The assessment of cortical hemodynamic responses induced by tubuloglomerular feedback using in vivo imaging

Blaire Lee, Dmitry D Postnov, Charlotte M Sørensen, Olga Sosnovtseva

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Abstract

The tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism modulates renal hemodynamics and glomerular filtration rate in individual nephrons. Our study aimed to evaluate the TGF-induced vascular responses by inhibiting Na-K-2Cl co-transporters and sodium-glucose co-transporters in rats. We assessed cortical hemodynamics with high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging, which enabled the evaluation of blood flow in individual microvessels and analysis of their dynamical patterns in the time-frequency domain. We demonstrated that a systemic administration of furosemide abolishes TGF-mediated hemodynamic responses. Furthermore, we showed that the local microcirculatory blood flow decreased, and the TGF-induced hemodynamic oscillations were sustained but weakened after inhibiting sodium-glucose co-transporters in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere15648
JournalPhysiological Reports
Volume11
Issue number6
Number of pages13
ISSN2051-817X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

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© 2023 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Physiological Society and the American Physiological Society.

Keywords

  • Rats
  • Animals
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Neurovascular Coupling
  • Feedback
  • Microcirculation
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology
  • Sodium/metabolism
  • Symporters
  • Glucose
  • Kidney Tubules/metabolism

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