title: Inhibitory effect of captopril on renal responses to frusemide in sodium-restricted rats.
abstract: Indomethacin (10 mg kg-1 orally) caused a moderate inhibition of the renal responses to frusemide (30 mg kg-1 orally) only in Na+-deficient rats, suggesting that renal prostaglandins (PG) are necessary for optimal effects of frusemide during Na+ restriction. Captopril (1, 3 and 10 mg kg-1 orally) also inhibited frusemide-induced diuresis and natriuresis in Na+-deficient rats; the large effect of captopril at 10 mg kg-1 was accompanied by arterial hypotension. In normal rats, captopril did not disturb blood pressure or affect the renal effects of frusemide. By comparison, minoxidil (10 and 20 mg kg-1 orally) caused hypotension and reduced the natriuretic effects of frusemide in both normal and low-Na+ states. Since circulating angiotensin II (AII) is a stimulus for PG synthesis during Na+ restriction, it is suggested that captopril may impair the renal responses to frusemide through hormonal and haemodynamic changes resulting from inhibition of A II formation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D015232:Dinoprostone; D005665:Furosemide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000494:pharmacology; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008914:Minoxidil; D005665:Furosemide; D011392:Proline; D002216:Captopril; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin