Differential effects of acute mineralo- and glucocorticosteroid administration on renal acid elimination.
Differential effects of acute mineralo- and glucocorticosteroid administration on renal acid elimination.
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急性矿物皮质类固醇和糖皮质激素给药对肾酸消除的不同影响。
DOI:
10.1038/ki.1982.61
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发表时间:
1982
影响因子:
19.6
通讯作者:
Giebisch,G
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作者:
Wilcox,CS;Cemerikic,DA;Giebisch,G
Methods The model chosen to investigate the effects of hormone administration on acid elimination was the ADX rat studied 3 to 6 days after operation when results could not be influenced by basal levels of corticosteroids. Acid elimination was stimulated by the administration of acid (ammonium chloride) and buffer (neutral sodium phosphate). Steroids were given acutely to minimize secondary effects on the kidney caused, for example, by altered fluid and electrolyte balances or metabolic effects. Large numbers of experiments were required to obtain full dose-response relationships for mineralo-and glucocorticoster-oids to assess the specificity of the actions of these hormones. In addition, to examine whether a steroid of one class might be required to permit full expression of the effects of a steroid of the other class, the dose-response relationships for each steroid were redefined in the presence of a fixed dose of the steroid of the other class. Confirming previous studies (6, 11, 28), aldos-terone was found in preliminary experiments to exert its maximal renal actions within 6 hr and was given 2 hr before urine collection. The effects of dexamethasone required a longer time to develop (7, 11, 29); it was given twice, 15 and 2 hr before urine collection.We elected to study conscious, nontraumatized animals to reduce further stress on these fragile animals by anesthesia and acute surgical intervention which might otherwise have dominated their renal performance. Sham-operated rats (SHAM) were included so we could observe renal acid elimination in rats with intact adrenal glands. However, adrenalectomy has pro-found effects on renal and cardiovascular function, as well as on fluid and electrolyte balance which also affects renal acid excretion. Although dietary intakes were regulated to minimize differences between the ADX and SHAM groups, these variables were not perfectly matched; consequently, any differences between SHAM and ADX rats reflect not only the effects of the elimination of steroid action on the kidney but also the more widespread effects of adrenal insufficiency, per se. Our study's main emphasis rests on comparisons of renal acid excretion