title: Enhanced adrenal renin and aldosterone biosynthesis during sodium restriction in TGR (mREN2)27.
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between tissue renin and the steroid production in the adrenal cortex during dietary sodium restriction in the transgenic rat (TGR) (mREN2)27. Thus the effects of a 1-wk low-sodium intake (0.04% NaCl) were studied in 5-wk-old male TGR (n = 33, systolic blood pressure = 151 +/- 3 mmHg) and in 24 age- and sex-matched outbred normotensive Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Measurements of plasma and tissue hormones were obtained at 0, 4, and 7 days of a low-sodium diet. Sodium restriction caused sustained increases of adrenal renin activity (from 28.5 +/- 3.5 to 87.5 +/- 4.5 ng.mg protein-1.h-1 on day 7) and of adrenal renin mRNA (+63 +/- 13 and +43 +/- 7% on days 4 and 7, respectively), whereas plasma renin activity (from 3.3 +/- 0.3 to 4.4 +/- 0.6 ng.ml-1.h-1) and renal renin activity (from 0.85 +/- 0.25 to 0.7 +/- 0.4 microgram.mg protein-1.h-1) did not change. The stimulation of the adrenal renin-angiotensin system was associated with a large increase of the aldosterone synthase cytochrome P-450 mRNA (+165 +/- 35 and +184 +/- 44%, on days 4 and 7) and of plasma aldosterone levels (from 125 +/- 32 to 338 +/- 59 pg/ml, P < 0.01). In SD rats, in spite of a more consistent increase in renal and circulating renin, mineralocorticoid production did not increase significantly. These results demonstrate that the exaggerated biosynthesis of aldosterone in TGR during sodium restriction is associated with an activation of renin in the adrenal cortex but not in the kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubattu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Enea
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ganten
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Condorelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Condorelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trimarco
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009318:Natriuresis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012083:Renin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000450:Aldosterone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase; D012083:Renin