Attenuation of enhanced tubuloglomerular feedback activity in SHR by renal denervation

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (4) ◽  
pp. F980-F985 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Takabatake ◽  
Y. Ushiogi ◽  
K. Ohta ◽  
N. Hattori

We evaluated the effect of acute unilateral renal denervation (DNX) on the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism in Inactin-anesthetized hydropenic male 8- to 10-wk-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). SHR had higher mean arterial pressure (MAP, 28%) and renal vascular resistance (RVR, 35%), whereas renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine flow, and sodium excretion were similar. DNX in SHR did not change MAP but decreased RVR (26%) and increased RBF (29%), GFR (16%), urine flow (52%), and sodium excretion (431%). DNX did not affect these in WKY. Loop of Henle perfusion with Ringer solution reduced early proximal flow rate (EPFR) in SHR more than in WKY; significantly different at a loop flow of 20 nl/min (9.8 +/- 0.7 vs. 6.5 +/- 0.7 nl/min). DNX in SHR increased the nonperfused EPFR from 25.6 +/- 1.1 to 31.7 +/- 1.3 nl/min and reduced TGF responses during perfusion at both 20 nl/min (9.8 +/- 0.7 vs. 4.4 +/- 0.7 nl/min) and 40 nl/min (14.2 +/- 1.1 vs. 10.4 +/- 0.7 nl/min). TGF sensitivity was attenuated by DNX, as indicated by reduced maximum reactivity (-0.89 +/- 0.14 to -0.36 +/- 0.07) and increased turning point (16.5 +/- 0.9 to 25.2 +/- 2.9 nl/min). TGF responses in WKY were not influenced by DNX. Sham denervation did not alter renal hemodynamics and TGF. These results indicate that renal nerves exert a tonic influence on the renal vasculature and the TGF system in SHR but not in WKY. Enhanced TGF responsiveness may be involved in volume retention and in the maintenance of hypertension in SHR.

1986 ◽  
Vol 251 (4) ◽  
pp. F655-F661 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Rudd ◽  
R. S. Grippo ◽  
W. J. Arendshorst

Clearance experiments were conducted to determine the effect of acute unilateral renal denervation (DNX) on renal hemodynamics and salt and water excretion in anesthetized 6-wk-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto genetic control rats (WKY). Before DNX, SHR had higher mean arterial pressure (33%) and renal vascular resistance (RVR) (57%) and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (10%); urine flow and sodium excretion were similar. Following DNX in SHR, sodium and water excretion increased by 138 and 62%, respectively (P less than 0.001); GFR and RVR were unchanged. In contrast, DNX in WKY did not affect urine flow (0%) or sodium excretion (-21%). These strain differences were observed in Okamoto-Aoki rats from two sources. Effective DNX was indicated by 95% reduction of norepinephrine content 3 days after DNX in both strains. Six-week-old Sprague-Dawley and Munich-Wistar rats, in contrast to WKY, responded to DNX with a natriuresis (+182%) and diuresis (+95%) (P less than 0.001). Renal function was unaffected by sham DNX in SHR. Our results indicate that efferent renal nerve activity has little tonic influence on the renal vasculature in these young rats. Augmented neurotransmitter release and/or tubular responsiveness may be involved in fluid and electrolyte retention and the pathogenesis of hypertension in SHR. Conversely, blunted renal neuroeffector responses may prevent WKY from developing hypertension.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (6) ◽  
pp. F890-F897 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Mozaffari ◽  
S. Jirakulsomchok ◽  
Z. H. Shao ◽  
J. M. Wyss

