Summary
The physiological role of renal kallikrein-kinin system in human is discussed by the three following topics.
Localization of each component of renal kallikrein-kinin system: Kallikrein is localized in the apical site of the distal tubular epithelial cells and collecting ducts by the immunostaining method. Following the stop-flow method in dog kidney,kallikrein and kinin are recognized in the distal tubules. Kininase I,II and neutral endopeptidase(enkephalinase) are localized not only in the proximal tubules,but also in the distal tubules. The localization of kininases is further confirmed by the stop-flow method pretreated with specific inhibitors for each of the kininases.
Sodium metabolism and renal kallikrein-kinin system: In normal subjects, fractional excretions of sodium and inorganic phosphorus which reflect the total and proximal sodium reabsorption,show significantly positive correlations for both urinary kallikrein and kinin excretions. In the case of 0.9% saline infusion,the activity of renal kallikrein-kinin system is augmented following the infusion as shown in the increases of urinary kallikrein and kinin excretions and the decreases of urinary kininases excretions.
Relation to other renal depressor systems: The close relations among renal dopamine,kallikrein-kinin and prostaglandin systems have been suggested by a dopamine infusion study. Dopamine may augment the activity of the renal kallikrein-kinin system through both the increases of renal prekallikrein synthesis and kallikrein specific activity.
From these studies reported up to the present,it is suggested that the renal kallikrein-kinin system produced in the distal nephron in the kidney may play a role in the sodium metabolism with other renal depressor systems in addition to its own action.
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Shimamoto, K., Iimura, O. (1989). Physiological Role of Renal Kallikrein-Kinin System in Human. In: Abe, K., Moriya, H., Fujii, S. (eds) Kinins V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 247 A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9543-4_13
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