Atrial natriuretic peptide influence on nitric oxide system in kidney and heart

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• 作者：de los Á ; ngeles Costa ; Marí ; a ; Elesgaray ; Rosana ; Loria ; Analí ; a ; Balaszczuk ; Ana Marí ; a ; et. al.
• 关键词：Nitric oxide ; Nitric oxide synthase ; Atria ; Ventricle ; Renal medulla ; Renal cortex
• 刊名：Regulatory Peptides
• 出版年：2004
• 期刊代码：68_01670115
• 类别：neu
• 出版时间：May 15, 2004
• 卷：118
• 期：3
• 页码：151-157
• 文件大小：298 K

摘要

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and nitric oxide (NO) induce diuresis, natriuresis and diminish vascular tone. Our previous studies showed NO system is involved in ANP hypotensive effect. The aim was to investigate ANP effects on renal and cardiac NO-synthase (NOS) activity. Rats were divided into two groups: group I, infused with saline (1 h, 0.05 ml/min); group II, received ANP bolus (5 μg/kg)+ANP infusion (1 h, 0.2 μg/kg.min). NADPH-diaphorase activity (NADPH-d) was determined in kidney and heart. NOS catalytic activity was determined in renal medulla and cortex and cardiac atria and ventricle by measuring the conversion of l-[U¹⁴C]-arginine to l-[U¹⁴C]-citrulline. In group I, NOS activity was determined in basal conditions and plus 1 μM ANP and in group II, NOS activity was determined in basal conditions. NADPH-d was higher in group II than in group I in glomeruli, proximal tubule, cortical and medullar collecting duct, right atria and left ventricle. NOS activity was increased by in vitro ANP addition and, in vivo, ANP infusion in all the studied tissues. ANP treatment increases renal and cardiac NO synthesis. This effect would be independent on the hemodynamic changes induced by ANP. The activation of NO pathway would be one of the mechanisms involved in diuretic, natriuretic and hypotensive effects of ANP.