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Two ways substances can be transported?

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Tubular reabsorption: Lumen–>peritubular capillary

Tubular secretion: Peritubular capillary–>lumen

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Amount excreted equation

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(amount filtered) - amount reabsorbed(+ amount secreted)

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What is Transcellular transport across the renal epithelial cells?

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Transport through the cell across TWO membranes (luminal and basolateral

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What is Paracellular transport across the renal epithelial cells?

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Transport b/w cells (across tight junctions by simple diffusion)

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Most renal tubular transport occurs via what route?

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the transcellular route

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Three types of trans-membrane transport systems

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1) channel-mediated diffusion
2) carrier-mediated diffusion
3) carrier mediated “active transport”

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Channel-mediated diffusion requires what?

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Electrochemical gradient since its “passive”

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Carrier-mediated diffusion has what types of transport?

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Uniport, symport, antiport

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Carrier-mediated “active transport” needs what?

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energy to transport against the electrochemical gradient

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Where is there absolute dependence on Na+/K+ ATPase?

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ONLY on the basolateral membrane to maintain LOW intracellular Na+ concentration

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In the Cortical Collecting Tubule, Na+ enters the cell via…

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luminal membrane Na+ selective channels

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The proximal tubule has what type of transporter?

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luminal membrane Na+ glucose co-transporter

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In the proximal tubule, the “downhill” movement of Na+ across the luminal membrane into the cell facilitates what?

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The “uphill” movement of glucose

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What does the glucose uniporter transport do?

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transports glucose out of the cell across the basolateral membrane

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Two co-transporters for glucose? What is their capacity and affinity for each?

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SGLT-2: high capacity-low affinity

SGLT-1: low capacity-high affinity

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What type of inhibitors are used for type-2 diabetics?

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SGLT-2 inhibitors

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How are proteins absorbed?

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Receptor mediated endocytosis

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Endocytised proteins are degraded to what? And how are they released?

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amino acids

basolaterally

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Approximately how much of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule?

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2/3

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Many solutes are completely absorbed proximally except what?

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Cl- which is reabsorbed (passively) in the later proximal tubule

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In the proximal tubule, what is the net fluid movement?

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Isosmotic fluid reabsorption b/c 2/3 of filtered water and 2/3 of the filtered solute is reabsorbed

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In the proximal tubule, complete reabsorption of the isotonic fluid is a two-step process. What are the two steps?

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1) Movement from lumen–>interstitium

2) Movement from interstitium–>peritubular capillaries

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What promotes peritubular capillary (PC) fluid uptake?

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Low Ppc (downstream of afferent / efferent resistance points)

High PIEpc (filtration creates high PC plasma protein concentration

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The proximal tubule reabsorbs a CONSTANT percentage of the filtered load. What is this percentage?
What is this called?

