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  • Title: Effect of peristaltic contractions of the renal pelvic wall on solute concentrations of the renal inner medulla in the hamster.
    Author: Pruitt ME, Knepper MA, Graves B, Schmidt-Nielsen B.
    Journal: Am J Physiol Renal Physiol; 2006 Apr; 290(4):F892-6. PubMed ID: 16234309.
    Abstract:
    The mechanism of solute accumulation in the renal inner medulla remains an unresolved issue. Experiments were carried out in hamsters to address the possibility that the peristaltic contractions of the renal pelvic wall surrounding the inner medulla play a role in the inner medullary concentrating process. The right renal pelvis was subjected to one of four manipulations (surgical removal of the pelvic wall, paralysis of the pelvic wall with xylocaine, inhibition of pelvic contractions by direct application of heat, or sham treatment) followed by analysis of the inner medullary solute concentrations in the right kidney vs. the untouched left kidney. Removal of the pelvic wall resulted in a marked reduction in inner medullary osmolality, confirming prior observations. Paralysis of the pelvic wall with xylocaine produced a similar decrease in inner medullary osmolality, despite the fact that urine flow was maintained. In contrast, sham treatment (surgical exposure of the right renal pelvic wall without any further manipulation) did not decrease inner medullary osmolality. To test whether the decrease in urinary osmolality following xylocaine treatment could have been due to a side effect of the drug, pelvic peristaltic contractions were eliminated in another way, by direct application of heat to denature the smooth muscle of the pelvic wall. This procedure also significantly decreased inner medullary osmolality. We conclude that elimination of the contractions of the renal pelvic wall in the hamster significantly impairs inner medullary concentrating ability.
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