NITRIC OXIDE IN THE MEDIATION OF PRESSURE NATRIURESIS
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
- Vol. 24 (8) , 595-599
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb02098.x
Abstract
1. Recent studies have indicated that nitric oxide (NO) production in the kidney contributes to the regulation of renal haemodynamics and excretory function. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) reduces renal blood flow by approximately 25% and markedly reduces sodium excretion without reductions in filtered load. In particular, inhibition of NO synthesis markedly suppresses the slope of the arterial pressure‐mediated response in sodium excretion. 2. Further studies have shown that constant intrarenal infusion of a NO donor in dogs treated with a NOS inhibitor produced diuretic and natriuretic responses but failed to restore the slope of the pressure‐induced natriuretic response. These data indicate that an alteration in intrarenal NO activity, rather than the simple presence of NO during changes in arterial pressure is required for full expression of pressure natriuretic responses. 3. In support of the hypothesis that NO is involved in the mediation of pressure natriuresis, we also recently demonstrated a direct relationship between changes in arterial pressure and urinary excretion rate of sodium as well as nitrate and nitrite (a marker for endogenous NO activity) in the presence of efficient autoregulation of cortical and medullary blood flow. 4. The direct inhibitory actions of NO on tubular sodium reabsorption have also been observed in cultured tubular cells as well as isolated, perfused cortical collecting duct segments. 5. Thus, the collective data suggest that acute changes in arterial pressure induce changes in intrarenal NO production, which may directly alter tubular reabsorptive function to manifest the phenomenon of pressure natriuresis.Keywords
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