title: Atrial natriuretic factor release during acute infusion of isoproterenol in the conscious rat.
abstract: The effect of beta-adrenergic stimulation on atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) release was studied in conscious rats. 20-min infusion of 85 or 850 ng kg-1 min-1 isoproterenol (ISO) resulted in positive inotropic and chronotropic responses and no elevation of atrial pressures. A slight increase in plasma ANF, together with a drop in blood pressure, were observed only in the group infused with the higher dose. During the infusion of 850 ng kg-1 min-1 ISO, there was no relationship between plasma ANF and any of the haemodynamic parameters, with the exception of mean arterial pressure (r = 0.72, P less than 0.05, n = 9). Larger doses (greater than 3 micrograms kg-1 min-1) were toxic. We conclude that beta-adrenergic stimulation is not an important stimulus for ANF release when diastolic resting tension is low.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: C472610:atrial natriuretic peptide, rat; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D007545:Isoproterenol