title: The influence of calcium on ANF release in the isolated rat atrium.
abstract: We developed an in vitro model of the isolated, perfused rat atrium with which to examine the mechanisms linking muscular stretch to atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) secretion. It was shown that an increase in atrial pressure causing distension of the atria is associated with a rise in ANF secretion correlating with the degree of pressure load. Pressure-induced ANF secretion is enhanced by the calcium blocker nifedipine or omission of calcium from the perfusion buffer. The changes in atrial volume in response to a given pressure load are also more pronounced in the absence of calcium or following the addition of the calcium blocker. These data suggest that in nonbeating atria, stretch-induced ANF secretion does not rely on calcium influx.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty for Theoretical Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002021:Buffers; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D002118:Calcium