AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 256, Issue 2 299-R305, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Renal sympathetic nerve activity and natriuresis during water immersion in conscious dogs

K. Miki, Y. Hayashida, S. Sagawa and K. Shiraki
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

The role of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in the natriuresis and diuresis induced by head-out water immersion (WI) was studied in eight conscious female dogs. The dog was instrumented chronically with a stainless steel electrode for the measurement of RSNA and two catheters for the measurements of systemic arterial (Pa) and central venous (Pv) pressures. The WI caused an immediate reduction of RSNA by 43 +/- 7% (P less than 0.05), and this low level was sustained throughout a 120-min WI under thermoneutral conditions (37 degrees C). Urine flow and sodium excretion increased by 211 +/- 54 (P less than 0.05) and 240 +/- 122% (P less than 0.05), respectively, but creatinine clearance did not change significantly during WI. A step increase in Pa (by 10 +/- 4 mmHg, P less than 0.05) and Pv (by 10.0 +/- 0.8 mmHg, P less than 0.05) was observed also during WI. In another series of studies, renal denervations were performed 2-4 wk before the experiment in six of the same dogs. Dogs with renal denervation showed no significant changes in urine flow and sodium excretion in response to WI, whereas Pa and Pv increased by 10 +/- 7 and 10.0 +/- 2.0 mmHg relative to the control level, respectively. It is concluded that the reduction of RSNA observed during WI plays a major role in the natriuresis in the dog.

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