was to determine the specific renal microvascular segments that are functionally responsive to angiotensin II (ANG II) and other vasoactive hormones. Experiments were performed on juxtamedullary tissue from captopril-treated rats during perfusion with blood at a constant pressure of 110 mmHg. Epifluorescence videomicroscopy was utilized to measure diameters of arcuate and interlobular arteries (ART), mid- (MA) and late- (LA) afferent arterioles, and efferent arterioles (EA). Norepinephrine (700 nM) significantly decreased, and sodium nitroprusside (380 nM) increased, inside diameters of all segments. Topical application of ANG II (0.01 to 1 nM) induced significant reductions in diameters of all vessel segments: ART, 17.5 +/- 2.0%; MA, 19.6 +/- 2.5%; LA, 13.5 +/- 1.5%; and EA, 16.9 +/- 2.7%. The preglomerular response to ANG II was blocked by saralasin (10 microM) and, in most cases, was dose dependent; however, an initial hypersensitivity to low ANG II doses (30% decrease in diameter) was exhibited by 38% of the preglomerular vessels studied. Under these experimental conditions, single-nephron glomerular filtration rate decreased significantly in response to 0.01 nM ANG II exposure. These observations demonstrate that physiological concentrations of ANG II can elicit receptor-dependent and reversible vasoconstriction of the juxtamedullary nephron microvasculature at both pre- and postglomerular sites.

Interactions between adenosine and angiotensin II in controlling glomerular filtration

1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (3) ◽  
pp. F340-F346 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Hall ◽  
J. P. Granger ◽  
R. L. Hester
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Glomerular Filtration ◽  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Renal Vasoconstriction ◽  
Ischemic Renal Failure ◽  
Constrictor Response

This study examined interactions between adenosine (Ado) and angiotensin II (ANG II) in controlling renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In six normal dogs, intrarenal Ado infusion (1.0 mumol/min) transiently decreased RBF, but during sustained Ado infusion RBF increased to 122 +/- 7% of control, although GFR remained at 75 +/- 6% of control. Blockade of ANG II formation with the converting enzyme inhibitor SQ 14225 (n = 6) almost abolished the transient decrease in RBF but did not prevent the sustained fall in GFR caused by Ado. When circulating ANG II was held constant by intravenous infusion of SQ 14225 and 20 ng . kg-1 . min-1 of ANG II (n = 6), Ado transiently decreased RBF but the return of RBF was much slower than in normal dogs and RBF did not increase above control. Maintenance of constant circulating ANG II did not prevent Ado-mediated decreases in GFR. These observations suggest that Ado-mediated reductions in GFR do not depend entirely on ANG II and may be due to dilation of efferent arterioles by Ado. However, the transient renal vasoconstriction caused by Ado depends on ANG II, and data from this study suggest that part of the waning constrictor response to Ado is due to suppression of renin secretion and endogenous ANG II formation. In circumstances where high ANG II levels are maintained (i.e., ischemic renal failure), Ado may be capable of causing sustained renal vasoconstriction.

Local intrarenal vasoconstrictor-vasodilator interactions in mild partial ureteral obstruction

1979 ◽  
Vol 236 (2) ◽  
pp. F131-F140 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ichikawa ◽  
B. M. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Ureteral Obstruction ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Glomerular Capillary ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Systemic Factor

Micropuncture studies were performed in Munich-Wistar rats with surgically created chronic partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). Mean values for superficial single nephron (SN)GFR, total GFR, and initial glomerular plasma flow rate (QA) in obstructed kidneys were essentially identical to values in nonobstructed kidneys. Nevertheless, glomerular capillary hydraulic pressure (PGC) was significantly higher in obstructed than in nonobstructed kidneys. This increase in PGC served to offset the markedly reduced glomerular capillary ultrafiltration coefficient that was also confined to the kidneys ipsilateral to the ureteral obstruction. During infusion of indomethacin or meclofenamate, SNGFR and QA decreased significantly, in association with elevations in arteriolar resistances in obstructed kidneys, whereas such changes were not observed in nonobstructed kidneys. The results suggest that local intrarenal factors, rather than circulating or systemic factor(s), bring about functional adaptations to partial ureteral obstruction. In particular, an indomethacin- and meclofenamate-sensitive vasodilator (presumably prostaglandin) plays a role in antagonizing the effects of a simultaneously acting vasoconstrictor which, although not identified, displayed the functional properties of angiotensin II.

