title: Nitric oxide: a potential mediator of amino acid-induced renal hyperemia and hyperfiltration.
abstract: The role of nitric oxide in the modulation of systemic and renal hemodynamics was examined by using N omega-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, 110 micrograms/kg/min), a competitive inhibitor of the conversion of L-arginine to nitric oxide. L-NMMA or saline vehicle (9.6 microL/min) was infused intravenously into anesthetized euvolemic Munich-Wistar rats. After 30 min, L-NMMA resulted in a uniform increase in mean arterial blood pressure (111 +/- 1 to 128 +/- 2 mmHg; P less than 0.05) and a modest reduction in renal plasma flow rate (4.4 +/- 0.2 to 4.2 +/- 0.1 mL/min; P less than 0.05), without change in glomerular filtration rate (1.16 +/- 0.03 to 1.15 +/- 0.03 mL/min); vehicle had no effect on these renal parameters. These rats were then subdivided to receive an intravenous infusion (37 microL/min) of either 10% glycine, 11.4% mixed amino acids, or equiosmolar dextrose. L-NMMA pretreatment markedly attenuated glycine-induced hyperfiltration (10 +/- 6 versus 33 +/- 5%, L-NMMA versus vehicle; P less than 0.05) and obliterated the renal hyperemic response (-7 +/- 6 versus 16 +/- 4%, L-NMMA versus vehicle; P less than 0.05). L-NMMA also caused modest blunting of the mixed amino acid-induced hyperfiltration (18 +/- 4 versus 30 +/- 4%, L-NMMA versus vehicle; P = 0.056) but failed to curtail the renal hyperemia (16 +/- 6 versus 20 +/- 4%). Dextrose had no effect on glomerular filtration rate or renal plasma flow.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Troy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Neuringer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunning
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005998:Glycine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D005998:Glycine