A Comparison of Patterns of Changes in Urine Flow and Urine Electrical Conductivity Induced by Exogenous ADH in Hydrated Rats
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Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1973, 109, 281-296 A Comparison of Patterns of Changes in Urine Flow and Urine Electrical Conductivity Induced by Exogenous ADH in Hydrated Rats TOKIHISA KIMURA* and RYUZO YOKOYAMA•õ Department of Physiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine , S endai KIMURA,T. and YOKOYAMA,R. A Comparisonof Patterns of Changesin Urine Flow and Urine Electrical ComductivityInduced by ExogenousADH in HydratedRats. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1973, 109 (3), 281-296 Both urine flowrate and urine electrical conductivitywere recorded continuouslyin hydrated alcohol-anesthetizedrats, and the patterns of changesin these two induced by intravenous injection of ADH were compared. Although ADH-inducedchanges in urine flow rate and conductivity were reciprocallyrelated, significantdeviation from a simple reciprocal relation was found when a relatively high dose of ADH was given. Dose response curves as obtained by using the maximummagnitude or the time-integralof the response as the index of the response revealed that the urine-flowmethod has higher sensitivity to ADH in a relatively low dose range, whereas the conductivity method is superior for the assay of relatively high dose of ADH. Saluresis induced by NaCl-loadingor by administration of Furosemide produced parallel increases in both urine flow and conductivity, while a reduction of blood pressure caused parallel decreases. Asphyxia and pentobarbital sodium produced ADH-like (reciprocaltype) pattern of changes, but these changes were interpreted as the results of a liberation of endogenous ADH. Diuretic effect of a low dose of ADH, saluretic effect of a moderate dose of ADH, and vascular effect of a high dose of ADH werecharacterized by the dual recording of urine flow rate and conductivity. It is concludedthat the dual reocrdingof urine flow rate and conductivity is recommendablefor the assay of ADH of a wide range of dose since the renal effect of ADH is of compositenature, and the single recordingof either of these urinary factors cannot characterize the ADH action. urinary responses to ADH; ADH bioassay; flow rate measuring method; conductivity measuring method Measurements of changes in either urine flow rate or urine conductivity in hydrated ethanol-anesthetized rats have currently been widely used in the bioassay of ADH (see Fitzpatrick and Bentley 1968). There seem to be controvertial views as to which method be more recommendable for the ADH bioassay, one measuring urine flow rate and the other measuring urine conductivity. Sawyer (1958) argued the superiority of the former, whereas Yoshida et al. (1963) and Bonjour and Malvin (1970) recommended to use the latter. Received for publication, August 17, 1972. * Present address: The Second Department of Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai. Present•õ address: Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka. 281 282 T. Kimura and R. Yokoyama Principally, if ADH causes only a reduction of free water clearance of animals, these two methods should be entirely equivalent, since both measure reciprocally related phenomena. ADH, however, is known to have additional effects in rats, e.g., a diuretic effect in its low dose range (Kramar et al. 1966), natriuretic and kaliuretic effects over a wide range of dose (Chan 1965) and a vasopressor effect in a high dose range (Dekanski 1952). Furthermore, a conducti vity-measuring system usually has a small but significant dead space. All these factors may greatly modify the simple reciprocal relationship between changes in urine flow rate and urine conductivity and also affect the practical usefulness of these two methods in ADH bioassay. The aim of the present study is to compare the two methods above mentioned in an attempt to examine which is more reliable or useful as the procedure of ADH bioassay. Additionally, it was examined whether or not simultaneous recording of both changes in urine flow rate and conductivity has some advantages in detecting or measuring the urinary response to exogenous ADH given in rats under various diuretic conditions. METHODS Preparation of animals: Male albino rats weighing 200-250g were used. Methods for anesthesiaand prehydrationwere almost the same as those reported by Czaczkes and Kleeman(1964). Briefly, 12% ethanol solution amounting 3% of body weight was given twice through stomach tube at an interval of 30 min. 20 min after the second infusion, warmed tap water amounting 2% of body weight was supplemented. The total amount of water, thus given, was 8% of body weight. The abdominalwall was openedby the mid-lineincision to exposethe urinary bladder. A short (2cm long)soft silicone-rubbertube of 1 mm inner diameter was inserted into the bladder through a cut made at the upper part of its ventral wall, then the tube was tied together with the bladder to fix it. The urethra was obstructed by ligating the penis. The jugular vein was catheterizedwith a thin polyethylene cannula, through which the maintenanceinfusion was carried out with a hypotonic saline (0.3% NaCl) containing2% ethanoland 1.6%glucose. The rate of infusionwas fixed at 0.1ml/minin most experiments. Atropine sulfate (0.01mg/kgbody weight) was administered subcutaneously in order to inhibit secretionof excesssputa during experiments. Tracheal cannulationwas made with a short polyethylene tube and pure oxygen gas was supplied onto the opening of the cannula. Declineof body temperature of animalswas prevented by warming their body with an electriclamp. Recordingof urine conductivityand urine flow rate: Conductivity-measuringsystem used is essentiallysimilar to those employedby Share (1961)and Yoshida et al. (1963). The conductivitywas measuredbetween two small stainless-steeltubes interposed along the courseof a polyethylenecannula which was connectedto the rubber tube inserted into the bladder. Each stainless-steelpipe had 1cm in length and 0.9mm in inner diameter, and both werefixed 8mm apart. The electrodeswere connectedto a Wheatstonebridge with fine lead wires, and the part of the electrodes was molded with epoxy resin. Alternating current of 1 kHz was supplied to the bridge from a oscillator, and the bridge output was amplifiedby a differentialamplifier. A devicewas made to obtain voltage outputs linear to fluid conductivity in the similar way to that reported by Rothe et al. (1967). The electrical circuit was shown in Fig. 1. Recording system for urine flow rate used is principally the same as those employedby Sawyer (1958), Tata and Gauer (1966) and Forsling et al. (1968). It consistsof a drop counter, a pulse generator and an integrator ADH Action on Urine Conductivity and Urine Flow Rate 283 Fig. 1. Electrical circuit of the apparatus for measuring urine electrical conductivity . Alternating current of 1 kHz is supplied to a Wheatstone bridge , and the bridge output is amplified by a differential amplifier so as to give voltage output linear to electrical conductivity of urine. Fig. 2. Electrical circuit of the apparatus for recording urine flow rate continuously. Urine drops are converted to electrical pulses of constant voltage and constant duration, and the pulses thus generated are integrated by an integrator which is reset every minute with a timer (not illustrated in this figure) by short-circuiting S. of pulses. Generation of pulses with constant duration and constant voltage was made synchronized with urine drops flowing out of the cannula from the bladder, and the integrator was reset every minute. The electrical circuit of the system was illustrated in Fig. 2. Both urine flow rate and conductivity were recorded on a two-pen ink-writing recorder (Towa Denpa Co., EPR-3T) or a multichannel ink-writing recorder (Watanabe Sokki Co., WA621-1). Administration of ADH: In most experiments, arginine vasopressin (Sigma Co.) was used. Synthetic lysine vasopressin (Sandoz) was also used in some experiments. Both were dissolved in 0.9% NaCl solution containing 0.03% acetic acid. 0.1ml of diluted ADH solutions was slowly injected into the jugular vein in about 30 sec. During this interval, the infusion pump was stopped. An injection of 0.1ml isotonic saline had no detectable effect on either urine flow or conductivity. Experiments in rats during osmotic diuresis: In experiments where ADH effects were observed during mannitol diuresis, maintenance infusion was carried out with 10% mannitol solution containing 2% ethanol. When necessary, systemic blood pressure was recorded from the common carotid artery by the use of an electrosphygmomanometer (Sanei Sokki Co., E-044). Other procedures were same as in experiments during water diuresis. 284 T. Kimura and R. Yokoyama Chemical analyses of urine: Urine collection was made during three successive phases: during 10 min prior to ADH administration, during antidiuretic response, and during 10 min after the restoration of urine flow rate. For each urine sample, Na+ and K+ concentrations and volume were determined. Determination of Na+ and K+ concentrations were carried out by the use of a flame photometer (Elma). RESULTS 1) Patterns of responses of urine flow and urine conductivity to ADH in water diu retic rats In rats anesthetized with ethanol, the prehydration and the subsequent maintenance infusion of the hypotonic saline brought animals to a steady water diuresis within 30-60 min after the start of the maintenance infusion, when urine flow reached about the same rate as that of the infusion (100ƒÊl/min). At this stage, urine osmolality and urine conductivity were stabilized at 178•}27 mOsm/kg H2O (mean•}S.E., n=4) and about 10mM equivalent NaCl, respectively. Fig. 3 shows a typical example of responses to graded doses of ADH given during such steady water diuresis. In this particular experiment, 100, 75, 50 and 25ƒÊU of ADH were administered in sequence. Urine flow began to decrease within 2-3 min, and the maximum reduction occurred after 5-10 min, depending on the dose. The response in urine flow had a relatively simple time course, an initial rapid decrease followed by a gradual recovery. Urine conductivity began to increase with a time lag corresponding to 4 urine drops.