L19 Flashcards
Even in a normal diet you still eat more Na then you need therefore you execrate it
Homeostasis of Na is important for many things what is an important reason
maintaining BP
when it is not maintained properly blood pressure (is usually high because of high Na diet) which leads to cardiovascular disease
why is high BP known as the silent killer
Blood pressure is the silent killer as it causes heart attack, renal disease
Na is maintained at a very narrow range.
what is the intra and extracellular conc of Na and why is it important that these are maintained
extracellular fluid at about 150mmoles of Na
intracellular at 10mmoles
Na is involved in many cellular functions therefore it needs to be maintained so that cellular processes can run as normal
maintaining a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can decrease BP by how much
8-15mmHg
what is normal BP, high BP and low BP
n = 120/80
low = 90/50
high = 180/110
do athletes tend to have high or low BP
low
what are sources of Na
your diet
how you you loos Na from the body
sweat ect (how much mM)
Sweat - 20 to 50 mmol/day
Faeces - 5 to 10 mmol/day
Urine - few to 500 mmol/day
Vomit, diarrhea, menstruation
decribe the aim of Na homeostasis
the nephrons are responsible for..
Daily Na+ Gain = Daily Na+ Loss
net loss and gain = 0
how do the nephrons handle the filtered load of Na
Because of the various transporters in the apical and basolateral membranes of the nephron
what segments of the nephron are permeable to Na
• Proximal Tubule
– Convoluted
– Straight
• Thin and Thick
Ascending Loop of
Henle
• Distal Tubule
– Early
– Late
• Collecting Duct
which parts of the nephron are NOT permeable to Na
thin descending limb
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The extracellular fluid Na+ concentration is 170 mM.
B. Normal blood pressure is 150/90 mm of Hg.
C. If you have a high NaCl diet you will excrete more Na+ than normal.
D. All segments of the Nephron can reabsorb Na+
A. 150mM
B. 120/90mmHg
D. the thin descending limb is impermeable to Na
therefore C is correct
how much Na does the proximal tubule receive per day
• receive ~27,000 mmol of Na+
how much Na does the proximal tubule reabsorb per day
• reabsorbs about 2/3 filtered Na+
~18,000 mmol
what kind of epithelium does the PT contain
• a ‘Leaky’ absorptive epithelium
how does the PT reabsorb Na
3 transporters
• Na+ coupled transporters (apical membrane) these are forms of secondary active transport
Na+ - glucose cotransporters (SGLT2)
Na+ / H+ exchangers (NHE)
Na+ - amino acid cotransporters
where is Na+-Glucose Co-Transporter - SGLT2 located
• proximal convoluted tubule
what is SGLT2 responsible for
• bulk of the glucose reabsorption
what are the characteristics of SGLT2
- low affinity for glucose, but high capacity
- 1:1 Na+ : glucose stoichiometry (one glucose and one Na)
(electrogenic)
what is SGLT2 and SGLT1 inhibited by
• inhibited by phloridzin
how many transmembrane domains do SGLT 1 and 2 have
Big proteins with 14 transmembrane membrane domains