Glomerular effects of angiotensin II require intrarenal factors

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. F717-F721 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. B. Wiegmann ◽  
M. L. MacDougall ◽  
V. J. Savin
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Membrane Area ◽  
Isolated Glomeruli ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration

Glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (Kf) of glomeruli isolated from kidneys of normovolemic rats decreases following infusion of angiotensin II (ANG II). Kf from isolated glomeruli after ANG II infusion in vivo and from isolated perfused kidneys following infusion of ANG II in vitro was measured to determine whether the decrease required the presence of systemic factors. Filtration was induced in vitro and the maximum rate of change in glomerular volume was used to calculate Kf. Glomerular capillary hydraulic conductivity (Lp) was calculated from Lp = Kf/A where the basement membrane area A was calculated as 3 X pi X D2. ANG II infusion in vivo in rats diminished Lp from 3.19 +/- 0.19 to 1.96 +/- 0.13 and to 1.82 +/- 0.11 microliters.min-1.mmHg-1.cm-2, respectively. ANG II infusion into isolated kidneys caused a similar decrease in Lp (3.55 +/- 0.11 to 2.37 +/- 0.07). ANG II infusion either in vivo or during isolated kidney perfusion decreases Kf and Lp. ANG II effects do not require the presence of extrarenal factors but depend on perfusion in situ since incubation of isolated glomeruli with ANG II did not alter Kf.

Angiotensin II in adrenergic-induced alterations in glomerular hemodynamics

1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (5) ◽  
pp. F799-F807 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Pelayo ◽  
M. G. Ziegler ◽  
R. C. Blantz
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Functional Responses ◽  
Renal Nerve ◽  
Renal Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration ◽  
Glomerular Hemodynamics

Micropuncture analysis of glomerular ultrafiltration (SNGFR) was conducted in Munich-Wistar rats to assess the functional responses to moderate-frequency (3-Hz) renal nerve stimulation. Angiotensin II inhibition (ANG II-inhib) was produced by the intravenous administration of [Sar1, Ala8] angiotensin II or MK 421 to investigate whether it modulates the effects of renal nerve stimulation. Micropuncture measurements were obtained before and during renal nerve stimulation. Renal nerve stimulation decreased SNGFR approximately 25% (from 49.9 +/- 2.3 to 38.0 +/- 1.4 nl X min-1 X g kidney wt-1), the result of decreased glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure gradient and nephron plasma flow. These decreases were due to increased afferent (approximately 43%) and efferent (approximately 30%) arteriolar resistances, since the glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient remained unaffected. The effects of renal nerve stimulation during ANG II-inhib were less in magnitude than in renal nerve stimulation alone: SNGFR decreased from 48.0 +/- 1.5 to 44.8 +/- 2.0 nl X min-1 X g kidney wt-1 after renal nerve stimulation. The net renal production of norepinephrine was augmented by renal nerve stimulation but it was not influenced by ANG II-inhib. In conclusion: renal nerve stimulation can regulate glomerular ultrafiltration by altering vascular resistances, and angiotensin II appears to be a critical factor for the full functional expression of renal nerve stimulation at the glomerulus.

Maturational development of glomerular ultrafiltration in the rat

1979 ◽  
Vol 236 (5) ◽  
pp. F465-F471 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ichikawa ◽  
D. A. Maddox ◽  
B. M. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Glomerular Filtration Rate ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Oncotic Pressure ◽  
Kidney Weight ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Immature Rats ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Glomerular Ultrafiltration

