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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 253: F170-F179, 1987;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 253, Issue 1 170-F179, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Glomerular dynamics in the hypothyroid rat and the role of the renin-angiotensin system

D. M. Gillum, S. A. Falk, W. S. Hammond and J. D. Conger

Munich-Wistar rats underwent thyroidectomy (TX) with reimplantation of the parathyroid glands. Systemic hemodynamic and micropuncture studies were performed at 1 and 3 wk post-TX, and the results were compared with levothyroxine replaced controls (TXT4). Cardiac output (CO) in TX rats fell progressively and was 40% of that in TXT4 at 3 wk. Renal blood flow declined in parallel with CO. Systemic blood pressure did not fall in TX rats because of a 50% increase in systemic vascular resistance by 3 wk post-TX. Glomerular dynamics were not significantly different between TX and TXT4 rats at 1 wk; however, by 3 wk single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) had fallen to 16.5 +/- 1.1 vs. 34.1 +/- 3.4 nl/min in TXT4 controls (P less than 0.001). In 3-wk TX rats, glomerular plasma flow (QA) was 50.9 +/- 3.7 vs. 108.0 +/- 8.7 nl/min in TXT4 rats (P less than 0.001), net hydraulic ultrafiltration pressure (delta P) was 33 +/- 2 vs. 37 +/- 1 mmHg in TXT4 rats (P less than 0.01), and the ultrafiltration coefficient (Kf) was 0.025 +/- 0.003 vs. 0.084 +/- 0.008 nl X s-1 X mmHg-1 in TXT4 controls (P less than 0.001). Although the changes in systemic and glomerular hemodynamics were progressive over 3 wk, proximal tubular reabsorption fell maximally within 1 wk. Similar patterns of alterations in glomerular dynamics are known physiological consequences of angiotensin II (ANG II).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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