Effect of atrial natriuretic factor on renal hemodynamics in the rat
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
- Vol. 251 (5), F795-F801
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.1986.251.5.f795
Abstract
Clearance experiments were conducted to determine the effects of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on renal hemodynamics and excretory function in anesthetized, euvolemic Munich-Wistar rats. Intra-aortic infusions of synthetic ANF (28 amino acids) at 7.5 and 15 .mu.g .cntdot. kg-1 .cntdot. h-1 .cntdot. h-1 produced dose-related increases in absolute and fractional sodium and water excretion under steady-state conditions; renal blood flow (RBF) was unchanged, whereas mean arterial pressure significantly decreased but remained within the autoregulatory range. An apparent maximal response was elicited by 15 .mu.g .cntdot. kg-1 .cntdot. h-1 as 30 .mu.g .cntdot. kg-1 .cntdot. h-1 produced a similar increase in urine flow and sodium excretion. ANF infusion at 30 .mu.g .cntdot. kg-1 .cntdot. h-1 produced no transient or sustained changes in RBF (electromagnetic flow probe). Renal vascular resistance was significantly decreased in parallel with reductions in arterial pressure; ANF-induced changes in resistance can be explained by autoregulatory adjustments. In another series, intra-aortic vs. intravenous infusion of ANF (7.5 .mu.g .cntdot. kg-1 .cntdot. h-1) were compared in the same animal; the diuretic and natriuretic response to ANF was similar with the two routes of administration. We observed no consistent changes in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Our results indicate that the diuretic and natriuretic effects of synthetic ANF in the rat do not require an increase in RBF or GFR.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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