Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and other renally active hormones were measured in Long–Evans (LE) rats and vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rats with diabetes insipidus (DI) in conditions of water repletion and deprivation, and in DI rats following chronic vasopressin replacement.
In water-replete rats, vasopressin deficiency was associated with elevated circulating ANP and angiotensin II (AII) concentrations, while plasma adrenal steroid concentrations were depressed by comparison with LE rats. These differences were fully reversed after 7 days of vasopressin replacement in DI rats to restore normal water turnover.
Water deprivation for 4 h had little effect on plasma tonicity or hormone profile in LE rats. In contrast, however, the unreplaced fluid loss during 4-h water deprivation in the DI rat was associated with a marked increase in plasma tonicity evident within 30 min. Plasma ANP concentrations fell substantially to levels below those in LE rats, coincident with a rise in adrenal steroid levels and independent of any clear change in AII. These changes in circulating ANP concentration were directly correlated with changes in plasma Na+ concentration, osmolality and tissue water content in the DI rats, underlining the importance of body fluid status in modulating the secretion of ANP.
These data clearly show that plasma ANP concentration is increased in vasopressin deficiency, but emphasize the sensitivity of circulating hormone levels in vasopressin-deficient animals to acute changes in the state of hydration, underscoring the complex and labile interaction between body fluid and hormonal factors involved in the control of ANP secretion.
Journal of Endocrinology (1992) 135, 431–438
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