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Renin secretory effects of N6-cyclohexyladenosine: effects of dietary sodium

P. C. Churchill, N. F. Rossi and M. C. Churchill

Previous observations by others have shown that Na deprivation augments and Na loading attenuates the inhibitory effect of exogenous adenosine on renin secretion in vivo. The purpose of the present experiments was to test the hypothesis that Na deprivation and Na loading alter the sensitivity of the adenosine receptors (A1 subclass) that mediate the inhibitory effect. The rat renal cortical slice preparation was used. Na loading decreased and Na deprivation increased tissue renin content and the basal renin secretory rate; these two variables were directly related (r = 0.84, P less than 0.00005). N6-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA), an adenosine analogue that selectively activates the A1 subclass of adenosine receptors in the nanomolar to micromolar concentration range inhibited renin secretion over the same range of concentrations (nM-microM) and to approximately the same maximal extent (to 50% of the mean basal secretory rate) in cortical slices taken from Na-loaded, control, and Na-deprived rats. These results demonstrate that changes in the intrinsic sensitivity of adenosine receptors do not explain dietary Na-induced changes in the in vivo renin secretory response to exogenous adenosine.

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