title: Effect of precursors of the 1, 2, and 3 series prostaglandins on renin release and renal blood flow in the dog.
abstract: The precursors of the monoene, diene, and triene series of prostaglandins, eicosatrienoic acid, arachidonic acid, and eicosapentaenoic acid, respectively, were infused at 3 X 10-6, 10-5, and 3 x 10-5 g/kg/min directly into the renal artery of non-filtering, denervated kidneys of conscious propranolol-treated dogs. Renal blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flow probe around the renal artery and renal renin secretion rate from blood samples taken from catheters in the aorta and renal vein. The highest dose of arachidonic acid increased renal blood flow by 54 +/- 19% and increased renin secretion rate seven-fold. Eicosatrienoic acid produced a smaller increase in renal blood flow but did not significantly increase renin secretion rate. Eicosapentaenoic did not change either blood flow or renin secretion rate. We conclude that compared with arachidonic acid the precursors of the 1 and 3 series of prostaglandins are not significantly involved in the regulation of renal blood flow or renin secretion.
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D012083:Renin; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid