title: Characteristics of distension-induced release of immunoreactive atrial natriuretic peptide in isolated perfused rabbit atria.
abstract: Atrial pressure- or distension-induced release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been considered as an important regulatory mechanism of ANP release in cardiac atria. A new technique to permit graded continuous atrial distension has been developed in an isolated perfused single rabbit atrium. Graded atrial distension was induced by changing the elevation of the outflow catheter tip. Intra-atrial volume expansion resulted in an increase in immunoreactive ANP release. The graded increase in atrial distension from 43.9 +/- 10.2 to 207.7 +/- 29.1 microliter resulted in 6.2-27.1-fold increases in volume-dependent immunoreactive ANP release. A rise in immunoreactive ANP release induced by increasing atrial distension did not occur in the state of atrial distension but occurred only after return to the reduced distension. However, in the case of atrial distension with pacing, an increase in immunoreactive ANP release was observed during atrial distension with pacing and after return to the basal level. The present study shows that the new technique is applicable to the study of the 'stretch-secretion coupling' mechanism of ANP release in vitro, and that the more important factor involved in the release of immunoreactive ANP induced by atrial distension may be the atrial reduction to basal level after distension rather than the stretch itself.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Jeonbug National University Medical School, Korea.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Seul
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016275:Atrial Function; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor