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. 1982 Mar;79(5):1438–1442. doi: 10.1073/pnas.79.5.1438

Angiotensin increases Na+ entry and Na+/K+ pump activity in cultures of smooth muscle from rat aorta.

T A Brock, L J Lewis, J B Smith
PMCID: PMC345988  PMID: 6280182

Abstract

Angiotensin markedly altered the Na+ permeability of smooth muscle cells cultured from explants of rat aorta. The rate of net Na+ uptake was followed in the presence of ouabain in order to block Na+ efflux via the Na+/K+ pump. Angiotensin II (AII) or angiotensin III (AIII) increased net Na+ uptake by about 3-fold. Maximal stimulation of Na+ uptake was produced by about 10 nM AII. Bradykinin and the angiotensin antagonist [Sar1, Ileu5, Ala8]AII had no significant effect on net Na+ uptake. Angiotensin also enhanced the activity of the Na+/K+ pump, which was assayed by following the rate of ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ uptake by the cells. AII and AIII nearly doubled ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ uptake, but bradykinin, norepinephrine, and [Sar1, Ileu5, Ala8]AII had no effect. In the presence of ouabain, 86Rb+ uptake was not significantly affected by AII or AIII, indicating that angiotensin did not alter passive permeability to Rb+. Loading the cells with Na+, either by incubation in K+-free medium or exposure to the Na+-selective ionophore monensin, markedly increased ouabain-sensitive 86RB+ uptake. This result indicates that the activity of the Na+/K+ pump is limited by the low level of Na+ that is normally in the cells. AII had no effect on the activity of the Na+/K+ pump in Na+-loaded cells. These results suggest that AII or AIII stimulates the Na+/K+ pump in cultured aortic muscle cells by increasing its Na+ supply.

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