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1. The hypothesis was tested that in hydrated humans the release of arginine vasopressin and angiotensin II is suppressed by water immersion (WI) and that this is a mechanism of the immersion-induced diuresis and natriuresis. Seven male subjects on controlled sodium (65-75 mmol per 24 h for 4 days) and water intake were studied. 2. Plasma vasopressin was promptly suppressed by WI, declining from 0. 76 +/- 0.13 to 0.23 +/- 0.08 pg ml-1 (P < 0.05), with a concomitant increase in renal water output (CH2O) from -0.4 +/- 0.2 to 4.4 +/- 0.7 ml min-1 (P < 0.05). Subsequently, CH2O returned to the level of control, whereas plasma vasopressin remained suppressed. Plasma osmolality gradually increased from 285 +/- 1 to 289 +/- 1 mosmol kg-1 (P < 0.05). WI caused a 9-fold increase in renal sodium excretion. Plasma angiotensin II decreased from 27.1 +/- 5.3 to 4.3 +/- 0.7 pg ml-1 (P < 0.05), and the intraindividual correlation coefficients between sodium excretion rates and angiotensin II concentrations varied between 0.73 and 0.96 (P < 0.002). 3. The data demonstrate that plasma vasopressin and angiotensin II concentrations decrease during WI in hydrated humans, concomitantly with initial increases in CH2O and sodium excretion. Therefore, vasopressin could constitute a mediator of CH2O and angiotensin II of the natriuresis of WI. The subsequent return of CH2O to the level of control is, however, also caused by other factors.
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PMID:Vasopressin, angiotensin II and renal responses during water immersion in hydrated humans. 967 85

Aim of this study was to investigate, with the aid of a recently developed immunofluorescence technique, cellular colocalization of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) with arginine-vasopressin (AVP) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the human hypothalamus. To this end, six hypothalami resected from patients who had died suddenly served as material of research. After formaldehyde fixation and subsequent storage in 30% sucrose, 25-microm thick cryosections were cut of one half of each hypothalamus. These sections were double-immunolabeled with primary antibodies against AVP and VIP followed by fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibodies. Autofluorescence, mainly caused by lipofuscin granules in neurons and glial cells, was blocked by a specially developed procedure consisting of incubating the immunolabeled sections in a Sudan Black B solution. Quantitative analysis with a confocal laser scanning microscope showed that of all stained cellular profiles the percentages of profiles immunoreactive exclusively for AVP or VIP or for both neuropeptides (colocalization) were for the SCN approximately 76.5%, 19.6% and 3.9%, for the SON 97.7%, 0.2% and 2. 1% and for the PVN 93.2%, 1.6% and 5.2%, respectively. These data illustrate that colocalization between AVP and VIP is not only present in neurons of the PVN and SON, but also in neurons of the SCN. This unexpected finding illustrates that the human SCN may also use a highly differentiated language to transmit its circadian signal to the rest of the brain.
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PMID:Colocalization of VIP with AVP in neurons of the human paraventricular, supraoptic and suprachiasmatic nucleus. 1037 51

This report describes the technique and procedure for perfusing an isolated rabbit kidney with 25 ml heparinized autologous blood in a closed circuit including a pump and an oxygenator. The duration of the operative ischaemia was 5-8 min; the perfusion lasted 2.5 hours. An additional infusion was made to compensate for urinary losses. Renal blood flow increased progressively from 2.01+/-0.1 to 2.65+/-0.22* ml/g kidney weight (kw) per min (*P<0.05). Between the first (P1) and the last (P4) urine collection period the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) fell from 288+/-25 to 217+/-38* microl/g kw per min, urine flow from 5.58+/-1.13 to 4.91+/-0.75 microl/g kw per min, Na+ excretion from 1.07+/-0.19 to 0.63+/-0.12* micromol/g kw per min, K+ excretion from 0.46+/-0.03 to 0.28+/-0.05* micromol/g kw per min, P excretion from 2.5+/-0.2 to 2.0+/-0.5 microg/g kw per min, Ca excretion from 0.4+/-0.1 to 0.12+/-0.05* microg/g kw per min, creatinine excretion from 6.94+/-0.32 to 5.68+/-0.54 microg/g kw per min, glucose excretion from 18.2+/-3.2 to 1.6+/-0.5* microg/g kw per min, the free water clearance (CH2O) from -6.57+/-0.85 to -5.10+/-1.31 microl/g kw per min and urine osmolality from 600+/-52 to 590+/-105 mOsm/kg, urea excretion from 0.75+/-0.16 to 0.95+/-0.13 micromol/g kw per min. Excretion of glucose, P or Ca was observed only above a given plasma threshold value, and no transport maximum was found for glucose or P. Ca reabsorption paralleled the Na reabsorption. The proximal tubule pressure, measured within the 1st h of perfusion, was 12.5+/-1.1 mm Hg. Histological examination at the end of the perfusion showed dilatation of the tubules as in the non-perfused kidneys, and the presence of numerous bacteria. Hypertonic urine (380-1110 mOsm/kg) was observed in the presence of vasopressin, in the latter's absence the urine was hypotonic urine (206-278 mOsm/kg). There was no correlation between renal plasma flow and the GFR. CH2O increased with increasing filtered Na+ load. In conclusion, the blood-perfused, isolated rabbit kidney has a fairly constant functional capacity for approximately 2 h.
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PMID:The functional state of the isolated rabbit kidney perfused with autologous blood. 1095 48

Circadian variation of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), cortisol and fluid balance was studied in ten adult female goats. The concentrations of plasma antidiuretic hormone (ADH), electrolytes, creatinine and total protein, as well as plasma and urine osmolalities and renal electrolyte excretion and clearances (Cosm, CH2O, Ccrea), were used to evaluate fluid balance. At 3-h intervals, urine was collected from five goats and venous blood samples from all ten goats. Urethral catheterization had no effect on the results. Besides the lower plasma creatinine level in the dark than in daylight, no other changes were observed in relation to luminousness. Plasma concentrations of ANP, ADH, total protein and K, urine flow rate and osmolality, urine concentrations of Na, K and creatinine, renal Na and K excretion, Cosm, CH2O and Ccrea, and haematocrit showed no circadian variation. Circadian variation was observed in plasma osmolality (P < 0.05) and the concentrations of Na (P < 0.05) and creatinine (P < 0.05), with achrophases around 16:00 hours and nadirs between 01:00 and 07:00 hours. Changes in osmolality and Na followed the feeding schedule. There was a small elevation in plasma cortisol levels in six goats after midnight, which may be the consequence of circadian rhythm. In conclusion, the results suggest that in plasma ANP no circadian rhythm exists.
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PMID:Circadian variation of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide, cortisol and fluid balance in the goat. 1135 Feb 57


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