title: Toxic acute renal failure in the rat: effects of diltiazem and urodilatin on renal function.
abstract: Beneficial effects of natriuretic peptides have been reported in different models of acute renal failure (ARF). Calcium antagonists can also improve renal function, especially in ischemic models of ARF. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of urodilatin and diltiazem alone and in combination in uranyl nitrate-induced toxic ARF in the rat. Three hours after induction of ARF glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was clearly diminished to about 50% compared to basal values. Intravenous infusion of diltiazem and urodilatin revealed a significant increase of GFR that even continued after cessation of drug delivery. Combined administration of urodilatin and diltiazem had no additional effect, probably due to a more pronounced fall in blood pressure in this group. Besides their vasorelaxing and blood pressure lowering effects both drugs also revealed diuretic activity. In conclusion both urodilatin and diltiazem are able to elevate GFR in the early phase of toxic ARF in the rat.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic, University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heidbreder
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lopau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Götz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidland
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D014502:Uranyl Nitrate; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014502:Uranyl Nitrate; C056452:Ularitide; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012964:Sodium; D004110:Diltiazem