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Departments of Physiology and Biophysics/Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1 Canada
To investigate the role
of endogenously produced bradykinin in modulating renal function during
postnatal maturation, various parameters of glomerular and tubular
function were measured for 1 h before and after intravenous
injection of 12.5 µg/kg of the specific B2-receptor
antagonist icatibant to conscious, chronically instrumented lambs aged
~1 (n = 7) and ~6 wk (n = 7). In
response to icatibant, and in the absence of any changes in renal
hemodynamics, there was an ~80% decrease in glomerular filtration
rate (GFR) at 20 min in 1-wk-old lambs that was sustained for 60 min;
in 6-wk-old lambs, there was an ~70% decrease in GFR by 20 min, with control levels being reached by 40 min. Icatibant administration was
also associated with significant decreases in urinary flow, Cl
, and K+ excretion rates that were similar
in both groups of lambs, whereas Na+ excretion decreased
only in 6-wk-old lambs. We conclude that bradykinin modulates
glomerular and tubular function in an age-dependent manner.
kinins; glomerular filtration rate; Na+ excretion; renin; kallikrein-kinin system
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