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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 279: H269-H278, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 1, H269-H278, July 2000

Reinforcement of arteriolar myogenic activity by endogenous ANG II: susceptibility to dietary salt

Timothy R. Nurkiewicz and Matthew A. Boegehold

Department of Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-9229

The purpose of this study was to determine whether endogenous ANG II augments arteriolar myogenic behavior in striated muscle. Because circulating ANG II is decreased during high salt intake, we also investigated whether dietary salt could alter any influence of ANG II on myogenic behavior. Normotensive rats fed low-salt (0.45%, LS) or high-salt (7%, HS) diets were enclosed in a ventilated box with the spinotrapezius muscle exteriorized for intravital microscopy. Dietary salt did not affect resting arteriolar diameters. Microvascular pressure elevation by box pressurization caused greater arteriolar constriction in LS rats (up to 12 µm) than in HS rats (up to 4 µm). The ANG II-receptor antagonists saralasin and losartan attenuated myogenic responsiveness in LS rats but not HS rats. The bradykinin-receptor antagonist HOE-140 had no effect on myogenic responsiveness in LS rats but augmented myogenic responsiveness in HS rats. HOE-140 with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril attenuated myogenic responsiveness to a greater extent in LS rats than in HS rats. We conclude that endogenous ANG II normally reinforces arteriolar myogenic behavior in striated muscle and that attenuated myogenic behavior associated with high salt intake is due to decreased circulating ANG II and increased local kinin levels.

microcirculation; myogenic response; renin-angiotensin system; bradykinin; local blood flow control


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