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Title: In vitro macro- and micro-autoradiographic localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney

Abstract

We investigated the receptor localization of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the rat kidney, by in vitro macro- and micro-autoradiography (ARG) of (/sup 125/I)-ANP using nonfixed frozen sections. First, we examined the optimum conditions for ARG with respect to the effects of polyethylenimine (PEI), thickness of section, incubation time and degradation of (/sup 125/I)-ANP. Saturation experiments of (/sup 125/I)-ANP using rat kidney sections revealed the presence of high affinity binding sites of (/sup 125/I)-ANP in the renal cortex (Kd = 0.52 nM). Macro-autoradiograms showed that the dense grains representing specific binding sites of (/sup 125/I)-ANP were distributed in the cortex in a punctate pattern. Using micro-autoradiography, the localization of the dense grains on the emulsion was compared with the staining pattern of the same section subjected to double staining. In the renal cortex, the dense grains were observed on the glomerulus, blood vessels and proximal tubules. Dense grains were also observed in the mesangium area of glomeruli, the inside wall of blood vessels (especially endothelium), and the inside wall of proximal tubules (possibly brush border). These results suggested that the physiological action of ANP in the kidney is mediated by its receptors. Also, ARG was useful for accurately detecting themore » action sites of ANP.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Okayama Univ. Medical School, Japan
OSTI Identifier:
6071495
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Res. Commun. Chem. Pathol. Pharmacol.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 56:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; PEPTIDES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION; IN VITRO; IODINE 125; KIDNEYS; RATS; RECEPTORS; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PROTEINS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS; RODENTS; VERTEBRATES; 551001* - Physiological Systems- Tracer Techniques

Citation Formats

Yamamoto, I, Ogura, T, and Ota, Z. In vitro macro- and micro-autoradiographic localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Yamamoto, I, Ogura, T, & Ota, Z. In vitro macro- and micro-autoradiographic localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney. United States.
Yamamoto, I, Ogura, T, and Ota, Z. 1987. "In vitro macro- and micro-autoradiographic localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney". United States.
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title = {In vitro macro- and micro-autoradiographic localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney},
author = {Yamamoto, I and Ogura, T and Ota, Z},
abstractNote = {We investigated the receptor localization of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the rat kidney, by in vitro macro- and micro-autoradiography (ARG) of (/sup 125/I)-ANP using nonfixed frozen sections. First, we examined the optimum conditions for ARG with respect to the effects of polyethylenimine (PEI), thickness of section, incubation time and degradation of (/sup 125/I)-ANP. Saturation experiments of (/sup 125/I)-ANP using rat kidney sections revealed the presence of high affinity binding sites of (/sup 125/I)-ANP in the renal cortex (Kd = 0.52 nM). Macro-autoradiograms showed that the dense grains representing specific binding sites of (/sup 125/I)-ANP were distributed in the cortex in a punctate pattern. Using micro-autoradiography, the localization of the dense grains on the emulsion was compared with the staining pattern of the same section subjected to double staining. In the renal cortex, the dense grains were observed on the glomerulus, blood vessels and proximal tubules. Dense grains were also observed in the mesangium area of glomeruli, the inside wall of blood vessels (especially endothelium), and the inside wall of proximal tubules (possibly brush border). These results suggested that the physiological action of ANP in the kidney is mediated by its receptors. Also, ARG was useful for accurately detecting the action sites of ANP.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6071495}, journal = {Res. Commun. Chem. Pathol. Pharmacol.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 56:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}