title: Effects of renal denervation on cardiovascular and renal responses to ACE inhibition in conscious lambs.
abstract: Effects of renal denervation on cardiovascular and renal responses to ACE inhibition in conscious lambs. J. Appl. Physiol. 83(2): 414-419, 1997.-Cardiovascular and renal effects of either the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril or vehicle were measured in chronically instrumented lambs in the presence (intact; n = 6) and absence of renal sympathetic nerves (denervated; n = 5) to determine whether there was an interaction between the renin-angiotensin system and renal sympathetic nerves early in life. Captopril caused a similar decrease in mean arterial pressure (P < 0. 001) in intact and denervated lambs, predominantly through a decrease in diastolic pressure. Heart rate was increased from 177 +/- 34 to 213 +/- 22 (SD) beats/min during captopril compared with vehicle infusion in intact lambs. In denervated lambs, basal heart rates were elevated to 218 +/- 33 beats/min; there was no further increase in heart rate during captopril compared with vehicle infusion. Captopril infusion caused a decrease in renal vascular resistance but only in the absence of renal nerves. These findings provide evidence to suggest that early in life there is an interaction between renal sympathetic nerves and the renin-angiotensin system in regulating renal hemodynamics and the baroreflex control of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1. fsmith@acs.ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: De Wildt
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects*; D003714:Denervation; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000294:innervation*; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012756:Sheep; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002216:Captopril