Losartan treatment normalizes renal sodium and water handling in rats with mild congestive heart failure.

نویسندگان

  • Dennis Staahltoft
  • Søren Nielsen
  • Nadeem R Janjua
  • Sten Christensen
  • Ole Skøtt
  • Niels Marcussen
  • Thomas E N Jonassen
چکیده

This study was designed to examine the effect of losartan treatment on renal tubular function in rats with mild congestive heart failure (CHF) induced by ligation of the left anterior descending artery. In rats with CHF, there was a significant decrease in daily sodium excretion, which caused sodium retention relative to control rats. Renal function studies revealed that glomerular filtration rate and proximal tubular sodium handling were normal. However, expression of the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter (NKCC2) in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop was increased. Moreover, vasopressin-mediated renal water reabsorption, as evaluated by the aquaretic response to selective V(2)-receptor blockade, was significantly increased. Losartan treatment normalized expression of NKCC2 and decreased expression of the vasopressin-regulated water channel aquaporin-2. This was associated with normalization of daily sodium excretion and normalization of the aquaretic response to V(2)-receptor blockade. Together, these results indicate that, in rats with CHF, losartan treatment inhibits increased sodium reabsorption through NKCC2 in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop and water reabsorption through aquaporin-2 in the collecting ducts, which may be involved in improving renal function in losartan-treated CHF rats.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of physiology. Renal physiology

دوره 282 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002