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. 1981 Feb;311:1–9. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1981.sp013569

Role of calcium and albumin in the autoregulation of renal perfusate flow

S Baker Jr 1, A J Cohen 1, J C S Fray 1,*, N J Laurens 1
PMCID: PMC1275394  PMID: 7264964

Abstract

1. We investigated the role of calcium and albumin on the perfusate flow in isolated perfused rat kidneys. The initial perfusion medium was Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate solution with 1.82 mm-calcium without albumin. Perfusate flow autoregulation occurred above 100 mmHg.

2. Raising albumin concentration to 20 and 60 g/l. abolished autoregulation and increased perfusate flow.

3. Keeping ionized calcium at 1.82 mm restored autoregulation in medium containing 20 and 60 g albumin/l. However, in 60 g albumin/l. autoregulation occurred at a significantly higher flow.

4. 1.82 mm-ionized calcium appears to be a critical level for autoregulation of flow in these experiments, for autoregulation was not obtained in 60 g albumin/l. medium containing 1.80 mm-ionized calcium. On the other hand, autoregulation occurred in medium containing 1.83 mm-ionized calcium, but at a lower perfusate flow.

5. Raising albumin concentration to 120 g/l. increased perfusate flow from 14.6±0.8 to 20.8±0.7 ml./min.g (n = 5, P < 0.01) in the presence of 1.82 mm-total calcium, and from 11.6±1.0 to 15.8±0.7 ml./min.g (n = 5, P < 0.01) in 1.82 mm-ionized calcium. The effect of raising albumin concentration was reversible.

6. Removing the capsule from the kidneys abolished the increased flow in response to raising albumin concentration.

7. We conclude that (a) the mechanism for the autoregulation of renal perfusate flow in isolated perfused kidneys is critically dependent on an extremely narrow range of ionized calcium concentration in the perfusion medium, below this range, autoregulation is not achieved; above it, however, autoregulation is achieved, but during intense vasoconstriction; (b) raising albumin concentration in the perfusion medium increases perfusate flow and abolishes autoregulation by lowering extracellular ionized calcium and by raising intrarenal tissue pressure.

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