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In Lewis rats, intra-pelvic renal capsaicin injection resulted in a depressor, bradycardic, and sympathoinhibitory response in sSNA with no significant change in rSNA. In contrast, the same stimulus led to a pressor and sympathoexcitatory response in the LPK group. In Lewis rats, low-intensity electrical stimulation (0.2 ms pulses, 15 \u03bcA, 2\u201340 Hz) of the renal nerve elicited a depressor response and bradycardia with concurrent sympathoexcitation (sSNA), whereas high-intensity (150 \u00b5A) stimulation induced a biphasic depressor\/pressor response and tachycardia. In LPK rats, low-intensity renal nerve electrical stimulation triggered a biphasic depressor\/pressor BP response, tachycardia, and sympathoexcitation. High-intensity stimulation similarly caused a biphasic depressor\/pressor BP response and tachycardia. The magnitude of the sSNA response and both phases of the blood pressure response was higher in LPK compared to Lewis. All responses showed some degree of frequency dependency. Our results suggest the inhibitory reno-renal reflex is impaired in CKD, with dominance of excitatory reflex response. 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