title: Endothelial vasoconstrictor prostanoids, vascular reactivity, and acute renal failure.
abstract: The interaction of endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor prostaglandins, the angiotensins (Ang), and the sympathetic nervous system in acute renal failure still remains to be determined. In this study, acute renal failure (ARF) was induced in male Wistar Kyoto rats (N = 7) in a 2K/2C model of 30-minute clamping. Contractions to Ang I and II and norepinephrine (NE) were studied in isolated aortic and renal artery rings 24 hours after clamp release. Sham-operated animals served as controls (N = 7). In ARF, contractions to NE were increased in the aorta and even further enhanced in the renal artery (P < 0.05 to 0.001), whereas contractions to Ang I and II were blunted (P < 0.05). Contractions were inhibited by SQ 30741, a thromboxane A2 (TXA2)/prostaglandin H2 (PGH2) receptor antagonist. We conclude that ARF is characterized by abnormal vascular reactivity both in the renal as well as the systemic vasculature that is in part mediated by endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor prostaglandins.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Physiology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland. frankr@physiol.unizh.ch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruschitzka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lüscher
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D000803:Angiotensin I / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D000804:Angiotensin II; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D000803:Angiotensin I; D009638:Norepinephrine