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Title: Distribution and elimination of intravenously administered atrial natriuretic hormone(ANH) to normal and nephrectomized rats

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5022905

The 24 amino acid peptide, ANH(5-28), was N-terminally labeled with I-125 Bolton-Hunter reagent, iodo-N-succinimidyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate. The I-125 peptide plus 1..mu..g/kg of the I-127 Bolton-Hunter peptide was injected into normal and nephrectomized anesthetized (Nembutal) rats. Blood samples were drawn into a cocktail developed to inhibit plasma induced degradation. Radiolabeled peptides were analyzed by HPLC. A biphasic curve of I-125 ANH(5-28) elimination was obtained, the first phase (t 1/2 = 15 sec) representing in vivo distribution and the second phase (t 1/2 = 7-10 min) a measurement of elimination. This biphasic elimination curve was similar in normal and nephrectomized rats. The apparent volumes of distribution were 15-20 ml for the first phase and > 300 ml for the second phase. In order to examine the tissue distribution of the peptide, animals were sacrificed at 2 minutes and the I-125 tissue contents were quantitated. The majority of the label was located in the liver (50%), kidneys (21%) and the lung (5%). The degradative peptides appearing in the plasma and urine of normal rats were identical. No intact radiolabeled ANH(5-28) was found in the urine. In conclusion, iodinated Bolton-Hunter labeled ANH(5-28) is rapidly removed from the circulation by the liver and to a lesser extent by the kidney, but the rate of elimination is not decreased by nephrectomy.

Research Organization:
Abbott Labs., Abbott Park, IL
OSTI ID:
5022905
Report Number(s):
CONF-8606151-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:6; Conference: 76. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, USA, 8 Jun 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English