title: Cardiac natriuretic peptides and pancreatic islet blood flow in anesthetized rats.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate effects of cardiac natriuretic peptides on splanchnic circulation, especially to the pancreatic islets. Pentobarbital-anesthetized rats were infused intravenously (0.01 ml/min for 20 min) with saline, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP; 0.25 or 0.5 microg/kg BW/min), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP; 0.5 microg/kg BW/min) or C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP; 0.5 or 2.0 microg/kg BW/min). Splanchnic blood perfusion was then measured with a microsphere technique. Mean arterial blood pressure was decreased by ANP and BNP, but not by CNP. The animals given the highest dose of ANP became markedly hypoglycemic, whilst no such effects were seen in any of the other groups of animals. Total pancreatic blood flow was decreased by the highest dose of CNP, whereas no change was seen after administration of the other peptides. Islet blood flow was increased by the highest dose of ANP. Neither BNP nor CNP affected islet blood flow. None of the natriuretic peptides influenced duodenal, colonic or arterial hepatic blood flow. It is concluded that cardiac natriuretic peptides exert only minor effects on splanchnic blood perfusion in anesthetized rats. However, islet blood perfusion may be influenced by ANP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jansson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020098:Natriuretic Peptide, C-Type / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D020098:Natriuretic Peptide, C-Type; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor