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  • Title: Angiotensin-(1-7) stimulates water transport in rat inner medullary collecting duct: evidence for involvement of vasopressin V2 receptors.
    Author: Magaldi AJ, Cesar KR, de Araújo M, Simões e Silva AC, Santos RA.
    Journal: Pflugers Arch; 2003 Nov; 447(2):223-30. PubMed ID: 14534790.
    Abstract:
    The peptide angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] is known to enhance water transport in rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD). The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism of the Ang-(1-7) effect on osmotic water permeability (Pf). Pf was measured in the normal rat IMCD perfused in vitro in presence of agonists [Ang-(1-7), arginine vasopressin (AVP) and Ang-(3-8)], and antagonists of the angiotensin and the vasopressin cascade. Ang-(1-7), but not Ang-(3-8), increased Pf significantly. The effect of Ang-(1-7) on Pf was abolished by its selective antagonist, A-779, added before or after Ang-(1-7). Prostaglandin E2 and the protein kinase A inhibitor H8 also blocked the Ang-(1-7) effect. Blockade of vasopressin V1 receptors by antagonists did not change the Ang-(1-7) effect, but pre-treatment with a V2 antagonist abolished the effect of Ang-(1-7) on Pf. Similarly, pre-treatment with A-779 inhibited AVP's effect on Pf. Forskolin-stimulated Pf was blocked both by A-779 and by the V2 antagonist. Finally, Ang-(1-7) increased cAMP levels in fresh IMCD cell suspensions whilst the forskolin-stimulated cAMP synthesis was decreased by A-779 and the V2 antagonist. These data provide evidence that Ang-(1-7) interacts via its receptor with the AVP V2 system through a mechanism involving adenylate-cyclase activation.
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