Disparity Between Blood Pressure and PRA Inhibition After Administration of a Renin Inhibitor to Anesthetized Dogs: Methodological Considerations

Abstract

A dissociation between changes in blood pressure (BP) and plasma renin activity (PRA) has been noted after administration of renin inhibitors. In the present study, the renin inhibitor PD 132002 was given to salt-deplete, anesthetized dogs. PRA was measured at pH 6.0 by a conventional angiotensin I (ANG I) RIA method (PRA-C) and by an ANG I antibody-trapping RIA method (PRA-AT) performed at pH 7.4. PD 132002 at 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg/kg IV, reduced BP by 3 ±2, 9 ± 2, 24 ± 4, and 39 ± 4 mm Hg, respectively, (baseline of 136 ± 8 mm Hg, N = 5)

Key Words:

• PD 132002
• plasma renin activity
• renin inhibition
• plasma angiotensin II
• blood pressure
• dog
• renin inhibitor