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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 266: R722-R729, 1994;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 3 722-R729, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Vascular effects alter early-gestation fetal renal responses to vasopressin

M. G. Ervin, K. A. Terry, G. C. Calvario, R. Castro, M. G. Ross, R. D. Leake and D. A. Fisher
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-University of California, (UCLA) Medical Center, Torrance 90502.

Distinct receptors mediate the vascular (V1) and renal (V2) effects of arginine vasopressin (AVP). Although ovine fetal AVP-induced antidiuresis can be demonstrated in early gestation (< 120 days; term 150 days), the early-gestation fetal renal responses to AVP are variable, including increases in urine flow and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). AVP V1 receptor predominance and/or V2 receptor system immaturity may contribute to variable early-gestation renal responses to AVP. To differentiate these possibilities, we assessed early-gestation fetal V2 receptor function in the presence and absence of V1 receptor-mediated effects by comparing the responses to AVP (a combined V1-V2 receptor agonist; n = 10; 112 +/- 2 days) with the selective V2-receptor agonist 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) (n = 5; 111 +/- 2 days). AVP infusion increased fetal mean arterial pressure (MAP; 36 +/- 1 to 44 +/- 2 mmHg) and decreased heart rate (197 +/- 2 to 171 +/- 3 beats/min); DDAVP infusion had no effect on MAP or heart rate. Free water clearance decreased in response to AVP (0.13 +/- 0.02 to 0.02 +/- 0.01 ml.min-1.kg-1) and DDAVP (0.21 +/- 0.04 to 0.04 +/- 0.02 ml.min-1.kg-1), and urine osmolality increased in response to both analogues (AVP: 145 +/- 4 to 283 +/- 15 mosmol/kgH2O; DDAVP: 146 +/- 5 to 244 +/- 32 mosmol/kgH2O).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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