Plasma Protein Concentrations in Adrenalectomized Rats Maintained on Sodium Chloride.

1945 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Leathem
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Plasma Protein ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats

Renin secretion and loop of Henle chloride reabsorption in the adrenalectomized rat

1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (4) ◽  
pp. F596-F602
Author(s):  
W. J. Welch ◽  
C. E. Ott ◽  
G. P. Guthrie ◽  
T. A. Kotchen
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Chloride Transport ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Saline Infusion ◽  
Renin Release ◽  
Loop Of Henle ◽  
Water Drinking ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats ◽  
Stimulation Of

Renin release is increased in the adrenalectomized rat and is not inhibited by sodium chloride administration. The purpose of this study was to determine whether increased renin release is related to impaired absorptive chloride transport in the loop of Henle. Chloride transport in the loop was measured before and after acute saline infusion in three groups of rats: 1) saline-drinking adrenalectomized rats (Adx); 2) saline-drinking dexamethasone-treated adrenalectomized rats (Dex); and 3) water-drinking sham-operated controls. Unrelated to differences of arterial pressure, glomerular filtration rate, or net sodium chloride balance, chloride reabsorption in the loop of Henle of Adx [836 +/- 172 peq/min (SE)] was less (P less than 0.01) than in controls (1,646 +/- 353) and Dex (1,377 +/- 318) before saline infusion. After saline infusion, chloride delivery to the loop increased (P less than 0.05) in all three groups. However, loop chloride reabsorption increased (P less than 0.01) only in controls and Dex but not in Adx. Before saline infusion, plasma renin concentration (PRC) of Adx (350 +/- 108 U/ml) was greater (P less than 0.01) than that in controls (56 +/- 6) or Dex (108 +/- 36); sodium chloride infusion failed to inhibit PRC in Adx, whereas PRC was suppressed (P less than 0.01) by saline in Dex and controls. Thus stimulation of renin release in adrenalectomized animals was associated with decreased absorptive chloride transport in the loop of Henle. Dexamethasone normalized loop function and renin responsiveness to sodium chloride.

Effect of deoxycorticosterone on sodium appetite of intact and adrenalectomized rats

1965 ◽  
Vol 208 (6) ◽  
pp. 1281-1285 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Sodium Appetite ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Saline Preference ◽  
High Doses ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats ◽  
Stimulation Of ◽  
Intact Rats

The effect of DOC on sodium chloride (saline) intake was studied in intact and adrenalectomized rats under "two-bottle" self-selection conditions. It was found that in adrenalectomized rats low doses of DOC produced a decrease in saline intake (restoration of sodium-retaining ability), whereas high doses produced an increase in saline intake (stimulation of sodium appetite). At high doses, however, intact rats consumed more saline and manifested a greater preference for it than did similarly treated adrenalectomized rats. Treatment with corticosterone increased both absolute saline intake and saline preference of DOC-treated adrenalectomized rats.

THE SECRETION OF ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE IN RESPONSE TO HAEMORRHAGE AND THE FATE OF VASOPRESSIN IN ADRENALECTOMIZED RATS

1954 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. GINSBURG
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Antidiuretic Hormone ◽  
Intravenous Injection ◽  
Posterior Pituitary ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats ◽  
Intact Rats

SUMMARY 1. The antidiuretic potency of arterial blood from adrenalectomized rats was greater than that from intact rats, but only if 2 or more ml. of blood were taken from each rat. It is concluded that the amounts of posterior pituitary antidiuretic hormone released during haemorrhage are greater in adrenalectomized than in intact rats. 2. The effect of haemorrhage on the antidiuretic potency of blood in adrenalectomized rats treated with sodium chloride or cortisone was not different from that in intact rats. 3. The disappearance of intravenously injected vasopressin (100 mU/100 g body weight) was retarded after adrenalectomy. Up to 48 hr after adrenalectomy this was due to a reduced capacity of the kidneys to remove vasopressin from the circulation. 4. Treatment with cortisone increased the rate of disappearance of vasopressin in adrenalectomized rats, but the rate was not restored to that observed in intact animals. 5. Treatment with sodium chloride did not affect the rate at which vasopressin was removed from the circulation of adrenalectomized rats. 6. The excretion of an antidiuretic agent in the urine which followed intravenous injection of vasopressin (100 mU/100 g) 48 hr after adrenalectomy was equivalent to 2·1% of the dose. This compared with an excretion of 6·7% of the dose in intact animals.

