title: Removal and release of recirculating atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) by rabbit lungs perfused in situ.
abstract: The finding that radioiodinated, synthetic ANP (125I-ANP), analogous to the ANP secreted by the right atrium, binds to specific sites of endothelial cells, smooth muscle, adrenals and lungs (1-3) raised the importance of analyzing lung-ANP interactions. Rabbit lungs were accordingly loaded with 125I-ANP, 2000 Ci/mM (2.5 pM) in Krebs-albumin recirculating perfusion medium at a rate of 20 ml/min, over 27 min. 125I-ANP binding was estimated by taking samples at 2-min intervals from the perfusate. Fourteen min after recirculation, uptake was maximal (66.4 +/- 5.2%, N = 8) (X +/- SEM) and not different from that observed after a single passage through the lungs and was dose-dependent, antagonized by unlabelled ANP. The system was then changed to single-pass washout and efflux curves were obtained, collecting the entire efflux every 6 s per sample, over 15 min. Efflux curves after 125I-ANP loading fitted a bi-exponential decay model (Y(to) = Y(t)e-b11t + Y(t)e-b2t). Lung ANP uptake/release may be involved in regulating systemic concentrations and hence renal and other actions of ANP.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Turrin
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Gillis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; C051865:Krebs-Ringer solution; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor