Lack of inhibitory effect of atrial natriuretic factor on renin release induced by renal hypotension.

To examine the effect of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on renin release induced by renal hypotension, experiments were performed in seven barbiturateanaesthetized dogs with denervated kidneys. Renin release induced by renal arterial constriction to 55 mmHg was measured before and during intrarenal infusion of ANF (200 ng min-1 kg-1 body weight). Before ANF infusion, renal arterial constriction increased renin release from 0.2 +/- 0.1 to 21.8 +/- 3.3 micrograms angiotensin I min-1 (p < 0.05). During ANF infusion renal arterial constriction increased renin release as much as before from 0.8 +/- 0.6 to 23.7 +/- 4.6 micrograms angiotensin I min-1 (p < 0.05). Although ANF increased glomerular filtration rate from 33.9 +/- 4.2 to 43.4 +/- 5.6 ml min-1 (p < 0.05) and sodium excretion from 72 +/- 22 to 567 +/- 112 mumol min-1 (p < 0.05) at normal renal perfusion pressure, ANF was without effect on glomerular filtration rate and sodium excretion during renal arterial constriction. The present study shows that ANF is not an inhibitor of renin release induced by renal arterial constriction in anaesthetized dogs with denervated kidneys. Our findings indicate that ANF does not influence renin release induced by the haemodynamic mechanism.