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Pharmacological inhibition of receptors of the dopamine D2-like family has been shown to abolish the glomerular hyperfiltration in response to amino acids. To further discriminate between the receptor subtypes within the D2-like family, we investigated the effects of amino acid infusion on renal function in dopamine D3 receptor knockout (–/–) mice. In clearance experiments pentobarbital-anesthetized D3 receptor (–/–) and wild-type (+/+) mice were infused with Ringer solution at baseline, followed by a continuous infusion of mixed amino acids (10%). Baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR), assessed by renal clearance of [3H]-inulin, was the same in D3 receptor (–/–) mice (0.56±0.08 ml/min per g kidney weight) and wild-type animals (0.56±0.04 ml/min per g kw). During infusion of amino acids, GFR was significantly elevated by 50% in D3 receptor (+/+) mice. In contrast, this amino acid-induced response of GFR was abolished in D3 receptor (–/–) mice. Baseline urinary water and sodium excretion was not significantly different in both groups of mice. As observed in GFR, these renal excretory parameters were significantly elevated during amino acid infusion in D3 receptor (+/+) but not in D3 receptor (–/–) mice. Time controls, constantly infused with Ringer solution, did not show significant changes in GFR, renal water or sodium excretion during the entire experiment, indicating stable experimental conditions. Taken together, the data underline the involvement of dopamine D2-like receptors in the renal response to amino acid infusion and, in addition, attribute this effect to the dopamine D3 receptor subtype.
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This study was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Mu 1297/ 1-4) and the pharmaceutical manufacturer ABBOTT GmbH & Co. KG (Ludwigshafen, Germany)
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Luippold, G., Pech, B., Schneider, S. et al. Absence of amino acid-induced glomerular hyperfiltration in dopamine D3 receptor knockout mice. Naunyn Schmied Arch Pharmacol 372, 284–290 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-005-0020-7
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