title: Effects of opiates on sodium excretion in the isolated perfused rat kidney.
abstract: 1. A rat isolated perfused kidney preparation was utilized to define clearly a renal site of action. The variables measured were perfusate pressure and flow, glomerular filtration rate, urine volume, sodium excretion and potassium excretion. 2. Dextromethorphan (3 nmol/L) and dextrorphan (10 nmol/L) reduced sodium excretion in kidneys from rats on either control or high K+ diet, in the absence of any other measured renal effects. Dextromethorphan (10 nmol/L) produced a decrease in glomerular filtration rate as well as a decrease in sodium excretion. Naloxone (1 mumol/L) inhibited the effect of dextromethorphan on sodium excretion but had no effect when administered alone. 3. The levorotatory opiates levorphanol and levomethorphan, the kappa agonist ketocyclazocine and a range of other opiates had no effect on sodium excretion. 4. The results suggest a renal action specific for dextrorotatory opiates. This renal action is consistent with earlier binding studies suggesting preferential recognition of dextrorotatory opiates.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, West Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010477:Perfusion; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000652:urine; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009294:Narcotics; D009270:Naloxone; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium