title: Effects of endothelin-1 on antidiuresis and norepinephrine overflow induced by stimulation of renal nerves in anesthetized dogs.
abstract: The effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) on renal function and norepinephrine (NE) overflow induced by renal nerve stimulation (RNS) were examined in anesthetized dogs, and comparisons were made with effects of Bay K 8644, a calcium channel agonist. RNS at a low frequency (0.5-2.0 Hz) produced significant decreases in urine flow and urinary excretion of sodium and increased NE secretion rates without influencing renal hemodynamics. RNS, at a high frequency of 2.5-5.0 Hz which diminishes renal hemodynamics, affected urine formation and NE secretion rate more potently than did low-frequency RNS. Intrarenal arterial infusion of ET-1 (1.0 ng/kg/min) decreased the baseline level of renal blood flow by 25% and that of urinary excretion of sodium by 54-69% but did not alter basal levels of NE secretion rate. During ET-1 infusion, low-frequency RNS-induced antidiuresis was observed to an extent similar to that seen without ET-1 infusion, whereas increase in NE secretion rate elicited by RNS was significantly inhibited by ET-1 infusion (45-65% of the values without ET-1 infusion). In addition, in the case of high-frequency RNS, ET-1 did not affect antidiuretic responses but did inhibit the increase in NE secretion rate by approximately 55%. In contrast, alterations in renal excretory responses and NE secretion rate elicited by RNS were not influenced by Bay K 8644 infusion (1.0 micrograms/kg/min), a dose that decreased renal blood flow to the same degree as did 1.0 ng/kg/min of ET-1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umekawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects*; D004285:Dogs; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D009638:Norepinephrine