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Oxygen-dependent erythropoietin production by the isolated perfused rat kidney.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1649989     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study we have investigated the role of oxygen delivery and of classic second messengers on erythropoietin production by the isolated perfused rat kidney. We found that the rat kidney was capable of de novo synthesis of erythropoietin. The erythropoietin production rate was inversely related to the oxygen pressure in the perfusate and increased from 0.17 to 1.85 U erythropoietin h-1 g kidney-1 when arterial PO2 was lowered from 500 mmHg to 30 mmHg. Addition of forskolin (10 microM) and 8-bromo-cGMP (100 microM) to the perfusate elicited significant effects on the renal vascular resistance, but had no significant effect on erythropoietin production. Hypoxia-induced erythropoietin formation, however, was blocked by calmidazolium (1 microM) and W-7 (10 microM), two structurally different putative calmodulin antagonists. Calmidazolium and W-7 had no effect on other functional parameters of the isolated perfused rat kidney such as flow rate, glomerular filtration rate or sodium reabsorption. Our findings suggest that the oxygen-sensing mechanism that controls renal erythropoietin production is primarily located in the kidney itself. A calcium/calmodulin-dependent cellular reaction could be involved in the signal transduction process.
Authors:
H Scholz; H J Schurek; K U Eckardt; A Kurtz; C Bauer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pflügers Archiv : European journal of physiology     Volume:  418     ISSN:  0031-6768     ISO Abbreviation:  Pflugers Arch.     Publication Date:  1991 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-08-27     Completed Date:  1991-08-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0154720     Medline TA:  Pflugers Arch     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  228-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Zürich, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Calmodulin / antagonists & inhibitors
Cyclic GMP / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Erythropoietin / biosynthesis*
Forskolin / pharmacology
Imidazoles / pharmacology
Kidney / blood supply,  drug effects,  metabolism*
Kinetics
Male
Oxygen / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Rats
Second Messenger Systems
Sulfonamides / pharmacology
Vascular Resistance / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calmodulin; 0/Imidazoles; 0/Sulfonamides; 11096-26-7/Erythropoietin; 31356-94-2/8-bromocyclic GMP; 57265-65-3/calmidazolium; 65595-90-6/W 7; 66428-89-5/Forskolin; 7665-99-8/Cyclic GMP; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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