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The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) has been proposed to be a site of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) action. We carried out experiments in isolated perfused terminal IMCDs to determine whether ANF (rat ANF 1-28) affects either osmotic water permeability (Pf) or urea permeability. In the presence of a submaximally stimulating concentration of vasopressin (10(-11) M), ANF (100 nM) significantly reduced Pf by an average of 46%. Lower concentrations of ANF also significantly inhibited vasopressin-stimulated Pf by the following percentages: 0.01 nM ANF, 18%; 0.1 nM, 46%; 1 nM, 48%. Addition of exogenous cyclic GMP (0.1 mM) mimicked the effect of ANF, decreasing Pf by an average of 48%. ANF also inhibited cyclic AMP-stimulated Pf by an average of 31%. ANF did not affect urea permeability, nor did it alter vasopressin-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation. We conclude that ANF at physiological concentrations causes a large inhibition of vasopressin-stimulated Pf in the rat terminal IMCD, and that cyclic GMP is the second messenger mediating the effect. ANF appears to act at a site distal to cyclic AMP generation in the chain of events linking vasopressin receptor binding to an increase in osmotic water permeability.
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PMID:Atrial natriuretic factor inhibits vasopressin-stimulated osmotic water permeability in rat inner medullary collecting duct. 284 55

The renin-angiotensin system plays a central role in salt and water balance and in the regulation of arterial blood pressure. The level of activity of this system is determined primarily by the rate at which the granulated juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells) secrete renin into the blood. Physiologically, renin secretory rate is controlled by a number of first messengers: afferent arteriolar transmural pressure or some function of it, such as stretch (the baroreceptor mechanism); solute transport in the macula densa segment of the nephron (the macula densa mechanism); catecholamines released from the renal nerves and the adrenal medulla (the beta-adrenergic mechanism); extracellular concentrations of many organic and inorganic substances including angiotensin II, vasopressin, K, and Mg (1-3). In addition to these physiological first messengers, a number of pharmacological agents affect renin secretion (3). It is an accepted principle of cellular biology that first messengers act by affecting the intracellular concentrations of only a few second messengers. The evidence that intracellular free ionic calcium, cyclic AMP, and cyclic GMP are second messengers in renin secretion has been reviewed in detail recently (4-9). These reviews are cited extensively, since space limitations precluded citing all the original literature.
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PMID:Cellular mechanisms of renin release. 285 76

The effects of nitrates on a Ca+2 increase and the content of cyclic nucleotides in human platelets were studied. Nitroglycerin (GTN), isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) and sodium nitroprusside (NP) were found to inhibit dose-dependently the intracellular Ca+2 increase induced by the platelet activating factor (PAF). The inhibiting effect of NP was at lower concentrations than those of GTN and ISDN. GTN calcium blocking action did not change significantly regardless of vasopressin, serotonin or PAF used as inducers of the intracellular Ca+2 increase. GTN suppressed the PAF provoked Mn+2 entering into the cells. NP and GTN induced increase of the cGMP content correlated with their calcium blocking activity. They did not augment the level of cAMP. Methylene blue (MB), a guanylate cyclase and glutathione reductase inhibitor, decreased the calcium blocking effect of GTN and its influence on the cGMP content but failed to suppress the inhibitory effect of NP. Ascorbic acid increased the calcium blocking effect of NP but did not influence the inhibitory effect of GTN. An increase in Ca+2 content induced by PAF in platelets from patients with chronic congestive heart failure was significantly higher in the group with dilatation cardiomyopathy. The effect of 10 mg of ISDN sublingually on forearm venous tone was higher in patients with initially elevated venous tone. There was a direct statistical correlation between the IC50 of GTN calcium blocking effects in platelets and the elevation of a forearm venous tone reaction from a statistic mean reaction to ISDN.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:[New approaches to the study of the mechanism of action of nitrates]. 285 8

