Abstract
Immunocytochemical and biochemical techniques have been utilized in the present study to characterize renin in brain cell cultures. With the use of renin-specific antibody, positive renin staining was seen in neuronal and in astrocytic glial cells using the peroxidase-antiperoxide method. Renin concentrations was pH-dependent with highest concentrations at 5.5, decreasing from pH 6.0 to 6.5. At pH 7.4 no renin was detectable in either glial or neuronal cells. The contribution of cathepsin D to the measured renin was about 10% at pH 5.5; 7% at pH 6.0 and 3% at pH 6.5. Comparison of glial with neuronal cells from WKY rats revealed significantly elevated renin at pH 5.5 in glial cells. No difference was seen between glial and neuronalcrenin levels in WKY rats at pH 6.0 and 6.5. At pH 5.5 and 6.0 renin was significantly increased in neuronal cells of SHR compared to WKY, whereas at pH 6.5 no difference was observed. The renin concentration in cells kept for 2 days in serum-free medium did not differ from those measured in cells kept in serum-containing medium. The generated peptide was identified as [Ile 5]Angiotensin I on reversedphase HPLC.
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