Role of medullary structures in the functional adaptation of renal insufficiency.
Role of medullary structures in the functional adaptation of renal insufficiency.
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髓质结构在肾功能不全功能适应中的作用。
作者:
F. Finkelstein;J. Hayslett
Role of medullary structures in the functional adaptation of renal insufficiency. Hydrogen and potassium balance are maintained during renal insufficiency by an adaptive increase in the secretion of these ions per functioning nephron. Previous work from our laboratory has linked this enhanced potassium excretion to an increased specific activity of Na-K-ATPase in the outer medulla. The present studies were designed to examine the role of the renal medulla in these functional responses during renal insufficiency. Control rats were compared to two experimental models of renal insufficiency having similar reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)—65% nephrectomized rats and rats with one kidney removed and a papillectomy performed on the remaining kidney. During an acute KC1 infusion, urinary potassium excretion of the papillectomized rats did not rise above that of control rats in the absence of an increase in Na-K-ATPase in the red medulla. In contrast, potassium excretion increased markedly in nephrectomized animals in association with a 25% increase in Na-K-ATPase in the red medulla. Following acute NH 4 Cl loading, total ammonium excretion was 50% less in the papillectomized rats than in the nephrectomized animals. These data demonstrate the important role of medullary structures in enhanced potassium and hydrogen ion excretion during renal insufficiency and support the relationship between medullary Na-K-ATPase and potassium secretion. Role des structures medullaires dans l'adaptation fonctionnelle de l'insuffisance renale. Les bilans d'ions H + et de potassium sont maintenus au cours de l'insuffisance renale par une augmentation adaptative de la secretion de ces ions par chaque nephron fonctionnel. Des travaux anterieurs de notre laboratoire ont lie cette augmentation de l'excretion de potassium a une augmentation de l'activite specifique de Ca Na-K-ATPase de la medullaire externe. Ce travail est destine a etudier le role de la medullaire renale dans ces reponses fonctionnelles au cours de l'insuffisance renale. Des rats controles ont ete compares a ceux de deux modeles d'insuffisance renale ayant des reductions similaires du debit de filtration glomerulaire (GFR): des rats nephrectomises a 65% et des rats nephrectomises d'un cote et papillectomises de l'autre. Au cours d'une perfusion aigue de KCl l'excretion urinaire de potassium des rats papillectomises ne depasse pas celle des rats temoins en meme temps que la Na-K-ATPase de la medullaire rouge n'augmente pas. Au contraire l'excretion de potassium augmente de facon importante chez les animaux nephrectomises en meme temps que la Na-K-ATPase de la medullaire rouge augmente de 25%. Apres une charge aiguen en NH 4 Cl l'excretion totale d'ammoniaque est inferieure de 50% chez les animaux papillectomises par rapport aux nephrectomises. Ces observations demontrent le role important des structures medullaires dans l'augmentation de l'excretion du potassium et des ions H + au cours de l'insuffisance renale et sont en faveur de la relation entre la Na-K-ATPase medullaire et la secretion de potassium.