Nephron Heterogeneity

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven C. Hebert
Keyword(s):  
Nephron Heterogeneity

Distribution of enzymes of adenylate and guanylate nucleotide metabolism in rat nephron

1982 ◽  
Vol 243 (4) ◽  
pp. F349-F355
Author(s):  
B. R. Cole ◽  
A. E. Hays ◽  
J. G. Boylan ◽  
H. B. Burch ◽  
O. H. Lowry
Keyword(s):  
Adenylate Kinase ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Nucleotide Metabolism ◽  
Thick Ascending Limb ◽  
Amp Deaminase ◽  
Patterns Of Distribution ◽  
Degradative Enzyme ◽  
Convoluted Tubules ◽  
Nephron Heterogeneity

In a previous study of discrete segments of rat nephron, we reported the levels of high-energy adenylate and guanylate phosphates to be highest in the distal straight and convoluted tubules. Those findings stimulated the study of the distribution of seven enzymes involved in the following metabolic pathways of these nucleotides [Formula: see text]. The patterns of distribution of enzymes in each pathway differed greatly. The phosphodiesterases, 1 and 2, were high in glomeruli and distal tubular segments and low in proximal segments. Adenylate kinase, 3, in contrast, was high in glomeruli, proximal segments, thick ascending limb of Henle, and distal convoluted tubules. Guanylate kinase levels, 4, however, were similar in all segments. The pattern of nucleosidediphosphate kinase, 5, was high in proximal convoluted, thick ascending limb, and distal convoluted tubules. The pattern of the degradative enzyme, 5'-nucleotidase, 6, whose levels were highest in proximal segments, was opposite from that of AMP deaminase, 7, highest in the distal nephrons. These dissimilar patterns underscore the extent of nephron heterogeneity.

Nephron heterogeneity of phosphate reabsorption

1978 ◽  
Vol 234 (4) ◽  
pp. F287-F290 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Haas ◽  
T. Berndt ◽  
F. G. Knox
Keyword(s):  
Loop Of Henle ◽  
Phosphate Reabsorption ◽  
Phosphate Excretion ◽  
Distal Tubules ◽  
Nephron Heterogeneity ◽  
Terminal Nephron

Previous micropuncture studies in rats have demonstrated that fractional phosphate delivery (FDP%) from superficial distal nephrons is higher than in urine. To determine whether this apparent reabsorption could be accounted for by a lower FDP% from the deep nephrons, FDP% was determined in free-low micropuncture from deep nephrons (DN) (ascending limb of the loop of Henle in the papilla), superficial nephrons (SN) (distal tubules in the cortex), and urine (duct of Bellini). In six acute thyroparathyroidectomized (TPTX) rats, FDP% in DN was significantly less than SN. The urinary fractional phosphate excretion (FEP%) was significantly less than in the SN, but not significantly different from the DN. In six chronic TPTX rats, FDP% in DN was significantly less than in SN. The urinary FEP% was significantly less than the FDP% in the SN, and significantly less than the FDP% in the DN, evidence which favors phosphate reabsorption in the terminal nephron. We conclude that in TPTX rats, which are conserving phosphate, deep nephrons reabsorb phosphate more avidly than superficial nephrons.

Nephron heterogeneity of phosphate reabsorption: effect of parathyroid hormone

1984 ◽  
Vol 246 (2) ◽  
pp. F155-F158
Author(s):  
A. Haramati ◽  
J. A. Haas ◽  
F. G. Knox
Keyword(s):  
Parathyroid Hormone ◽  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Distal Tubule ◽  
Proximal Tubules ◽  
Loop Of Henle ◽  
Phosphate Reabsorption ◽  
Phosphate Excretion ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Superficial And Deep Nephrons ◽  
Nephron Heterogeneity

We evaluated the response of superficial and deep nephron proximal tubules to PTH in thyroparathyroidectomized (TPTX) rats fed a normal phosphate diet (0.7%). As phosphate reabsorption is not detectable in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, fractional phosphate delivery (FDPi%) to the superficial early distal tubule and papillary loop of Henle reflects delivery from superficial and deep nephron proximal tubules, respectively. Re-collection micropuncture experiments were performed in nine acutely TPTX rats before and after the infusion of PTH (33 U/kg bolus; 1 U X kg-1 X min-1). In response to PTH, fractional phosphate excretion increased from 3.3 to 26.2% (P less than 0.05). FDPi% was less from the deep than from the superficial proximal tubule (5.7 vs. 15.7%, P less than 0.05) prior to PTH, indicating enhanced phosphate reabsorption by deep compared with superficial proximal tubules. During PTH infusion, FDPi% was increased in both nephron groups compared with control (P less than 0.05), but there were no differences in phosphate delivery between deep (28.0%) and superficial (29.7%) proximal tubules. We conclude that in acutely volume-expanded TPTX rats, infusion of a pharmacologic dose of PTH decreases phosphate reabsorption in both superficial and deep nephrons. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of FDPi% from deep compared with superficial proximal tubules seen in TPTX rats is absent during PTH infusion.

scholarly journals Nephron heterogeneity in ischemic acute renal failure

1984 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Conger ◽  
John B. Robinette ◽  
Stephen P. Kelleher
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Acute Renal Failure ◽  
Nephron Heterogeneity ◽  
Ischemic Acute Renal Failure

Renal handling of gentamicin by the Munich-Wistar rat

1981 ◽  
Vol 241 (6) ◽  
pp. F645-F648
Author(s):  
A. U. Sheth ◽  
H. O. Senekjian ◽  
H. Babino ◽  
T. F. Knight ◽  
E. J. Weinman
Keyword(s):  
Rat Kidney ◽  
Extracellular Fluid ◽  
Distal Tubule ◽  
Wistar Rat ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Proximal Tubules ◽  
Loop Of Henle ◽  
Renal Handling ◽  
Isotonic Sodium Chloride ◽  
Nephron Heterogeneity

Free-flow micropuncture studies were performed in the Munich-Wistar rat to determine the nephron sites of gentamicin transport. The rats were infused with radiolabeled gentamicin and were volume-expanded with either isotonic sodium chloride or sodium bicarbonate. The fractional delivery of ultrafilterable gentamicin (FD) out of the superficial proximal tubule averaged 75% in both groups of animals. FD to the superficial distal tubule averaged 58.1 +/- 2.1% in saline-infused and 91.6 +/- 5.3% in bicarbonate-infused animals. FD to Henle's loop was 118.2 +/- 8.8 and 124.3 +/- 8.1% in saline- and bicarbonate-infused animals, respectively. FD to the base and tip of the papilla was not significantly different between the two groups and averaged 97.3 +/- 2.9 and 96.1 +/- 3.0% in the saline-infused and 100.5 +/- 2.6 and 94.3 +/- 2.8% in the bicarbonate-infused animals. FD to the base of the papilla was significantly lower than that to the loop of Henle in both groups. These studies indicate that gentamicin undergoes net reabsorption in juxtamedullary proximal tubules. Expansion of the extracellular fluid volume with saline or bicarbonate results in differing rates of gentamicin delivery to the superficial distal tubule but not to the base of the papilla. These findings suggest a significant degree of nephron heterogeneity for gentamicin transport in the rat kidney.

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