title: Effect of sodium restriction on plasma renin activity and renin granules in rat kidney.
abstract: The present study was carried out to procure detailed information on the relationship between chronic sodium restriction and renin content of kidneys at a subcellular level in the rat. Renin granules (RG) were separated by a discontinuous sucrose-density gradient (from 1.2 to 1.7 M) centrifugation. In control rats, RG were mainly recovered in the fractions corresponding to 1.5 M sucrose, whereas most of the mitochondria, lysosomes, and microsomes equilibrated in upper fractions. The RG fraction contained approximately 60% of total granular renin activity. Low sodium intake for 4 wk resulted in a 12.4-fold increase in plasma renin activity and led to a 2.6-fold increase in renin activity of the RG fraction. But in sodium-restricted rats there was no alteration in the distribution pattern of renin activity on sucrose-density gradients, indicating that there was no change in the density of RG. These results provide evidence for increased renin activity in storage granules following chronic sodium restriction.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism*; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase; D012083:Renin