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~67%

Glomerulotubular (GT) balance

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Glomerulotubular (GT) balance helps to do what?
maintain a relatively constant delivery of fluid to the distal nephron
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What cant be assessed using In Vivo Micropuncture to analyze renal tubular function? Why?
Cant assess collecting tubule function by micropunction, or transport in the juxtamedullary nephrons B/c neither are accessible from the surface of the kidney
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Transport capacity of essentially any sub-segment of the nephron can be assessed by what method?
microperfusion
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What does "Splay" represent?
The slight variance in Tm b/w individual nephrons
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Where is the primary site of secretion for organic anions and cations?
proximal tubule
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Cortical / juxtamedullary nephron ratio correlates with what?
the capacity to concentrate urine increase percent juxtamedullary = increase concentrating ability
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Transport characteristics of the thin descending limb of Henle's loop?
Reabsorbs H20 | Does NOT reabsorb NaCl (or other solutes)
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In the thin descending limb (TDL) of henle's loop, tubular fluid osmolarity __increases or decreases__ as it flows toward the papilla. This is due to what?
increases water reabsorption
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TDL system is capable of reabsorbing how much H2O/day?
~30-40 L H2O/day
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Characteristics of the ascending limb of Henle's loop?
Avidly reabsorbs NaCl Does NOT reabsorb H2O
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In the ascending limb of Henle's loop, what percent of the filtered load of NaCl gets reabsorbed?
20-25%
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The ascending limb of Henle's loop generates what type of tubular fluid? Whats the nickname for this segment?
hypotonic | its considered the "diluting segment" of the nephron
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The thick ascending limb of Henle's look is dependent on what? Where are they located?
Na+-K+-ATPase located on the basolateral membrane
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In the thick ascending limb, the reflux of K+ entering into the tubular lumen via a selective channel generates what type of potential? This provides the driving force for what?
lumen-positive paracellular transport of multiple cations (Na+,K+,Ca2+,Mg2+) AND ensures adequate supply of cotransporters
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What are furosemide and bumetanide?
Drugs that inhibit Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporters in the thick ascending limb They are "loop diuretics" (allow salt to be passed and excreted in the urine)...prescribed for hypertension, edema, etc.
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What occurs as a result of adrenal insufficiency?
decrease urine diluting and concentrating ability
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Transport in the thick ascending limb (TAL) is increased by what?
antidiuretic hormone insulin glucagon isoproterenol
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Transport in the thick ascending limb (TAL) is inhibited by what?
atrial natriuretic peptide adenosine dopamine bradykinin
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Distal nephron consists of...
``` distal convoluted tubule collecting tubule (cortical-->papillary) ```
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In the distal nephron, distal delivery is __% of the filtered load of H2O and ___% of the filtered load of NaCl (and KCl)
both 10%
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What regulates distal nephron transport of H2O?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Distal nephron transport of NaCl is regulated by what?
Aldosterone
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What does ADH do to the collecting tubule?
makes it permeable to water which promotes water reabsorption and generates a smaller volume of concentrated (hypertonic) urine i.e ANTIDIURESIS
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In the absence of ADH, is the collecting tubule permeable to water?
NO
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Reabsorption of water by the collecting tubule system is dependent on the presence of what in the luminal membrane?
water channels called aquaporins
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ADH stimulates insertion of what?
pre-existing AQP-2 channels into the luminal membrane
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Increase in cyclic AMP ultimately results in what?
increase water permeability
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AQP-3 channels are constitutively expressed in the _____
basolateral membrane
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What explains the water impermeability of the ascending limb?
lack of luminal aquaporins
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Whats being reabsorbed and whats being secreted in the cortical collecting tubule?
Na+ is reabsorbed | K+ secreted
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How does aldosterone control reabsorption?
Increase number of luminal membrane Na+ channels Increase sodium-potassium-ATPase (de novo synthesis of pumps) Increase Krebs cycle enzyme synthesis (thus more ATP)->increaseATPase activity
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Aldosterone and cortisol have similar affinity for what type of receptor?
mineralocorticoid
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) stimulates what?
Increases Ca2+ reabsorption in the DISTAL TUBULE
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Plasma ADH levels control ____ and ____
medullary interstitial urea medullary osmolarity Decrease in ADH->decrease urea reabsorption->decrease med.int.urea--> decrease med. osmolarity
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If ADH levels increase, what happens to medullary osmolarity?
increases
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Medullary blood supply is essential for what?
Nutrient supply | Removal of reabsorbed H2O and NaCl
