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Role of cyclooxygenase-2 in the control of renal haemodynamics and excretory function
1Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Aim:
The available evidence supporting the importance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the regulation of renal haemodynamics and excretory function is summarized. Cyclooxygenase-2-derived metabolites play a very important role in regulating renal haemodynamics when sodium intake is low whereas it plays a minor role in the control of cortical blood flow when sodium intake is normal or elevated. The importance of COX-2 in the regulation of renal haemodynamics seems to be dependent on the endogenous production of other vasoactive products such as nitric oxide (NO) or noradrenaline. The activation of COX-2 in response to a decrease in NO may represent a mechanism aimed at defending the renal vasculature in the face of a decrease in NO levels.
Conclusion:
Contrary to the important role of COX-2 in the long-term regulation of renal haemodynamics, the metabolites derived from COX-2 seem to be only involved in the acute regulation of renal excretory function.
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