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  • Collecting duct-specific knockout of renin attenuates angiotensin II-induced hypertension.

Collecting duct-specific knockout of renin attenuates angiotensin II-induced hypertension.

American journal of physiology. Renal physiology (2014-08-15)
Nirupama Ramkumar, Deborah Stuart, Sara Rees, Alfred Van Hoek, Curt D Sigmund, Donald E Kohan
ABSTRACT

The physiological and pathophysiological significance of collecting duct (CD)-derived renin, particularly as it relates to blood pressure (BP) regulation, is unknown. To address this question, we generated CD-specific renin knockout (KO) mice and examined BP and renal salt and water excretion. Mice containing loxP-flanked exon 1 of the renin gene were crossed with mice transgenic for aquaporin-2-Cre recombinase to achieve CD-specific renin KO. Compared with controls, CD renin KO mice had 70% lower medullary renin mRNA and 90% lower renin mRNA in microdissected cortical CD. Urinary renin levels were significantly lower in KO mice (45% of control levels) while plasma renin concentration was significantly higher in KO mice (63% higher than controls) during normal-Na intake. While no observable differences were noted in BP between the two groups with varying Na intake, infusion of angiotensin II at 400 ng·kg(-1)·min(-1) resulted in an attenuated hypertensive response in the KO mice (mean arterial pressure 111 ± 4 mmHg in KO vs. 128 ± 3 mmHg in controls). Urinary renin excretion and epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) remained significantly lower in the KO mice following ANG II infusion compared with controls. Furthermore, membrane-associated ENaC protein levels were significantly lower in KO mice following ANG II infusion. These findings suggest that CD renin modulates BP in ANG II-infused hypertension and these effects are associated with changes in ENaC expression.

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