This study tested the hypothesis that NaCl-sensitive spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR-S) display a defect in natriuretic and diuretic responses to acute volume loading that contributes to the rise in arterial pressure observed when the rats are fed a high-NaCl diet. Seven-week-old SHR-S and NaCl-resistant SHR rats (SHR-R) and normotensive (Wistar-Kyoto and Sprague-Dawley rats) were fed high- or basal NaCl diets. After 2.5 wk on the diets, preinstrumented conscious rats received an intravenous infusion (5% body wt; 0.5 ml/min) of isotonic saline, and urine was collected through a bladder catheter for 90 min. Control rats on the high-NaCl diet (compared with basal) excreted a significantly greater percentage of Na+ and volume load. In contrast, SHR-S on high-NaCl diet (compared with basal) had a very small increase in natriuretic response and no increase in diuretic response to volume expansion. The effect of renal denervation on natriuretic and diuretic responses to volume load was tested. In SHR-R on 1 and 8% NaCl diets, renal denervation had little or no effect on these responses, suggesting that renal nerves do not play a prominent role in the dietary NaCl-induced increases in the natriuretic and diuretic responses to volume load. These results demonstrate that NaCl-resistant rats rapidly adapt to diets high in NaCl content with increased natriuretic and diuretic responses to acute volume loading. The failure of SHR-S to adapt to the dietary challenge may result in volume loading and a secondary increase in arterial pressure after feeding.


2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (4) ◽  
pp. R1071-R1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia A. Ladines ◽  
Chunyu Zeng ◽  
Laureano D. Asico ◽  
Xiaoguang Sun ◽  
Felice Pocchiari ◽  
...  

D1-like (D1, D5) and D2-like (D2, D3, D4) dopamine receptors interact in the kidney to produce a natriuresis and a diuresis. Disruption of D1 or D3 receptors in mice results in hypertension that is caused, in part, by a decreased ability to excrete an acute saline load. We studied D1-like and D2-like receptor interaction in anesthetized spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) by the intrarenal infusion of Z-1046 (a novel dopamine receptor agonist with rank order potency of D3≥D4>D2>D5>D1). Z-1046 increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine flow, and sodium excretion in normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats but not in SHRs. The lack of responsiveness to Z-1046 in SHRs was not an epiphenomenon, because intrarenal cholecystokinin infusion increased GFR, urine flow, and sodium excretion to a similar extent in the two rat strains. We conclude that renal D1-like and D2-like receptor interaction is impaired in SHRs. The impaired D1-like and D2-like receptor interaction in SHRs is not caused by alterations in the coding sequence of the D3 receptor, the D2-like receptor expressed in rat renal tubules that has been shown to be involved in sodium transport. Because the diuretic and natriuretic effects of D1-like receptors are, in part, caused by an interaction with D2-like receptors, it is possible that the decreased Z-1046 action in SHRs is secondary to the renal D1-like receptor dysfunction in this rat strain.


1982 ◽  
Vol 243 (2) ◽  
pp. H284-H288 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Norman ◽  
D. J. Dzielak

Renal denervation has been reported to delay development of hypertension in Okamoto spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) but to have no effect on the final hypertensive state. However, functional reinnervation begins to occur about 1 mo after renal denervation. The arterial pressure of SHR undergoing repeated bilateral renal denervations at the age of 4, 7, 10, 13, and 16 wk was compared with that in sham-operated SHR. In addition, the effect of successive renal denervations at 4, 7, and 10 wk of age in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) control rats was determined. Both indirect measurement of pressure by the tail-cuff technique and mean arterial pressure (MAP) measurement indicated that renal denervation prevents full expression of hypertension in SHR. MAP in 19-wk-old renal-denervation SHR averaged 159 +/- 5.1 mmHg (SE) vs. 178 +/-0 4.2 mmHg in sham-operated SHR. Renal denervation had no effect on arterial pressure of WKY rats. Renal norepinephrine content in the renal-denervated WKY rats and SHR was less than 20% of that in the sham-operated groups. Successive bilateral renal denervations every 3 wk blocks 30-40% of the expected progressive elevation of arterial pressure in aging SHR.


