Chronic effects of vasopressin on fluid volume distribution in conscious dogs

Conference · Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6937104

Merrill, D C; Cowley, Jr, A W; Skelton, M M

Previous studies have suggested that acute elevations of vasopressin (AVP) may result in an extravascular to intravascular shift of fluid independent of any change in total body H/sub 2/O (TBW). The present studies examined the chronic influence of elevated AVP on fluid volume distribution in splenectomized, sodium-deprived conscious dogs (18.9 +/- 0.7 kg) (n=5). During 4 days of continuous i.v. AVP infusion (0.36 ng/kg/min) the computerized average 24-hr total body weight was maintained within 110 gm of the control value by means of a sensitive servocontrolled scale device. Urine flow and urine osmolality averaged 335 +/- 52 ml/day and 637 +/- 36 mOsm/kg during the preinfusion period and changed to levels averaging 151 +/- 14 and 1377 +/- 121 with elevated AVP (p < .05). Red cell volume (Cr/sup 51/RBC), plasma volume, TBW (H/sub 2/O), calculated total blood volume (using Cr/sup 51/RBC and Hct) and mean arterial pressure averaged 22 +/- 1 ml/kg, 54 +/- 7 ml/kg, 0.62 +/- 0.04 L/kg, 68 +/- 3 ml/kg and 99 +/- 3 mmHg respectively during the control period and remained unchanged during the AVP infusion period. Plasma protein, Na and osmolality averaged 6.4 +/- 0.1 g/dl, 145.7 +/- 0.8 mEq/L, and 295.0 +/- 1.5 mOsm/kg during the pre-infusion period and also remained unchanged with elevated AVP. They conclude from the present studies that AVP has minimal or no chronic influence on internal volume redistribution.

• Research Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• OSTI ID: 6937104
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-; TRN: 87-008589
• Journal Information: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:4; Conference: 70. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA, 13 Apr 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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