It was previously shown in man that metoclopramide (MCP), a dopamine (DA)-2 receptor blocker, attenuates the natriuresis of water immersion. In the present study, we therefore investigated the effects of MCP on renal function and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) release in conscious rats. Under basal conditions MCP did not affect glomerular filtration rate (GFR)(7.4 ± 1.7 ml/min/kg without and 7.8 ± 0.6 ml/min/kg with MCP), urinary fractional excretion of Na (FENa) (0.3 ± 0.1% without and 0.3 ± 0.1% with MCP) and K (FEK) (20.6 ± 1.4% without and 28.0 ± 6.2% with MCP) or plasma ANP (37 ± 5 pmol/l without and 31 ± 6 pmol/l with MCP). During acute saline loading equal to a 10% rise in body weight, which significantly (p < 0.05) increased GFR, MCP again had no effects on GFR (8.8 ± 1.8 ml/min/kg with vs. 9.7 ± 2.5 ml/ min/kg without MCP), FENa (24.5 ± 6.9% with vs. 20.4 ± 5.1% without MCP), FEK (52.5 ± 6.9% with vs. 52.5 ± 9.5% without MCP) and plasma ANP (89 ± 8 pmol/l with vs. 91 ± 9 pmol/l without MCP). These results indicate that DA does not modulate renal function or ANP release via DA-2 receptors under basal conditions nor in response to acute saline loading in conscious rats.
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