title: Postglomerular vasoconstriction to angiotensin II and norepinephrine depends on intracellular calcium release.
abstract: The current study was performed to determine the effect of calcium store depletion with cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) on the pre- and postglomerular vasoconstrictor responses to angiotensin II (ANG II) and norepinephrine (NE). CPA treatment significantly attenuated the afferent arteriolar response to 10 nM ANG II by 51% and to 1000 nM NE by 19%. Efferent arteriolar responses to ANG II and NE were also greatly attenuated in the presence of CPA. These data demonstrate that afferent and efferent arteriolar responses to ANG II and NE depend on release of calcium from CPA-sensitive intracellular stores. Furthermore, the postglomerular response to these agents exhibits a greater dependency on calcium release from intracellular stores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, SL39, 1430 Tulane Avenue, 70112, New Orleans, LA, USA. jdimig@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Imig
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Inscho
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001160:Arterioles / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D000804:Angiotensin II; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid