title: Upregulation of endothelin B receptors in kidneys of DOCA-salt hypertensive rats.
abstract: Experiments were designed to elucidate the role of endothelin B receptors (ET(B)) on arterial pressure and renal function in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent uninephrectomy and were treated with either DOCA and salt (0.9% NaCl to drink) or placebo. DOCA-salt rats given the ET(B)-selective antagonist, A-192621, for 1 wk (10 mg. kg(-1). day(-1) in the food) had significantly greater systolic arterial pressure compared with untreated DOCA-salt rats (208 +/- 7 vs. 182 +/- 4 mmHg) whereas pressure in placebo rats was unchanged. In DOCA-salt, but not placebo rats, A-192621 significantly decreased sodium and water excretion along with parallel decreases in food and water intake. To determine whether the response in DOCA-salt rats was due to increased expression of ET(B) receptors, endothelin receptor binding was performed by using membranes from renal medulla. Maximum binding (B(max)) of [(125)I]ET-1, [(125)I]ET-3, and [(125)I]IRL-1620 increased from 227 +/- 42, 146 +/- 28, and 21 +/- 1 fmol/mg protein, respectively, in placebo rats to 335 +/- 27, 300 +/- 38, and 61 +/- 6 fmol/mg protein, respectively, in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. The fraction of receptors that are the ET(B) subtype was significantly increased in DOCA-salt (0.88 +/- 0.07) compared with placebo (0.64 +/- 0.01). The difference between [(125)I]ET-3 and [(125)I]IRL-1620 binding is consistent with possible ET(B) receptor subtypes in the kidney. These results indicate that ET(B) receptors in the renal medulla are up-regulated in the DOCA-salt hypertensive rat and may serve to maintain a lower arterial pressure by promoting salt and water excretion.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology Center, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-2500, USA. dpollock@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Allcock
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Dayton
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation; D014556:Urine
chemical_list: C120508:A 192621; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone