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The effects of catecholamines on antidiuretic hormone ([Arg8]-vasopressin [AVP])-induced water absorption were evaluated in cortical collecting tubules isolated from the rabbit kidney and perfused in vitro. In the presence of AVP (100 μU/ml), net fluid volume absorption (Jv, nanoliters per minute per millimeter) was 1.14±0.12 and osmotic water permeability coefficient (Pf, X 10-4 centimeters per second) was 217.3±39.9. The addition of the alpha-adrenergic agonist, phenylephrine (PE), in a concentration of 10-6 M resulted in a significant decrease in Jv and Pf to 0.83±0.13 (P < 0.001) and 148.8±41.8 (P < 0.02), respectively. Increasing the concentration of PE to 10-5 M resulted in a further decrease in Jv and Pf to 0.53±0.05 (P < 0.05 vs. PE 10-6 M) and 88.5±9.0 (P 0.05 vs. PE 10-6 M), respectively. In a separate group of tubules, in the presence of AVP (100 μU/ml) and PE (10-5 M), Jv and Pf were 0.35±0.07 and 66.0±17.3, respectively. The addition of the alpha-adrenergic antagonist, phentolamine (PH), in a concentration of 10-6 M resulted in a significant increase in Jv to 1.07±0.19 (P < 0.001) and Pf to 193.3±35.9 (P < 0.005). PH (10-5 M) alone did not significantly affect Jv and Pf in the presence of AVP (100 μU/ml) nor in the presence of 8-bromo adenosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate (8-BrcAMP). Jv and Pf were 1.20±0.21 and 174.0±25.8, respectively, in the presence of 8-BrcAMP (10-4 M).
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Radha K. Krothapalli, W. Brian Duffy, Harry O. Senekjian, Wadi N. Suki
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