title: Haemodynamic conditions for renal PGE2 and renin release during alpha- and beta-adrenergic stimulation in dogs.
abstract: Constriction of the renal artery and infusion of an alpha-adrenergic agonist induce autoregulated vasodilation and increase prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and renin release. The enhancement of renin release during autoregulated vasodilation might be mediated by prostaglandins. To examine this hypothesis, experiments were performed in three groups of anaesthetized dogs. In six dogs constriction of the renal artery to a perfusion pressure below the range of autoregulation raised renin release from 2 +/- 1 to 27 +/- 6 micrograms AI X min-1 and PGE2 release from 1 +/- 1 to 10 +/- 2 pmol X min-1. After administration of indomethacin (10 mg X kg-1 b.wt), PGE2 release was effectively blocked and constriction of the renal artery raised renin release only from 0.1 +/- 0.1 to 6 +/- 1 micrograms AI X min-1. During subsequent continuous infusion of a beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol (0.2 micrograms X kg-1 X min-1), constriction of the renal artery raised renin release from 0.1 +/- 0.1 to 52 +/- 11 micrograms AI X min-1, although there was no rise in PGE2 release. In six dogs, intrarenal infusion of phenylephrine, an alpha- adrenergic agonist, increased PGE2 and renin release before, but not after, indomethacin administration. In six other dogs, phenylephrine infused during isoproterenol infusion increased renin release equally before and after indomethacin administration. Thus the enhancing effect of constricting the renal artery or infusing an alpha-adrenergic agonist is not dependent upon prostaglandins. We propose that autoregulated dilation enhances renin release whether the stimulatory agent is a prostaglandin or a beta-adrenergic agonist.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vikse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holdaas
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Sejersted
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiil
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D015232:Dinoprostone; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000378:metabolism*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D010656:Phenylephrine; D012083:Renin; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007545:Isoproterenol; D007213:Indomethacin