Effect of parathion on renal water and electrolyte excretion in the dog |
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| Authors: | HF Gauna C Domenech R Orías |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | The effect of a single low dose of parathion on renal water and electrolyte excretion was studied in anesthetized mongrel dogs. Sodium excretion significantly increased 20 min after iv administration of 1.5 μg parathion/kg body wt, while urine output slightly increased and potassium excretion significantly decreased. No change was observed in glomerular filtration rate, renal plasma flow, filtration fraction, and plasma sodium concentration. Respiratory frequency, heart rate, and arterial blood pressure remained unchanged throughout the experiments. With the doses used, no inhibition of acetylcholinesterase in red blood cells or renal tissues was found. The administration of a single dose of 1 μg atropine sulfate/kg body wt iv had no effect in all the parameters measured but was able to completely block the natriuretic effect of parathion when given ten minutes prior to parathion. Since the dose used showed no inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase, it is unlikely that the natriuretic effect of parathion could be due to changes in enzyme activity but rather to conformational changes in tubular membranes altering sodium reabsorption. |
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