SINGLE TUBULE PERFUSION TECHNIQUES
SINGLE TUBULE PERFUSION TECHNIQUES
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DOI:
10.1038/ki.1986.168
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发表时间:
1986-08-01
影响因子:
19.6
通讯作者:
KNEPPER, MA
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作者:
BURG, MB;KNEPPER, MA
Twenty years ago a technique for isolating nephron segments and perfusing them in vitro was introduced [1]. Since then hundreds of papers have been published based on results from the technique. There have been extensive reviews of the technical details of the procedure [2, 31, its history [41, and of the results themselves [5, 6]. In this paper we will restrict ourselves to some general aspects of the technique, namely the types of information that can he provided, advantages and limitations, methods for obtaining healthy tuhulcs. design of experiments, interpretation of results, and new developments and trends.To perfuse renal tubules in vitro, they are dissected from the kidney, one end is connected to a glass micropipet to perfuse the lumen, and the free end is connected to another micropipet to collect the perfused fluid. in this fashion the tubule lumen is effectively isolated from the bath. Fluid is collected during perfusion at a controlled rate and analyzed to determine differences in composition compared to the perfusate. From these results, transport rates and limiting concentration gradients can be calculated. Electrophysiological techniques can he used to measure transepithelial and cellular voltages and resistances [71. The composition of the cells can be measured either during perfusion with ion sensitive microelectrodes [8] or by chemical analysis of the tissue after perfusion. Cellular morphology also can he examined either during perfusion by light microscopy or after perfusion by fixation for electron microscopy.