Author:
Beierwaltes W H,Prada J,Carretero O A
Abstract
Numerous studies have suggested that a functional relationship may exist between the kallikrein-kinin and the renin-angiotensin systems within the kidney. We investigated the effects of glandular kallikrein on renin release by using an in vitro preparation of isolated rat glomeruli with their attendant arterioles. The effect of kallikrein was studied in the presence or absence of 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in Krebs superfusion fluid. We also studied the effect of inactivating kallikrein by treatment with phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride or by inhibiting it with aprotinin. In the absence of BSA, kallikrein caused a 12-fold increase in renin release, from 5.1 +/- 1.2 ng angiotensin I (ANG I)/min to 66.0 +/- 2.27 ng ANG I/min (p less than 0.025). In the presence of BSA, renin release increased twofold, from 13.0 +/- 1.8 ng ANG I/min to 24.3 +/- 4.8 ng ANG I/min (p less than 0.025). The basal level of renin measured when the glomeruli were superfused with BSA-Krebs was two to three times greater than when they were superfused with Krebs alone (p less than 0.001). This finding suggests that media protein inhibited renin loss during either the superfusion or storage of renin samples. Neither phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride-inactivated nor aprotinin-inhibited kallikrein stimulated renin release. We propose that kallikrein can stimulate renin release in isolated glomeruli.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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