Derangements in leukocyte function occur in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and in those with uremia, which is a state of secondary hyperparathyroidism, suggesting that parathyroid hormone (PTH) may affect leukocyte function. We examined the interaction between PTH and random migration of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) utilizing a modified Boyden chamber. Intact 1-84 PTH but not its amino-terminal (1-34 PTH) or its carboxy-terminal (53-84 PTH) fragments produced marked and significant (p less than 0.01) stimulation of random migration in a dose-dependent manner. Inactivation of 1-84 PTH abolished its effect and other peptide hormones (calcitonin, glucagon, insulin and vasopressin) did not stimulate migration of PMNL. The effect of PTH on migration was not due to action of the hormone on chemotaxis. PTH did not enhance cAMP or cGMP production by PMNL. The stimulation of PMNL motility by PTH was independent of calcium concentration in media, was not mimicked by calcium ionophore and was not blocked by verapamil. Quinidine also produced significant (p less than 0.01) increase in random migration of PMNL and this effect was not additive to that of PTH. Prolonged exposure to PTH (16-20 h) was associated with significant inhibition of random migration of PMNL. The migration of PMNL from patients with advanced renal failure was significantly (p less than 0.01) reduced and there was a significant (p less than 0.01) inverse relationship between random migration of PMNL and serum levels of PTH. Also PTH produced only modest stimulation of random migration of PMNL in most patients with renal failure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Effect of parathyroid hormone on random migration of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 285 73

Renal papillary collecting tubule (RPCT) hormone responsiveness was compared between cultured RPCT cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Unstimulated cells from 4-week-old SHR produced less prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and cyclic (c)AMP than comparable cells from WKY, while cells from both stains synthesized similar amounts of PGE2 after stimulation with arachidonate, A23187 or bradykinin and similar amounts of cAMP after stimulation with vasopressin or PGE2. There was no difference in basal or stimulated levels of cyclic (c)GMP between the strains. In RPCT cells from 16-week-old rats, basal levels of cAMP, cGMP and PGE2 were significantly lower than those from 4-week-old rats, but they did not differ between the strains. These results suggest that RPCT cells of SHR and WKY at the post-weaning period may differ in the metabolism of PGE2 and cAMP. This difference may be attributed to the possible defect in arachidonate availability in SHR.
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PMID:Papillary collecting tubule responsiveness to vasoactive hormones in spontaneously hypertensive rats. 285 55

To determine the effect of clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist, on atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) release during water deprivation, plasma immunoreactive ANF (IR-ANF) arginine vasopressin, diuresis and natriuresis were measured in rats which had been deprived of water for 24 and 48 hr after intravenous (IV) administration of 50 micrograms clonidine. In normally-hydrated rats clonidine produced a marked elevation of plasma IR-ANF from 40.5 +/- 4.6 pg/ml to 1064 +/- 22 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM) and sodium excretion from 73.3 +/- 6.8 microEq to 723.4 +/- 62.3 microEq. Clonidine evoked an increase in plasma IR-ANF from 16.6 +/- 5.9 pg/ml to 229.5 +/- 60 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM) after 24 hr water deprivation and from 13.6 +/- 7.4 pg/ml to 104.8 +/- 21 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM) after 48 hr water deprivation. Clonidine did not induce any significant changes in vasopressin levels. During 24 hr and 48 hr water deprivation vasopressin rose from 3.1 +/- 0.3 pg/ml to 7.3 +/- 1.3 pg/ml and 8.4 +/- 0.6 pg/ml (mean +/- SEM), respectively. In normally-hydrated rats clonidine produced a marked diuresis and natriuresis. These effects and urinary cGMP excretion were significantly inhibited by anti-ANF antibodies. Clonidine caused a significant increase in urine output in 24 hr water-deprived rats but the response was markedly lower than that seen in normally-hydrated rats. In conclusion, clonidine stimulates ANF release both in normally-hydrated and water-deprived rats. The diuretic effect of clonidine appears to be related to ANF release but not to inhibition of vasopressin.
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PMID:Clonidine stimulates atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) release in water-deprived rats. 285 43

Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) specifically stimulated the endogenous phosphorylation of a protein band in an isolated membrane fraction of human placenta. The apparent molecular weight of the substrate protein as determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is 160-170,000. In the same membrane fraction, ANF also stimulated guanylate cyclase activity in a dose-dependent manner. Guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP), added to the membrane fraction in lieu of ANF, also stimulated the phosphorylation of several protein bands, one of which have the same apparent molecular weight as the one stimulated by ANF. In contrast, adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) at a similar concentration and hormones such as angiotensin II, insulin and vasopressin had no effect on the phosphorylation state of this protein band. The finding that ANF alters the phosphorylation state of a certain membrane protein and that this effect is mimicked by cyclic-GMP suggests that at least some of the biological action of ANF may be mediated by the phosphorylation of membrane protein involving a cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase.
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PMID:Atrial natriuretic factor induced phosphorylation of human placental membrane protein: an effect mimicked by guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate. 287 3

Three classes of vasodilators mediate their effects through the activation of guanylate cyclase and the increased synthesis of cyclic GMP. Nitrovasodilators such as nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, hydroxylamine, azide, etc. result in the generation of the nitric oxide free radical that activates the cytosolic (soluble) isoenzyme form of guanylate cyclase. These agents have been useful in increasing cyclic GMP synthesis in numerous model systems and these effects are independent of extracellular calcium. The increased synthesis of cyclic GMP and the activation of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase result in the altered phosphorylation of many smooth muscle proteins including the dephosphorylation of myosin light chain, which is associated with vascular and tracheal smooth muscle relaxation. These latter effects may result from cyclic GMP decreasing cytosolic free calcium concentrations and the activity of myosin light chain kinase. Another class of vasodilators, designated endothelium-dependent vasodilators, includes a long list of agents such acetylcholine, histamine, A23187, ATP, thrombin, etc. that relax vessels only when the endothelium is intact. These agents result in the increased endothelial synthesis and/or release of a factor(s) designated endothelial-derived relaxant factor (EDRF), the structure of which is unknown. This labile factor also activates the soluble isoenzyme form of guanylate cyclase in the smooth muscle resulting in cyclic GMP accumulation and the same cascade of events as above. There is evidence that even under basal, non-stimulated conditions there is EDRF release that influences vascular tone due to the increased synthesis of cyclic GMP. A third class of vasodilators, atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) or atriopeptins, includes a family of peptides that are produced in cardiac atria and other tissues and influence cardiovascular volume and dynamics by causing natriuresis, diuresis, vasodilation and decreased renin, aldosterone and vasopressin secretion. These peptide hormones also increase cyclic GMP synthesis in vascular, renal, adrenal and other tissues. These effects are mediated through specific ANF receptors that couple to and activate the membrane (particulate) isoenzyme form of guanylate cyclase and increase cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase activity. There are two ANF receptor subtypes in most cells and tissues that are 130,000 and 66,000 daltons. The ANF receptor of about 130,000 daltons, designated receptor ANF-R1 copurifies with particulate guanylate cyclase through numerous procedures and may be part of the membrane-associated guanylate cyclase complex.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Regulation and role of guanylate cyclase-cyclic GMP in vascular relaxation. 289 Jan 72

