title: Renal atrial natriuretic peptide receptors binding properties and function are resistant to DOCA-salt-induced hypertension in rats.
abstract: Atrial natriuretic peptide receptor types A (NPR-A) and C (NPR-C) binding properties and functional characteristics in renal glomeruli have been investigated in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-treated hypertensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and their respective controls. We found that DOCA administration had no significant effect on the maximum binding capacity or the affinity of renal NPR-A and NPR-C. NPR-C is involved in the regulation of cAMP production. Our results indicate that the cAMP production by NPR-C is not altered in DOCA-induced hypertension, since ANP(1-28), CNP(1-22) and C-ANP, which specifically bind to NPR-C, show a similar inhibitory effect on cAMP production stimulated by the physiological agonist histamine in glomeruli from DOCA-treated rats and controls. Finally, we have found that DOCA-induced hypertension does not modify NPR-A or NPR-C expression in rat glomerular membranes. These findings indicate that NPR-A and NPR-C binding properties and NPR-C-mediated inhibition of cAMP generation remain unaltered in DOCA-treated rats.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Rm 8C-208, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1752, Bethesda, MD 20892-1752, USA. GeoffreyW@intra.niddk.nih.gov
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Geoffrey E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Woodard
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rosado
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone / Q000633:toxicity; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; C091715:atrial natriuretic factor receptor A; C073616:atrial natriuretic factor receptor C