1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (1) ◽  
pp. F124-F130 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chatziantoniou ◽  
W. J. Arendshorst

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the vasodilator prostaglandins E2 (PGE2) and PGI2) participate in the mechanisms involved in the increased renal vascular reactivity (RVR) observed in genetic hypertension. Studies were performed on anesthetized young and adult spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Renal blood flow (RBF) was measured during bolus injections into the renal artery of different doses of viprostol and iloprost (stable receptor agonists of PGE2 and PGI2, respectively) before and during inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis by indomethacin. Under control conditions, PGE2 increased RBF equally in young SHR and WKY. However, after cyclooxygenase inhibition the PGE2-induced increase in RBF was larger in young SHR than in WKY. Adult SHR displayed reduced reactivity to PGE2 relative to age-matched WKY under control conditions. This strain difference was abolished after indomethacin administration. PGI2 increased RBF slightly in young rats before and after indomethacin administration. In contrast, both strains of older animals displayed significant increases in RBF in response to PGI2 injections. Indomethacin administration enhanced this PGI2-induced relaxation in adult SHR but not WKY. We propose that the action of vasodilator PGs in the renal vasculature of rats developing hypertension may be limited by low density of their renal receptors and/or the opposing action of vasoconstrictor PGs. As age advances, PGI2 seems to be activated, possibly as part of a regulatory response to counterbalance the increased renal vascular resistance following the establishment of the disease.


1987 ◽  
Vol 252 (5) ◽  
pp. R979-R986
Author(s):  
T. V. Peterson ◽  
N. L. Hurst ◽  
J. A. Richardson

Experiments were performed in anesthetized dogs to compare the effects of acute and chronic unilateral renal denervation on the renal responses to head-up tilt and to assess denervation hypersensitivity to infused norepinephrine (NE). Responses of the denervated kidney were compared with those of the contralateral innervated kidney in each animal. With acute denervation, 40 min of 45 degrees head-up tilt decreased urine flow (V) 37%, absolute sodium excretion (UNaV) 53%, and fractional sodium excretion (FENa+) 44% in the innervated kidneys, but no decreases occurred in the denervated kidneys. NE infusion (125 ng X kg-1 X min-1) increased arterial pressure by 11 mmHg and increased V, UNaV, and FENa+ in both kidneys. In the chronically denervated animals (2-4 wk prior to experiment) tilt decreased V by 32%, UNaV by 44%, and FENa+ by 21% in the innervated kidneys, but again no changes occurred in the denervated kidneys. NE infusion in this group also increased arterial pressure approximately 11 mmHg and caused V, UNaV, and FENa+ to increase in the innervated kidneys but decrease in the denervated kidneys. These results demonstrate that the renal responses to tilt are abolished by both acute and chronic renal denervation even though the chronically denervated kidney is hypersensitive to NE-stimulated fluid reabsorption. Therefore endogenous plasma NE levels must not increase enough during tilt such that this hypersensitivity phenomenon can compensate for chronic ablation of the renal nerves.


1981 ◽  
Vol 241 (3) ◽  
pp. F244-F249 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nagaoka ◽  
M. Kakihana ◽  
M. Suno ◽  
K. Hamajo

Renal blood flow (RBF), renal vascular resistance (RVR), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and sodium and water excretion were measured in anesthetized stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP), spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), and control Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) at 9 wk of age. Mean arterial pressure in SHRSP and SHR was significantly higher than that in WKY. RBF was slightly increased in SHR and decreased in SHRSP. RVR was markedly elevated only in SHRSP. In both strains of SHR, GFR was significantly increased but water and sodium excretion were similar. When renal perfusion pressure in both strains of SHR was reduced to a level similar to that of WKY by aortic constriction, RBF was slightly but significantly reduced in both SHRSP and SHR, and GFR only in SHRSP. RVR in SHRSP was still higher. Sodium and water excretion were markedly decreased in both SHR and SHRSP. The data suggest that SHRSP are characterized by an alteration in renal hemodynamics at a young age and support the hypothesis that kidneys of SHR require a higher arterial pressure than kidneys of WKY to excrete a given amount of salt and water.


