title: Contribution of calmodulin and protein kinase C to renin release in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the contribution of calmodulin and protein kinase C to renin release from isolated glomeruli of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR, Okamoto and Aoki). Male 7-week-old SHR and age-matched control Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) were used in this study. Isolated glomeruli were sealed in the superfusion chamber and perfused with Krebs-Ringer solution at a constant flow of 0.3 mL/min. Renin release was increased by calmodulin inhibitor, W-7, and protein kinase C inhibitor, H-7, in both SHR and WKY. SHR showed higher maximal levels of renin release by W-7 and lower maximal levels by H-7 compared to WKY. These results indicate that calmodulin and protein kinase C play inhibitory roles in renin release from juxtaglomerular cells. The calmodulin-mediated suppression mechanism in renin release appears to be augmented in the SHR, whereas the protein kinase C-mediated system is attenuated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiotani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomobuchi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuyama
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000818:Animals; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D013449:Sulfonamides; C017967:W 7; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D012083:Renin