COMPARISON OF IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA-INDUCED RENAL VASOCONSTRICTIONIN HUMAN, RABBIT, DOG, AND PIG ARTERIES

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES. Contrast media (CM)-induced renal vasoconstr iction is an important factor in the pathogenesis of CM-induced nephro toxicity, The effects of ionic, high-osmolar CM sodium/meglumine diatr izoate and nonionic, low-osmolar CM iohexol and iopamidol were studied in rabbit, dog, and pig renal arteries and compared with human tissue in an organ bath. METHODS. Isometric contractions were induced by inc reasing concentrations of CM and high-osmolar glucose solution. RESULT S. Contrast media and glucose elicited contractions in human renal art eries of 32% (diatrizoate), 20% (iohexol), 30% (iopamidol), and 22% (g lucose), Rabbit and dog renal arteries demonstrated contractions of 30 % and 46% (diatrizoate), 15% and 23% (iohexol), 15% and 26% (iopamidol ), and 11% and 40% (glucose), respectively, of the control. There was a vasorelaxing effect of all CM tested on pig renal artery. CONCLUSION S. Responses in rabbit and dog renal arteries were similar to those in human renal arteries and could serve as models for investigating CM-i nduced renal vasoconstriction.