To ascertain the cause of low glomerular filtration rate in newborn and immature mammals, we measured glomerular pressures and flows directly in immature (30- to 45-day-old) euvolemic Munich-Wistar rats with surface glomeruli. As with total kidney GFR, single nephron (SN)GFR was found to be significantly lower than in adult rats, on average by 40% when corrected for kidney weight. Equality between efferent oncotic pressure and transglomeruler hydraulic pressure difference (deltaP) was usually achieved in immature rats, indicating that the glomerular capillary ultrafiltration coefficient is not a factor limiting SNGFR and GFR in immature rats. Although the average values for deltaP in immature rats were slightly, albeit significantly, lower than in adults, markedly lower values (79 +/- 5 vs. 136 +/- 10 nl/min per g kidney wt) for glomerular plasma flow rate (QA) proved to be the primary factor responsible for the lower SNGFR and GFR values in immature rats. Considerably higher values for afferent and efferent arteriolar resistances contributed to this low QA state in immature rats.

Role of angiotensin II in experimental membranous nephropathy

1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (4) ◽  
pp. F500-F506
Author(s):  
F. B. Gabbai ◽  
C. B. Wilson ◽  
R. C. Blantz
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Membranous Nephropathy ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Chronic Administration ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Glomerular Injury ◽  
Single Nephron ◽  
Glomerular Hemodynamics

Glomerular hemodynamics measurements in rats with experimental membranous nephropathy [passive Heymann nephritis (PHN)] have demonstrated that the appearance of proteinuria 5 days after administration of anti-Fx1A antibody is temporally related to changes in the glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (LpA). Previous studies in other models of glomerular injury have suggested a significant role for angiotensin II (ANG II) in the glomerular hemodynamic abnormalities. To evaluate the possible role of ANG II in the LpA decrease, converting enzyme inhibitor (CEI) was administered acutely or chronically (5 days before and after induction of PHN) to rats with PHN. Acute ANG II blockade produced a fall in mean arterial pressure (MAP), single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR), absolute proximal reabsorption (APR), single-nephron plasma flow, single-nephron blood flow, and glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (PG); however, no changes in LpA were detected. Chronic administration of CEI (MK421, 5 mg.kg-1.day-1) in the drinking water was associated with a fall in MAP; however, both SNGFR and APR increased. PG and the transcapillary hydrostatic pressure gradient were unchanged, and LpA remained depressed. These results suggest that reduction of LpA in rats with PHN is ANG II independent and that other mechanisms are required to explain these changes in glomerular hemodynamics.

scholarly journals Interaction of angiotensin II and TGF-beta 1 in the rat remnant kidney.

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1732-1738 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Junaid ◽  
M E Rosenberg ◽  
T H Hostetter
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Chronic Renal Failure ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Renin Angiotensin System ◽  
Renal Tissue ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Tgf Beta ◽  
Renal Ablation ◽  
Remnant Kidney

An interaction between angiotensin (Ang) II and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 is gaining increasing recognition. Ang II has been implicated in the progression of renal disease, and TGF-beta 1 is a potent fibrosis-promoting cytokine. We sought to determine whether the beneficial effects of renin-angiotensin system blockade on remnant kidney function were associated with a reduction in renal TGF-beta 1 in this model of chronic renal failure. After subtotal renal ablation, rats fed a 40% protein diet and treated with losartan not only had a reduction in systolic BP (96 +/- 8 versus 130 +/- 8 mmHg, P < 0.05, losartan versus control) and urinary protein excretion (4 +/- 5 versus 23 +/- 20 g/d, P < 0.05, losartan versus control), but also exhibited a reduction in renal TGF-beta 1 mRNA (194 +/- 64 versus 411 +/- 101 optical density units, P < 0.05, losartan versus control) and TGF-beta 1 protein levels (9.8 +/- 2.5 versus 18.6 +/- 5.8 ng/g of renal tissue, P < 0.05, losartan versus control). The elevation of TGF-beta 1 in the remnant kidney was most pronounced in the scar region (22.9 +/- 13.1 versus 5.8 +/- 3.7 ng/g, P < 0.05, scar versus nonscar). A combination of reserpine, hydralazine, and hydrochlorothiazide, although effective in lowering systemic BP in this model of chronic renal failure, was not associated with a reduction in proteinuria or TGF-beta 1. We conclude that in this model of progressive renal injury, Ang II antagonism may exert a beneficial effect in part by its negative influence on TGF-beta 1.

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