title: Effects of a calcium channel agonist on renin release from perfused rat kidneys.
abstract: The effects of a calcium channel agonist, BAY K-8644, on renin release and renal function were examined in perfused rat kidneys. BAY K-8644 increased renal vascular resistance and reduced glomerular filtration rate, sodium excretion and urine flow in a dose-dependent manner. These actions were prevented by the calcium channel blocker nifedipine. BAY K-8644 had no significant effect on basal renin secretion and failed to prevent renin stimulation by low-perfusion pressure or isoproterenol. The inhibitory effect of high-perfusion pressure on renin secretion was attenuated by the calcium entry blocker verapamil but not by nifedipine. Thus, if voltage-dependent calcium channels in the juxtaglomerular cell membrane participate in the regulation of renin release then these channels appear to be very insensitive to blockade or augmentation by 1,4-dihydropyridines.
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D014700:Verapamil; D012083:Renin; D009543:Nifedipine; D007545:Isoproterenol