Lecture 52 – Tubular function and hormonal control Flashcards

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Electrolyte balance across tubular epithelium

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o Na+ is reabsorbed by active transport
o Electrochemical gradient drives anion reabsorption
o Water moves by osmosis, following solute reabsorption
o Concentrations of other solutes increase as fluid volume in lumen decreases. Permeable solutes are reabsorbed by diffusion

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Nephron blood supply

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Each nephron has two arterioles and two sets of capillaries associated with it

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Na+ reabsorbed

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o Na+ enters cell through membrane proteins, moving down its electrochemical gradient
o Na+ is pumped out the basolateral side of cell by the Na+-K+-ATPase

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Glucose and Na+ reabsorbed

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o Na+ moving down its electrochemical gradient using the SFLT protein pulls glucose into the cell against its concentration gradient
o Glucose diffuses out of the basolateral side of the cell using the GLUT protein
o Na+ is pumped out by Na+-K+-ATPase

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5
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Filtration rate of glucose vs plasma glucose concentration

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Linear proportional positive relationship

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Sodium reabsorption

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o 80% of oxygen consumed by the kidney
o Tied to reabsorption
 Water, chloride
 Glucose, amino acids, urea
o Tied to secretion of
 Potassium
 Hydrogen ions

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7
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Sodium reabsorption table

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refer to notes

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Renin-angiotensin system

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o Renin release from granular cells is stimulated by EC volume depletion
 Fall in pressure at preglomerular arteriole
 Reduction in sodium chloride delivery to macula densa
 Sympathetic nerve activation

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9
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Sodium balance

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o Input
 Diet (food and drink) – 150 mmol
 Intravenous (normal saline) – 0 mmol
o Output
 Urine – 140 mmol
 Faeces – 8 mmol
 Skin – 2mmol

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10
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water balance

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o Input
 Diet (food and drink) – 2200 mL
 Metabolism 300mL
 Intravenous (5% dextrose) 0 mL
o Output
 Urine 1500 mL
 Lungs 500 mL
 Skin 400 mL
 Faeces 100mL

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11
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Detecting changes in osmolarity

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o osmoreceptor cells
 Anterior hypothalamus
 Response to changes in cell size

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12
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Vasopressin and osmolarity

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Linear proportional relationship that hits a plateau

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13
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Vasopressin and ECF volume

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Negative linear relationship

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14
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Water and the nephron

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o Proximal tubule
 Bulk absorption
o Descending limb of loop of Henle
 Dilution of filtrate
o Collecting ducts
 Fine-tuning according to needs

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15
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Urine osmolality

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o Ranges from 3-1200 mOsM/kgH2O
o Must excrete 600 mOsM of solute per day
o Must excrete at least 500mL of water per day

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16
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Concentration of urine along the nephron

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o Isosmotic fluid leaving the proximal tubule becomes progressively more concentrated in. the descending limb
o Removal of solute in the thick ascending limb creates hypoosmotic fluid
o Hormones control distal nephron permeability to water and solutes
o Urine osmolarity depends on reabsorption in the collecting duct

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Vasopressin binds to membrane receptor

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o Receptor activates cAMP second messenger system
o Cell inserts AQP2 water pores into apical membrane
o Water is absorbed by osmosis into the blood

18
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Concentrated urine

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With maximal vasopressin, the collecting duct is freely permeable to water. Water leaves by osmosis and is carried away by the base recta capillaries

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Dilute urine

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In the absence of vasopressin, the collecting duct is impermeable to water and the urine is dilute.

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Movement of water across collecting duct lumen to medullary interstitial fluid to vasa recta (blood)

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o Vasopressin binds to membrane receptor
o Receptor activates cAMP second messenger system
o Cell inserts AQP2 water pores into apical membrane
o Water is absorbed by osmosis into the blood

21
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Is reabsorption of secretion a bigger tubular activity?

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reabsorption

22
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Where is reabsorption greatest along the nephron?

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proximal tube

23
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What is the most important solute to be reabsorbed?

24
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Which solutes are actively reabsorbed?

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Sodium, amino acids, glucose, lactate

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Glucose appears in the diabetic’s urine because diabetes?
o Because there is an upper limit of glucose that the tubules can reabsorb o Tm = maximal absorption of substrate
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In healthy individuals’ glucose is typically filtered…
o In equimolar amounts found in plasma o Glucose is not found in healthy individuals excreted urine o Glucose and amino acid reabsorption is driven by secondary active transport o Glucose transporters are saturable o Glucose and amino acids are typically reabsorbed in the PACT
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Sodium reabsorption
o In the proximal convoluted tubule, H+ secretion occurs in exchange for Na+ reabsorption. o H+/proton/hydrogen ion/hydrogen cation secretion in the proximal nephron is functionally due to the need to reabsorb HCO3-/bicarbonate. o In the distal nephron H+ secretion is intended to regulate acid/base (pH) balance.
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Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
o The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is an endocrine/hormone regulatory system that is essential for the long-term regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance. o Renin is an endocrine hormone released by the kidneys. Renin acts as an enzyme that catalyses the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1. o Angiotensinogen is produced and secreted from the liver. Angiotensin 1 (Ang 1) is then cleaved to form Ang/angiotensin II by the hormone angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). o ACE is synthesised in endothelial cells that line blood vessels. The high density of capillaries in the lungs means that the lungs are a major site of ANG II production. o The name "angiotensin" indicates that ANG II is a potent vasoconstrictor. ANG II also stimulates aldosterone release from the adrenal cortex. o Aldosterone/aldosterone promotes sodium reabsorption (in exchange for potassium secretion).
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Juxtaglomerular apparatus
o Macula densa cells detect Na+/sodium/Na content in ascending limb of the loop of Henle. o During tubular glomerular feedback macula densa cell signal to smooth muscle cells on the afferent arteriole to constrict - restricting blood flow to the glomerular capillaries. o However, if Na+/sodium/Na content in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is low - suggesting excess water loss - the macula densa cells signal the release of renin from the granular cells. o High water loss suggests low blood volume and a fall in mean arterial pressure. The pressor effects of Ang II/angiotensin II increases resistance, thus increasing MAP.
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Renal sodium excretion can be altered by what?
o Renin-angiotensin system o Sympathetic nervous system o Atrial natriuretic peptide
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The body detects sodium balance through
o Carotid baroreceptors o Renal arterial pressure receptors o Cardia atrial baroreceptors
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Infusion of 1L of normal saline will cause a change in blood volume of:
0.25L
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Tubular fluid leaving the loop of Henle is normally
dilute
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The medullary concentration gradient is mostly the result of
sodium and urea
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What things are needed to produce concentrated urine?
o Na/K/2Cl co-transporter o Aquaporin 2 o cAMP
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a negative water balance will be most obvious as
o through changes in osmolarity o using osmoreceptor cells
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a negative water balance will normally result in
o thirst and concentrated urine o i.e. waking up in morning after not having water overnight
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what things are needed to produce concentrated urine
vasopressin (ADH)