Deletion of AT1A receptors specifically from the collecting duct in mice significantly attenuated the increase in urine osmolality after water deprivation compared to controls.
AT1A receptors in the collecting duct directly modulate aquaporin-2 levels and are necessary for normal urine concentration.
Absolute Event Rate: 2979% vs 3517%
p-value: p=<0.01
Mice lacking AT1 angiotensin receptors have an impaired capacity to concentrate the urine, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. To determine whether direct actions of AT1 receptors in epithelial cells of the collecting duct regulate water reabsorption, we used Cre-Loxp technology to specifically eliminate AT1A receptors from the collecting duct in mice (CD-KOs). Although levels of AT1A receptor mRNA in the inner medulla of CD-KO mice were significantly reduced, their kidneys appeared structurally normal. Under basal conditions, plasma and urine osmolalities and urine volumes were similar between CD-KO mice and controls. The increase in urine osmolality in response to water deprivation or vasopressin administration, however, was consistently attenuated in CD-KO mice. Similarly, levels of aquaporin-2 protein in inner and outer medulla after water deprivation were significantly lower in CD-KO mice compared with controls, despite its normal localization to the apical membrane. In summary, these results demonstrate that AT1A receptors in epithelial cells of the collecting duct directly modulate aquaporin-2 levels and contribute to the concentration of urine.
Stegbauer et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Water homeostasis. Collecting duct-specific deletion of AT1A receptors (CD-KO) vs. Control mice was evaluated on Urine osmolality after 18 hours of water deprivation (p=<0.01). Deletion of AT1A receptors specifically from the collecting duct in mice significantly attenuated the increase in urine osmolality after water deprivation compared to controls.