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pH equation

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-log10[H+]

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normal pH of arterial blood

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7.4

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what is pH regulation dominated by?

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HCO3-/CO2 buffering system

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what is the henderson-hasselbalch equation?

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what causes a resp acidosis/alkalosis?

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acidosis = inceasesd CO2 eg poor gas exchange in lungs
alkalosis = decreased CO2 eg hyperventilation

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what causes a metabolic acidosis/alkalosis?

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  • acidosis = decreases HCO3-
  • alkalosis = increased HCO3- = RARE
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what is normal HCO3- is mM?

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24 mM

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what is normal CO2 in mM?

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1.2 mM = 40mmHg

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9
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how many mmol of CO2 is produced a day?

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15 000

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metabolism produced __ mmol H+ a day

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40
— non-volatile acids = sulphyric, phosphoric, organic acids

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net uptake of __mmol H+ a day by GIT

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30

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kidney has to excrete __mmol H+ a day and reabsorb all the filtered ____ (equivalent to 4000 mmol H+ a day)

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  • 70
  • HCO3-
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13
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typical urine output a day

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1.5 litres

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what are the 3 mechanism of acid-base balance in the kidney?

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  1. reabsorption of filtered bicarbonate
  2. excretion of H+ as titration acid
  3. excretion of H+ as NH4+ (ammonium)
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describe reabsorption of filtered HCO3-

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  • H+ secretion at apical membrane reclaims HCO3- as Co2 + H2O
  • HCO3- extruded at basolateral membrane
  • net transfer of HCO3- from lumen to blood
  • involves carbonic anhydrase was II and IV
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carbonic anhydrase II vs IV

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II = intracellular in cytoplasm
IV = expressed in apical membrane

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describe excretion of H+ as ‘titratable acid’ TA

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  • H+ and HCO3- generated from CO2 and H20 in cell
  • secreted H+ is mostly buffered by filtered phosphate - also creatinine, urate etc
  • new HCO3- enters circulation and neutralises acidity
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18
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describe excretion of H+ as NH4+ (ammonium)

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  • NH4+ synthesised by the kidney
  • comes from glutamine metabolism
  • new HCo3- enters circulation and neutralises acidity
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what are the sites of HCO3- reabsorption?

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  • most is reabsorbed in the PCT
  • small amounts in TAL (10%), DCT (6%) and CD (4%)
  • very little excreted : <0.01%
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where is most of the NH4+ secreted?

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what mmol of acid are excreted by kidneys?

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70mmol

= 40mmol NH4+ + 30mmol TA

22
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kidneys excrete additional H+ as what?

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  • titratable acid using filtered buffers like phosphate
  • NH4+ = synthesised
23
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when does renal tubule acidosis occur and what are the different types?

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  • occurs when there are defects in HCO3- reabsorption and H+ excretion

4 types:
- 1 = distal RTA
- 2 = proximal RTA
- 3 = mixed (1+2)
- 4 = hyperkalaemia RTA (hypoaldosteronism)

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what is the dominant transporter in the PCT?

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what predominates later in the tubule?
H+ ATPase
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in the PCT, HCO3- in tubular fluid is converted to CO2 and OH- as a result of what? what happens to the products?
carbonic anhydrase IV - CO2 diffuses into cell and combines with OH- (via CA II) to form HCO3- - OH- combines with H+ in tubular fluid to form water — diffuses into cell via osmosis, then breaks down into H+ and OH-
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in the PCT, how does HCO3- leave the cell on the basolateral side?
kNBCe1
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describe kNMCe1
- how HCO3- crosses basolateral membrane in early PCT - electrogenic with a net transport of 2 -ve charges - 1 Na+ for every 3 HCO3- - membrane potential helps drive HCO3- exit
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NHE3 vs H+ ATPase gradient
- NHE3 = large capacity but limited gradient - H+ ATPase = can generate a larger capacity
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what transporters are present in the apical membrane of the TAL and DCT?
same as PCT NHE3 and H+ ATPase
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what is used instead of kNBCe1 on the basolateral side of the cell for HCO3- reabsorption in TAL and DT?
AE2 = HCO3-/Cl- exchanger
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where is the majority of the V-type H+ ATPase activity?
later on in tubule — a-intercalated cells of collecting tubule and duct cells
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what is the main function of the H+/K+ ATPase in the a-intercalated cells of the CD?
K+ reabsorption
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what is on the basolateral membrane to reabsorb HCO3- in the a-intercalated cells?
kAE1 (HCO3- Cl- exchanger)
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where are the V-type H+ ATPase cells in the collecting dyct?
apical membrnae of a-intercalated cells — NOT on principal cells
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where and how is NH4+ produced?
by glutamine metabolism in PCT
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NH4+ is secreted as ____ which passively diffuses across ___ membrane. NH4+ then reformed by combining with __ (which is excreted in exchange for __)
- NH3 - apical - H+ - Na+
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what does glutamine metabolism produce?
NH4+ and OH-
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what happens to the OH- produced in glutamine metabolism in the PCT?
combine with CO2 via CA II to form HCO3- — this can then enter blood across basolateral membrane via NMB
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what happens to NH4+ in the TAL?
- reabsorbed via ROMK2 chanel and NKCC1 (NH4+ in oak e of usual K+_ - low permeability at apical membrane, so it leaves across basolateral membrane
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what happens to NH4+ in the collecting duct?
- re-secreted - most crosses epithelium as NH3 (can freely diffuse across membrane) - maybe some NH4+ carried by NaK ATPase
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describe type 1 — distal renal tubular acidosis
- defective H+ excretion by distal segment of nephron - inability to acidify urine — serious systemic consequences = metabolic acidosis - may be incomplete — compensatory mechansims of PCT - but treatable by HCO3- supplementation - several transproter mutiatons — mainly affected the a-intercalated cells : kAE1, V-type H+ ATPase, CAII (proximal affects too)
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describe type 2 — proximal RTA
- rare autosomal recessive disease - impaired HCO3- reabsorption in PCT - severe metabolic acidosis - not treatable by HCO3- supplementation (80% f bicarbonate is reabsorbed in PCT) - attributed to mutations in kNBCe1 - ocular abnormalities too because of kNMCe1 and pNBCe1 expression there too
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resp/metaoblic acidosis : an increase in PCO2 (resp) or decrease in HCO3- btoh directly stimulate what?
an increase in H+ secretion and increase in NH4+ synthesis by proximal tubule
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chronic resp/metabolic acidosis leads to an increased expression of what?
NHE3 and kNMCe1
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resp/metabolic alkalosis — chronic leads to more what?
more B-intercalated cells (HCO3- secreting) in collecting tubule
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