Abstract
At low doses, angiotensin II (AII) stimulates jejunal sodium and water absorption in the pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized rat. This response to the hormone can be blocked by cycloheximide and has a rapid onset and decay, indicating that any protein involved must have a short half-life and/or fast turnover. At high doses, AII inhibits jejunal absorption by a process that does not involve protein synthesis and has a rapid onset but slow decay. The AII-induced inhibition of water absorption can be abolished, and a net stimulation ensues after pretreatment of the animals with meclofenamate or indomethacin, suggesting that at high doses AII stimulates intestinal prostaglandin biosynthesis. The AII analogue, [Sar1,Leu8]AII, significantly stimulated jejunal water absorption and was devoid of any inhibitory response at any dose administered. Simultaneous infusion of low doses of [Sar1,Leu8]AII and AII resulted in a stimulation of water transport, while simultaneous infusion of high dose [Sar1,Leu8]AII and AII also stimulated water absorption. It is suggested that the AII analogue is a full agonist with regard to stimulation of jejunal transfer but antagonizes the inhibitory response to high doses of AII. A model consistent with these data is discussed.
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