AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 257, Issue 2 337-R343, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Renal sympathetic nerve activity and renal responses during head-up tilt in conscious dogs

K. Miki, Y. Hayashida, F. Tajima, J. Iwamoto and K. Shiraki
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) was measured in conjunction with functional responses of the kidney during head-up tilt in eight conscious female dogs. A 40 degree head-up tilt resulted in a sustained increase in RSNA by 53 +/- 10% (P less than 0.05) relative to control level. Urine flow and osmolal and sodium excretions decreased significantly to a nadir of -55 +/- 4, -42 +/- 7, and -59 +/- 10%, respectively, whereas free water clearance and creatinine clearance did not change significantly during head-up tilt. The systemic arterial pressure (at kidney level) increased significantly from 110 +/- 4 to 129 +/- 6 mmHg, and central venous pressure decreased significantly from -0.7 +/- 0.5 to -7.6 +/- 0.6 mmHg. The chronic bilateral renal denervation, which was performed 2-4 wk before the experiment, abolished both the antidiuretic and antinatriuretic responses to heald-up tilt. These results indicate that an increase in RSNA plays a significant role in the decrease in urine flow and sodium excretion induced by 40 degree head-up tilt in conscious dogs.

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