PMID- 3797218 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19870203 LR - 20190726 IS - 0031-6768 (Print) IS - 0031-6768 (Linking) VI - 407 IP - 6 DP - 1986 Dec TI - Renal hemodynamics and natriuresis during water immersion in normal humans. PG - 638-42 AB - The renal vascular and functional responses to acute "central hypervolemia" by water immersion to the neck were determined in six normal subjects. During isotonic-isooncotic expansion by water immersion there was a significant increase in urine flow from 1.1 +/- 0.1 to 6.9 +/- 1.0 ml/min (p less than 0.05) and sodium excretion from 99.1 +/- 8.8 to 300 +/- 28 mu Eq/min (p less than 0.05). Glomerular filtration rate did not change while renal blood flow significantly increased during water immersion. Deep intrarenal venous pressure (IRVP) increased from 18.2 +/- 1.4 to 32 +/- 1.7 mmHg (p less than 0.05) while mean arterial pressure was unchanged. This marked natriuresis seen during water immersion was associated with reduced renal vascular resistance and increased deep intrarenal venous pressure demonstrating that continued natriuresis could relate to increased capillary hydrostatic pressure. FAU - Coruzzi, P AU - Coruzzi P FAU - Biggi, A AU - Biggi A FAU - Musiari, L AU - Musiari L FAU - Ravanetti, C AU - Ravanetti C FAU - Novarini, A AU - Novarini A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Germany TA - Pflugers Arch JT - Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology JID - 0154720 RN - 9005-80-5 (Inulin) RN - RWP5GA015D (Potassium) RN - Y79XT83BJ9 (p-Aminohippuric Acid) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Blood Pressure MH - Hemodynamics MH - Humans MH - *Immersion MH - Inulin/urine MH - Kidney/*physiology MH - Male MH - *Natriuresis MH - Potassium/urine MH - p-Aminohippuric Acid/urine EDAT- 1986/12/01 00:00 MHDA- 1986/12/01 00:01 CRDT- 1986/12/01 00:00 PHST- 1986/12/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1986/12/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1986/12/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/BF00582645 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pflugers Arch. 1986 Dec;407(6):638-42. doi: 10.1007/BF00582645.