1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (2) ◽  
pp. F199-F205 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Roman ◽  
A. W. Cowley

The renal responses to changes in perfusion pressure (RPP) were studied in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) to determine whether an abnormality in the pressure-diuresis phenomenon could be involved in the resetting of kidney function in hypertension. Differences in the neural and endocrine background to the kidneys were minimized by denervating the kidney and by holding plasma vasopressin, aldosterone, corticosterone, and norepinephrine levels constant by intravenous infusion. In WKY, increasing renal perfusion pressure 54 mmHg, from 103 to 157 mmHg, produced a ninefold increase in urine flow and sodium excretion with no measurable change in renal blood flow (RBF) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In SHR, increasing renal perfusion pressure 54 mmHg, from 133 to 187 mmHg, produced only a fourfold increase in urine flow and sodium excretion. GFR, RBF, and peritubular capillary pressures were well autoregulated and were similar in the SHR and WKY at pressures above 110 mmHg. These results indicate the presence of intrinsic changes in the kidney of SHR that enhance fractional tubular reabsorption and impair the pressure-diuresis response. This blunting of the renal pressure-diuresis phenomenon in SHR may represent the functional resetting of the kidney that is necessary for sustained hypertension.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (5) ◽  
pp. R889-R893 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Uchino ◽  
E. D. Frohlich ◽  
T. Nishikimi ◽  
T. Isshiki ◽  
M. B. Kardon

To determine alpha 1-adrenergic receptor responsiveness of the renal vasculature in normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), phenylephrine (2.5 or 5.0 micrograms.kg-1.min-1 iv) or saline was infused. Effective renal blood flow (ERBF) and glomerular filtration rate were determined by p-aminohippuric acid and inulin clearances, respectively. Peritubular capillary, proximal tubular, and stop-flow pressures (SFP) were measured by micropuncture. Phenylephrine decreased ERBF (6.27 +/- 0.48 to 4.55 +/- 0.65 ml.min-1.g-1; P less than 0.05) and increased arterial pressure and SFP (31.5 +/- 0.9 to 34.2 +/- 1.0 mmHg) in SHR. It only increased arterial pressure and ERBF in WKY without changing SFP. Afferent arteriolar resistance (RA) and glomerular capillary pressure (PG) remained unchanged, whereas efferent resistance (RE) decreased in WKY; in contrast, RA, RE, and PG increased in SHR (RA 21.2 +/- 2.0 to 38.1 +/- 7.1 mmHg.ml-1.min.g, RE 6.9 +/- 0.6 to 13.9 +/- 3.8 mmHg.ml-1.min.g; and PG 49.6 +/- 0.9 to 53.7 +/- 1.1 mmHg; all P less than 0.05). These data demonstrated increased SHR afferent and efferent arteriolar responsiveness; WKY efferent arteriolar hyperresponsiveness was not observed. The findings support the concept of augmented intrarenal vascular alpha 1-adrenergic responsiveness in hypertension that may predispose to subsequent glomerular hypertension.


1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (3) ◽  
pp. R388-R394 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. V. Peterson ◽  
B. A. Benjamin ◽  
N. L. Hurst

Experiments were performed in conscious macaque monkeys to determine the effect of renal denervation on the diuresis and natriuresis of blood volume expansion. When the kidneys were innervated, expansion of estimated blood volume by 20% with 3% dextran in isotonic saline caused increases in urine flow (V), from 0.28 +/- 0.07 ml/min to a peak response of 1.08 +/- 0.20 ml/min, absolute sodium excretion (UNaV), from 30.0 +/- 11.2 to 99.8 +/- 11.7 mueq/min, and fractional sodium excretion (FENa+), from 1.24 +/- 0.51 to 3.19 +/- 0.56%. The animals then underwent bilateral renal denervation and were volume expanded a second time 6-13 days postdenervation. Under this condition, V increased from 0.32 +/- 0.05 to 0.64 +/- 0.08 ml/min, UNaV, from 22.2 +/- 4.6 to 46.2 +/- 8.0 mueq/min, and FENa+, from 0.91 +/- 0.26 to 1.92 +/- 0.41%, these increases being significantly less than when the kidneys were innervated. These results demonstrate that the renal nerves play an important role in the nonhuman primate in mediating increases in renal excretion during hypervolemia.


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