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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 258: F1460-F1465, 1990;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 258, Issue 5 1460-F1465, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Measurement of renin secretion in single perfused rabbit glomeruli

H. A. Bock, M. Hermle, A. Fiallo, R. W. Osgood and T. A. Fried
Department of Research, Kantonsspital Basel, Switzerland.

A new technique is presented that allows the measurement of the renin secretion rate of single rabbit glomeruli during in vitro perfusion at controlled afferent arteriolar perfusion pressure. Rabbit glomeruli with intact afferent arteriole and Bowman's capsule are obtained by microdissection and cannulated with a pipette system that allows continuous afferent arteriolar pressure measurement. The renin secretion rate of 10 glomeruli, perfused at 40 mmHg, was measured in 15-min intervals with an antibody-trapping microassay. Renin secretion rate was low relative to total renin content (1.2-2.0% of content/perfusion h) and increased three- to fivefold in response to isoproterenol (10(-5) M). The afferent arteriole contracted to norepinephrine (10(-5) M) in each instance. This novel, although difficult, technique allows the study of renin release in vitro at controlled perfusion pressure, without the interfering effects of the macula densa, arterial angiotensin II, and the adrenergic nervous system. It should allow a new perspective on issues such as the pressure-flow dependence of renin release and the interaction of the afferent arteriolar endothelium with the renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cells.


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