AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 246, Issue 1 71-E76, Copyright © 1984 by American Physiological Society

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Mechanism of renin release in exercising dog

E. J. Zambraski, M. S. Tucker, C. S. Lakas, S. M. Grassl and C. G. Scanes

Exercise is associated with an increase in plasma renin activity (PRA). The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the prostaglandin (PG) and adrenergic pathways in the renin release with exercise in the dog. One group of animals (n = 4) was exercised under control untreated and indomethacin- and meclofenamate- (2 mg/kg) treated conditions. A 155% increase in PRA was not influenced by PG inhibition. In a second group (n = 7) PRA was 1.22 +/- 0.32, 3.29 +/- 1.59, 6.28 +/- 2.85, and 5.30 +/- 2.00 ng ANG I X ml-1 X h-1 at rest and during light, moderate, and heavy exercise, respectively. Guanethidine treatment (15 mg/kg) decreased mean PRA by 41, 50, 70, and 73% at rest and during the three levels of exercise, respectively. In a third group (n = 5) control exercise runs were repeated after metoprolol treatment. Selective beta 1-blockade completely abolished the increment in PRA observed with exercise. These data demonstrate that the elevation of PRA during exercise in the dog is mediated by increased sympathetic nerve activity involving beta 1-receptors and that it is not dependent on alterations in PG synthesis.

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