title: Role of nitric oxide in glycerol-induced acute renal failure in rats.
abstract: EDRF results from the metabolism of L-arginine. N-omega-nitro-L-arginine is a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (L-arginine competitive inhibitor). Acute renal failure was induced by i.m glycerol (50%) 5 ml/kg bw. L-arginine: 3 mg/kg bw/min for 60 min before and 60 min after glycerol administration. L-arginine inhibitor (150 micrograms/kg bw/min for 120 min). Cin, Cpah and FENa% were measured immediately or 24 h after glycerol (mean of three periods of 20 min). A second series of similar experiments was done in dehydrated (16 h) rats with a high dose of glycerol (50% solution, 10 ml/kg bw). L-arginine ameliorates the severity of ARF immediately after glycerol administration and enhances the recovery of glycerol-induced ARF. The L-arginine inhibitor resulted in a more severe ARF. Urinary cGMP decreased significantly after glycerol administration. It is concluded that nitric oxide has an important pathogenetic role in the glycerol induced ARF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Tel Aviv Medical Centre, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maree
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Serban
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wollman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabili
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iaina
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005990:Glycerol / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D019335:Nitroarginine; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019335:Nitroarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D005990:Glycerol