Calmodulin antagonists stimulate renin release from isolated rat glomeruli.
Endocrinology
; 112(5): 1857-9, 1983 May.
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ABSTRACT
Effects of calmodulin antagonists on renin release from isolated rat glomeruli were examined. The calmodulin antagonists used were N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-naphthalene-1-sulfonamide (W-7), triflupromazine and trifluoperazine. These drugs induced renin release from isolated glomeruli in a dose-dependent manner. The threshold concentration for renin release in the calcium-containing medium was 50 microM for W-7, 5 microM for triflupromazine and 2 microM for trifluoperazine respectively. The threshold concentrations were 2-5 times less in the calcium-free medium. The maximum levels of renin release by the three antagonists were similar in both calcium-containing and calcium-free media. In the absence of these antagonists, the basal rate of renin release in the calcium-free medium was markedly higher than in the calcium-containing medium. These results suggest that the calcium-calmodulin system inhibits renin release and that renin release is regulated by a mechanism different from the calcium-stimulated exocytotic mechanism by which many hormones are released.
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Assunto principal:
Sulfonamidas
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Trifluoperazina
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Triflupromazina
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Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio
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Calmodulina
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Renina
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Glomérulos Renais
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Animals
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Endocrinology
Ano de publicação:
1983
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