Since the seminal discovery by deBold that atria contain factors that produce diuresis and natriuresis, the biologic effects attributed to ANF have expanded to the point where the name "atrial natriuretic factor" seems inappropriate. In addition to promoting diuresis and natriuresis, ANF has been shown to produce vascular smooth muscle relaxation and to inhibit the secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex, renin from the juxtaglomerlular apparatus, vasopressin from the hypothalamus, and salt and water intake after central administration. ANF also promotes intestinal secretion and stimulates testosterone synthesis in Leydig cells. However, the cellular mechanisms whereby ANF elicits these diverse effects are poorly understood. ANF has been reported to inhibit adenylate cyclase in a number of tissues. However, the significance of ANF inhibition of adenylate cyclase is unknown. This effect cannot be associated with vascular relaxation since decreased cyclic AMP would be expected to promote contraction rather than relaxation. ANF inhibition of adenylate cyclase may mediate the inhibitory effects of ANF on hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary gland. The inhibition of adenylate cyclase could also explain the inhibitory effect of ANF on aldosterone synthesis, since agents that stimulate cyclic AMP increase aldosterone synthesis. However, ANF also inhibits the dibutyryl-cyclic AMP-induced stimulation of aldosterone secretion, suggesting that an inhibition of adenylate cyclase cannot account fully for the inhibitory effects of ANF on aldosterone synthesis. There is no evidence to support a role for cyclic AMP in the diuretic and natriuretic action of ANF. An inhibition of membrane phosphoinositide breakdown by ANF and the subsequent formation of IP3 and intracellular calcium release could explain the inhibitory effects of ANF on vascular contraction and steroid synthesis. However, there is very little evidence to suggest that ANF regulates phosphoinositide metabolism, while some recent studies suggest that ANF may regulate calcium fluxes in vascular tissue. Clearly, cyclic GMP has emerged as the most likely intracellular mediator of ANF effects. ANF increases cyclic GMP in a wide range of tissues by selectively activating particulate guanylate cyclase. However, it is not known which effects of ANF are mediated by cyclic GMP. The discovery that ANF increases cyclic GMP in vascular tissue clearly suggests that cyclic GMP mediates the vascular relaxation effect of ANF, since other classes of vasodilators also increase cyclic GMP. There is preliminary evidence that cyclic GMP may inhibit renin secretion and sodium transport in kidney cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Atrial natriuretic factor receptor heterogeneity and stimulation of particulate guanylate cyclase and cyclic GMP accumulation. 289 71

The effect of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), arginine vasopressin (AVP), and oxytocin (OT) on cAMP and cGMP accumulation was investigated in LLC-PK1 kidney epithelial cells. The addition of ANP, AVP, and OT to intact cells produced a time- and concentration-dependent increase in cGMP accumulation. ANP produced a 1.7-fold increase in cGMP at 10 pM and a maximal 28-fold increase in cGMP at 1 microM. ANP had no effect on basal or AVP-induced stimulation of cAMP accumulation. OT was 10-fold more potent than AVP at increasing cGMP levels, producing a 2.1-fold increase in cGMP at 0.1 nM, whereas AVP was 100-fold more potent at increasing cAMP levels. At a concentration of 1 microM, AVP and OT produced a maximal 12 to 14-fold increase in cGMP, while OT and AVP produced 50- and 90-fold increase in cAMP, respectively. The selective OT agonist [Thr4, Gly7]oxytocin was very effective at increasing cGMP, but not at increasing cAMP levels. The V2-vasopressin agonist [deamino-Pen1,Val4, D-Arg8]vasopressin did not increase cGMP levels, but produced a 20-fold increase in cAMP levels. The addition of ANP together with either AVP or OT produced an additive increase in cGMP content. Simultaneous addition of AVP and OT did not lead to a greater increase in cAMP or cGMP levels. These results suggest that the AVP- and OT-induced increase in cGMP is mediated by OT receptors, whereas the increase in cAMP is probably mediated by vasopressin receptors. ANP increased the activity of particulate guanylate cyclase by 6-fold, while AVP and OT has no effect on particulate guanylate cyclase activity. The relatively selective inhibitor of soluble guanylate cyclase, methylene blue, had no effect on the ANP-induced increase in cGMP content in intact cells, but produced a 50% inhibition of the increase in cGMP by AVP and OT. Methylene blue did not alter the stimulation of cAMP by AVP or OT. These results demonstrate that ANP, AVP, and OT increase cGMP in LLC-PK1 kidney epithelial cells. The increase in cGMP by ANP is mediated by particulate guanylate cyclase, whereas AVP and OT probably increase cGMP by interacting with OT receptors coupled to soluble guanylate cyclase.
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PMID:Atrial natriuretic peptide, oxytocin, and vasopressin increase guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate in LLC-PK1 kidney epithelial cells. 289 98


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