title: Nitric oxide inhibition does not prevent the hypotensive response to increased renal perfusion in rabbits.
abstract: 1. The involvement of nitric oxide (NO) and platelet activating factor (PAF) in the systemic depressor responses to increased renal perfusion pressure (RPP) were investigated. 2. In anaesthetized rabbits, the left kidney was perfused via an extracorporeal circuit which allowed RPP to be increased from 65 mmHg to 125 mmHg. The response of systemic blood pressure (SBP) to increasing RPP was measured in the same rabbits. 3. One group of rabbits (n = 5) was treated with NG-nitro-L-arginine (NOLA) to inhibit NO synthase activity (20 mg/kg i.v. bolus). Another group (n = 5), received 250 mmol/L NaHCO3 (4 mL/kg bolus) as vehicle treatment. 4. Following an increase in RPP to 125 mmHg, SBP fell at a rate of 0.43 +/- 0.06 mmHg/min in the vehicle treated rabbits. After NO synthase inhibition the rate of fall in SBP of 0.34 +/- 0.07 mmHg/min was not significantly different from that in the vehicle group (P = 0.3). 5. Blockade of NO synthesis did not alter the renal blood flow, renal vascular resistance changes and pressure-related natriuresis and diuresis responses to increased RPP to 125 mmHg. 6. PAF receptor blockade, using WEB 2086 (0.5 mg/kg plus 0.5 mg/kg/h), did not alter the systemic, renal haemodynamic or urinary responses to increasing renal perfusion pressure to 125 mmHg. 7. These findings indicate that neither NO nor PAF play an important role in the blood pressure lowering activity, intrarenal haemodynamics and urinary excretory responses observed when RPP was increased to a level within the physiological range.
authors.affiliation: Baker Medical Research Institute, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001381:Azepines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D019335:Nitroarginine; D010477:Perfusion; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014230:Triazoles; C052518:WEB 2086; D019335:Nitroarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase