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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 270: H1200-H1206, 1996;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 270, Issue 4 1200-H1206, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Relationship of renin-angiotensin system and ET-1 system activation in long-lasting response to postural changes

P. A. Modesti, I. Cecioni, A. Naldoni, A. Migliorini and G. G. Neri Serneri
Clinica Medica I, University of Florence, Italy.

The present study was performed in seven healthy subjects (aged 22-35 years) to investigate 1) whether plasma and urinary endothelin-1 (ET-1) are involved in the response to postural changes and 2) the relationship between ET-1 formation and the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Six hours of standing caused a prompt but very short-lasting increase in plasma ET-1 concentration (59% after 5 min, 12% after 1 h) and a notable and sustained enhancement of urinary ET-1 excretion (from 0.59 +/- 0.10 to 1.43 +/- 0.28 pg/min, or 142%; P < 0.001). Plasma renin activity increased by 169% after 1 h of standing. A parallel contraction of urinary volume (-62%), sodium excretion (-55%), and free water reabsorption (-24%) occurred. The return to the supine position after 6 h of orthostasis caused a reduction to baseline values of the ET-1 urinary excretion and urinary volume within 2 h. Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme blunted, but did not eliminate, the orthostasis-induced increase in ET-1 urinary excretion (100%, P < 0.002) and changes in the renal functions. The present results indicate that renal ET-1 is involved in the hemodynamic long-lasting responses to postural changes and that its increase is partially controlled by RAS and suggest that ET-1 might play a role in the regulation of renal function in humans.


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