Adrenergic influences and interactions with angiotensin II.

ABSTRACT

Increasing evidence indicates the existence of a complex interplay between the angiotensin and adrenergic nervous systems within the kidney. Since both of these vasoconstrictor systems are integrally involved in the maintenance of systemic blood pressure and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, it is not surprising that each might influence the other vis-a-vis their mutual capacity to alter the physiologic determinants of glomerular filtration.