Bicarbonate promotes BK-α/β4-mediated K excretion in the renal distal nephron
Bicarbonate promotes BK-α/β4-mediated K excretion in the renal distal nephron
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DOI:
10.1152/ajprenal.00490.2012
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发表时间:
2012-12-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Sansom, Steven C.
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作者:
Cornelius, Ryan J.;Wen, Donghai;Sansom, Steven C.
Cornelius RJ, Wen D, Hatcher LI, Sansom SC. Bicarbonate promotes BK-alpha/beta 4-mediated K excretion in the renal distal nephron. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 303: F1563-F1571, 2012. First published September 19, 2012; doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00490.2012.-Ca-activated K channels (BK), which are stimulated by high distal nephron flow, are utilized during high-K conditions to remove excess K. Because BK predominantly reside with BK-beta 4 in acid/base-transporting intercalated cells (IC), we determined whether BK-beta 4 knockout mice (beta 4KO) exhibit deficient K excretion when consuming a high-K alkaline diet (HK-alk) vs. high-K chloride diet (HK-Cl). When wild type (WT) were placed on HK-alk, but not HK-Cl, renal BK-beta 4 expression increased (Western blot). When WT and beta 4KO were placed on HK-Cl, plasma K concentration ([K]) was elevated compared with control K diets; however, K excretion was not different between WT and beta 4KO. When HK-alk was consumed, the plasma [K] was lower and K clearance was greater in WT compared with beta 4KO. The urine was alkaline in mice on HK-alk; however, urinary pH was not different between WT and beta 4KO. Immunohistochemical analysis of pendrin and V-ATPase revealed the same increases in beta-IC, comparing WT and beta 4KO on HK-alk. We found an amiloride-sensitive reduction in Na excretion in beta 4KO, compared with WT, on HK-alk, indicating enhanced Na reabsorption as a compensatory mechanism to secrete K. Treating mice with an alkaline, Na-deficient, high-K diet (LNaHK) to minimize Na reabsorption exaggerated the defective K handling of beta 4KO. When WT on LNaHK were given NH4Cl in the drinking water, K excretion was reduced to the magnitude of beta 4KO on LNaHK. These results show that WT, but not beta 4KO, efficiently excretes K on HK-alk but not on HK-Cl and suggest that BK-alpha/beta 4-mediated K secretion is promoted by bicarbonaturia.