Urinary kallikrein and systemic prostacyclin synthesis during sodium chloride infusion in normal man

1985 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Watson ◽  
A. D. Cumming ◽  
A. T. Lambie ◽  
J. A. Oates
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Plasma Protein ◽  
Sodium Excretion ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Urine Flow ◽  
Renin Activity ◽  
Urinary Kallikrein ◽  
Plasma Protein Concentration

1. An intravenous infusion of 3 litres of sodium chloride solution (saline: 150 mmol/l) was given over 1 h to normal subjects. 2. During and immediately after the infusion, renal plasma flow increased in the majority of subjects, but the rise was not statistically significant. Significant increases in urine flow, sodium excretion, urinary kallikrein excretion and urinary excretion of dinor-6-keto prostaglandin (PG) F1α, a measure of systemic PGI2 synthesis, were noted. Plasma renin activity and plasma protein concentration were significantly lowered by the infusion. 3. At 2 h after the end of the infusion, although urine flow fell significantly, sodium excretion had not decreased. The reduction in plasma renin activity and plasma proteins persisted, and excretion of kallikrein and the PGI2 metabolite returned to control values. 4. Overall, urinary kallikrein excretion correlated significantly with urine flow and with sodium excretion. Peak kallikrein excretion occurred in the second 30 min of the infusion, and preceded maximal urine flow and sodium excretion. 5. The results suggest that increased systemic synthesis of PGI2 occurs in response to an acute infusion of sodium chloride, and may be an adaptive response of the vasculature to volume expansion. They support a role for the renal kallikrein-kinin system in the early diuretic and natriuretic response to saline infusion; the reduction in plasma renin activity and plasma protein concentration may be involved in both the early response and the persistent natriuresis 2 h after the infusion.

ANTIDIURETIC ACTIVITY IN THE NEUROHYPOPHYSIS OF RATS AFTER ADRENALECTOMY AND REPLACEMENT THERAPY

1954 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. CAVALLERO ◽  
EMMA DOVA ◽  
L. ROSSI
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Antidiuretic Hormone ◽  
Urine Volume ◽  
Daily Output ◽  
Antidiuretic Activity ◽  
Hormone Content ◽  
Pars Nervosa ◽  
Daily Urine ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats ◽  
Intact Rats

SUMMARY 1. The content of antidiuretic hormone in the neurohypophysis, the weight of the neurohypophysis and the daily output of urine were studied in the following groups of rats: intact rats which received 2 g NaCl/100 ml. as drinking fluid; adrenalectomized rats; sham-adrenalectomized rats; adrenalectomized rats injected with deoxycorticosterone acetate or aqueous adrenocortical extract, lipo-adrenal extract, cortisone or cortisone and noradrenaline; adrenalectomized rats to which sodium chloride had been administered; and adrenalectomized rats which received both sodium chloride and adrenocortical hormones. 2. The antidiuretic hormone content of the pars nervosa (per mg wet gland) of intact rats to which salt had been given was about half of that of controls without extra salt. There was no significant difference between the mean daily urine volumes of the two series. 3. In adrenalectomized and sham-adrenalectomized rats, 2 days after the operation, the hormone content of the pars nervosa was reduced. In adrenalectomized animals this decrease in antidiuretic activity persisted; in sham-operated rats the antidiuretic activity had increased 5 days after the operation and was fully restored after 7. The daily urine output of the adrenalectomized animals was about one-third of that of intact controls. 4. No significant increase in antidiuretic hormone content of the neurohypophysis occurred when adrenocortical preparations were injected into adrenalectomized rats, but the urine volume of these animals increased. 5. Salt alone, in low or high doses, both orally or subcutaneously administered, increased the amount of antidiuretic principle in the pituitaries of adrenalectomized rats, but control levels were not attained. The daily urine volume of these animals returned to normal. 6. Combined treatment of adrenalectomized rats with salt and adrenocortical extract or cortisone, but not with salt and deoxycorticosterone acetate, led to full restoration of the antidiuretic hormone content of the neurohypophysis. These treatments also produced a rise of the daily urine volume above that of intact controls. 7. In adrenalectomized rats a close relationship was found between the degree to which the various treatments raised the hormone content of the gland and that to which they increased the daily output of urine. 8. The significance of the results is discussed, and the impossibility of drawing conclusions from them about neurohypophysial function in adrenocortical deficiency is stressed.

Preference for sodium chloride over lithium chloride by adrenalectomized rats

1964 ◽  
Vol 207 (4) ◽  
pp. 941-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur E. Harriman ◽  
Morley R. Kare
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Lithium Chloride ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Adrenalectomized Rats

The experiment tested the hypothesis that adrenalectomized rats can discriminate, as measured by preference, between equimolar NaCl and LiCl solutions on the basis of taste. An adrenalectomized experimental group was given long-term, two-bottle drinking tests with NaCl opposite distilled water, and later with LiCl opposite distilled water. In a subsequent series of brief two-bottle tests, the rats selected NaCl over LiCl more frequently and in greater quantities. Control groups lacking either prior experience with LiCl opposite distilled water or adrenalectomy failed to manifest the preference. Presumably, the experimental group acquired the ability to discriminate between the solutions in the preliminary long-term drinking tests in which there was ample opportunity for the rats to experience the differential postingestional effects of the compounds.

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