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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
We tested methods for delivery of drugs to the renal medulla of anesthetized rabbits. Outer medullary infusion (OMI) of norepinephrine (300 ng. kg(-1). min(-1)), using acutely or chronically positioned catheters, reduced both cortical (CBF; 15%) and medullary perfusion (MBF; 23-31%). Inner medullary infusion (IMI) did not affect renal hemodynamics, whereas intravenous infusion reduced CBF (15%) without changes in MBF. During OMI of [(3)H]norepinephrine, much of the radiolabel (approximately 40% with chronically positioned catheters) spilled over systemically. Nevertheless, autoradiographic analysis showed the concentration of radiolabel was about fourfold greater in the infused medulla than the cortex. In contrast, during IMI, only approximately 5% of the infused radiolabel spilled over into the systemic circulation and approximately 64% was excreted by the infused kidney. The resultant intrarenal levels of radiolabel were considerably less with IMI compared with OMI. In rabbits, OMI therefore provides a useful method for targeting agents to the renal medulla, but given the considerable systemic spillover with OMI, its utility is probably limited to substances that are rapidly degraded in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R112-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Renal medullary interstitial infusion of norepinephrine in anesthetized rabbits: methodological considerations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't