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Assessment of renal autoregulation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17229679     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The kidney displays highly efficient autoregulation so that under steady-state conditions renal blood flow (RBF) is independent of blood pressure over a wide range of pressure. Autoregulation occurs in the preglomerular microcirculation and is mediated by two, perhaps three, mechanisms. The faster myogenic mechanism and the slower tubuloglomerular feedback contribute both directly and interactively to autoregulation of RBF and of glomerular capillary pressure. Multiple experiments have been used to study autoregulation and can be considered as variants of two basic designs. The first measures RBF after multiple stepwise changes in renal perfusion pressure to assess how a biological condition or experimental maneuver affects the overall pressure-flow relationship. The second uses time-series analysis to better understand the operation of multiple controllers operating in parallel on the same vascular smooth muscle. There are conceptual and experimental limitations to all current experimental designs so that no one design adequately describes autoregulation. In particular, it is clear that the efficiency of autoregulation varies with time and that most current techniques do not adequately address this issue. Also, the time-varying and nonadditive interaction between the myogenic mechanism and tubuloglomerular feedback underscores the difficulty of dissecting their contributions to autoregulation. We consider the modulation of autoregulation by nitric oxide and use it to illustrate the necessity for multiple experimental designs, often applied iteratively.
Authors:
William A Cupples; Branko Braam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2007-01-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Renal physiology     Volume:  292     ISSN:  1931-857X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-05     Completed Date:  2007-05-22     Revised Date:  2011-04-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901990     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Renal Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  F1105-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Biomedical Research and Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Victoria, PO Box 3020, STN CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada. wcupples@uvic.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Calcium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Feedback
Homeostasis*
Kidney / blood supply,  physiology*
Kidney Glomerulus / physiology
Kidney Tubules / physiology
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiology
Nifedipine / pharmacology
Nitric Oxide / physiology
Rats
Renal Circulation / drug effects,  physiology*
Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calcium Channel Blockers; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; 21829-25-4/Nifedipine

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