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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI107884

Superficial and Deep Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Renin Activity of the Rat Kidney EFFECT OF SURGICAL PREPARATION AND NaCl INTAKE

Walter Flamenbaum and Robert J. Hamburger

1Department of Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D. C. 20012

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1Department of Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D. C. 20012

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Published December 1, 1974 - More info

Published in Volume 54, Issue 6 on December 1, 1974
J Clin Invest. 1974;54(6):1373–1381. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107884.
© 1974 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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The intrarenal gradient of renin activity was determined in rats by using superficial (S) and deep (D) cortical juxtaglomerular apparatuses (JGA's), identified and microdissected after silicone-rubber compound injection. Angiotensin generated from single JGA's using partially purified sheep renin substrate was quantified by rat bioassay. When, in rats on a normal NaCl diet, silicone-rubber was injected into a carotid artery, alone or with abdominal aorta catheterization, S:D renin activity ratios were 1.18±0.08 (SEM) and 1.21±0.12, respectively. The S:D renin activity ratios obtained when silicone-rubber was injected into the abdominal aorta (2.52±0.09) or a chronic carotid artery catheter (3.44±0.40) were significantly higher (P < 0.001). The lower S:D renin activity ratios after carotid artery manipulation were due to significantly higher D-JGA renin activities. This increased D-JGA renin activity and the lack of a renin gradient appear to be related to acute carotid artery manipulation.

Alterations in JGA renin activity were examined relative to NaCl intake. 2 wk after high-NaCl diet the absolute net renin activity decreased (P < 0.001) more in S (5.84±0.11 ng AI·JGA-1·h-1) than D (1.73±0.06 ng AI·JGA-1·h-1) JGA's, and the intrarenal renin gradient was lost (S:D-JGA renin activity, 1.00±0.07), as compared to the regular NaCl diet. 2 wk of a low-NaCl diet resulted in a greater (P < 0.01) increase in S (14.28±1.47 ng AI·JGA-1·h-1) than D (9.62±1.19 ng AI·JGA-1·h-1) JGA renin activity and a renin gradient (S:D-JGA renin activity) of 1.75±0.12. These results demonstrate that NaCl intake clearly influences total JGA renin content and may also affect the relative intrarenal distribution of renin activity.

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