Abstract
The effects of nifedipine, classed as a calcium entry blocker, on urinary excretion and renin release were investigated in anesthetized dogs. Nifedipine was infused into one renal artery for three consecutive 10-min periods, at incremental rates of 0.3, 1, and 3 micrograms/min. Intrarenal infusion of nifedipine (3 micrograms/min) produced marked increases in urine flow rate (by 200%) and in urinary sodium (by 210%) and potassium (by 40%) excretion rates of the infused kidney without changes in mean systemic blood pressure, heart rate, glomerular filtration rate, and filtration fraction. Urinary osmolarity was slightly decreased by the drug, but this change was not statistically significant. There were no consistent changes in these parameters for the contralateral noninfused kidney. Renin secretion rate was increased to three times the preinfusion level during infusion of the highest nifedipine dose. The blood flow to the infused kidney was increased, and ipsilateral renal vascular resistance was simultaneously decreased upon nifedipine infusion. These results suggest that a nonhypotensive dose of nifedipine causes an increase in renin secretion and that this drug has a striking effect on the reabsorption of sodium and water by the renal tubules.
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