title: Effects on renal hemodynamics of intra-arterial infusions of angiotensins I and II.
abstract: Experiments were conducted in anesthetized dogs to evaluate the differences between the effects of intrarenal conversion of angiotensin I (ANG I) to angiotensin II (ANG II) and those of circulating ANG II on renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), peritubular capillary pressure (PCP), proximal tubular free-flow pressure (PTP), and stop-flow pressure (SFP). Equiconstrictor doses of ANG I and ANG II were infused into the renal arteries of dogs kept on normal and high sodium diets. In clearance experiments, RBF decreased by 23% (low dose) and 33% (high dose) during the infusion of either ANG I or ANG II; GFR was significantly reduced only during the ANG I infusion. In micropuncture experiments, in which the GFR responses were similar, there were significant reductions in PTP (23 +/- 3%) and PCP (33 +/- 3%) during the intrarenal ANG I infusion; SFP was not altered significantly. Afferent and efferent arteriolar resistances increased significantly during ANG I infusion as well as during infusion of ANG II. These results indicate that during intra-arterial infusion of ANG I, the conversion to ANG II within the kidney occurs early enough to decrease glomerular filtration rate through an apparent increase in preglomerular resistance.
mesh_terms: D000803:Angiotensin I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000809:Angiotensins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000502:physiology; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000809:Angiotensins; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000803:Angiotensin I