Abstract
We investigated the action of a synthetic rat atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) with 28 amino acids on renin secretion in rats. Renin release by kidney cortex slices was determined after 90 min of incubation at 37C. ANF inhibited basal renin release in a dose-related fashion. ANF also decreased cAMP release and increased cGMP release in a dose-dependent manner. Renin release stimulated by 10(-7) M isoproterenol was inhibited by ANF with an ID50 of 5.8 x 10(-8) M. The renin-inhibitory effect was not calcium-dependent. In anesthetized rats, a bolus IV dose of ANF decreased plasma renin activity and cAMP concentration, but increased cGMP concentration. These data suggest that ANF inhibits renin secretion via the direct action on juxtaglomerular cells and that this effect may be partly mediated by the changes in cyclic nucleotide production.
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