Abstract
We have examined the physiological role of the mesangial cell in the regulation of glomerular hemodynamics utilizing mesangial cell lysis by the administration of antithymocyte antibody serum (ATS) 24 h before micropuncture evaluation. Plasma volume expansion (PVE) in normal NaCl-depleted rats increased single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) by 30% because of increases in single-nephron plasma flow (SNPF), whereas glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (PG) remained constant. SNGFR did not increase with PVE in NaCl-depleted ATS rats despite increases in SNPF, and PG increased significantly (51 +/- 2 to 67 +/- 3 mmHg) because of afferent arteriolar dilation, whereas efferent resistance remained elevated. Angiotensin II (ANG II) infusion in normal rats decreased SNGFR because of reductions in SNPF and the glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (LpA), whereas the hydrostatic pressure gradient (delta P) increased. In ATS rats ANG II infusion did not change SNGFR, LpA, or delta P. These in vivo studies suggest that the mesangial cell plays an important role in the regulation of LpA, efferent arteriolar resistance, and the regulation of PG, whereas this cell exerts little effect on the afferent arteriole.
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