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Countercurrent exchange in the vasa recta capillaries preserves what?
The hypertonic gradient in the medullary interstitium
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In the countercurrent exchange, plasma flowing out of the medulla has a higher or lower osmolality than that entering? What about exiting plasma flow rate?
higher | higher
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Important function of the vasa recta?
remove ALL water reabsorbed by the descending limbs and medullary collecting tubules, and MOST of the NaCl reabsorbed by the ascending limb
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What is the only output that can be precisely controlled?
urine output
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Maximum DIURESIS Urine Volume:? Urine Osmolality:?
20-25 L/day | 50-75 mOsm/kg
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Maximum ANTIDIURESIS Urine Volume:? Urine Osmolality:?
0.5 L/day | 1200-1400 mOsm/kg
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Where is ADH synthesized?
In the neural cell bodies located in the supraoptic and paraventricular nucleii of the hypothalamus
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Where is ADH stored?
In nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary
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ADH is regulated by what receptors?
hypothalamic osmoreceptors | volume receptors
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Which receptors are more sensitive for ADH secretion: Osmoreceptor system or baroreceptor system? What does this mean?
osmoreceptor system | Small changes in plasma osmolality can elicit large changes in ADH secretion
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Small changes in ADH can elicit large changes in _____
urine osmolality | increase osmolality--> decrease in urine VOLUME
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Causes of Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)?
head trauma, encephalitis, meningitis ADH secreting tumors (lung, pancreas) Drug-induced (nicotine, morphine, chemotherapeutic agents)
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Effects of Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)?
increase ADH->increase H2O reabsorption-> HYPONATREMIA decrease serum Na->dec. plasm osm->inflush of H2O into brain cells--->leads to coma
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Causes of Diabetes Insipidus (D.I.)
HYPOTHALAMIC (CENTRAL) D.I. (dec. production or release of ADH) NEPHROGENIC D.I. (renal unresponsiveness to ADH)
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Effect of Diabetes Insipidus (D.I.)
dec. ADH->dec. H2O->HYPERNATREMIA | inc. serum Na-->inc. plasma osm-->efflux of H2O (out of brain cells)------->Coma
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What does free water clearance provide?
a non-invasive assessment of diluting efficiency of the thick ascending limb
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Kidneys maintain constant ECF volume by adjusting what?
NaCl excretion to match NaCl intake
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What percent of filtered load of sodium is excreted?
less than 1%
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Aldosterone regulates the excretion of what percent of the filtered load of sodium?
5%
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Total body Na+ changes are sensed as changes in what?
Effective Circulating Volume (ECV)
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Extra cellular volume is monitored by what?
Baroreceptors
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What is the rate-limiting step in aldosterone release from adrenal cortex?
renin (enzyme) release by kidney
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Where is renin secreted within the kidneys?
granular cells of the afferent arterioles
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What does angiotensin II do in its rapid-onset effects in response to decreased blood pressure (e.g. hemorrhage)? What are its longer-onset effects?
Helps restore "normal" b.p. despite low ECV (inc. TPR and inc. CO) Restore normal ECV (dec. NaCl and H2O excretion and increase NaCl and H2O intake)
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Sustained increase in aldosterone secretion results in what?
relatively transient Na+ retention
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A 15-25mm Hg increase in b.p. results in what?
pressure natriuresis and pressure diuresis= Aldosterone Escape
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Describe how long renal adjustments for changes in H2O take and how long renal adjustments for NaCl intake take?
H2O intake are rapid (minutes) | Can take several days
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Increased ECF causes what?
Increase in ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (ANP)
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What secretes atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)?
atrial myocytes
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What does ANP do?
Increase NaCl and H2O excretion to decrease b.p.
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How does ANP increase NaCL and H2O excretion?
Vasodilation of afferent arteriole-->increase GFR inhibit aldosterone secretion inhibit NaCl reabsorption in proximal tubule and collecting tubule Antagonized ADH action
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What is the gene family that express Na+-K+-Cl- cotransporter along the nephron ?
Electro Neutral sodium Chloride Co-transporter (ENCC2)
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Bartter's Syndrome
Mutations in ENCC2 and/or luminal K+ (ROMK) channel in the THICK ascending limb
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What part of the nephron does bartter's syndrome effect?
THICK ascending limb
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Physiological impact of bartter's syndrome?
Decrease NaCl reabsorption (inc. NaCl excretion) Volume depletion b/c water loss Hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism Hypercalciuria (dec. lumen ive potential) Hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis
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How many are affected by Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) in the U.S?
600,000
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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Cysts (fluid filled sacs) that develop from renal tubular epithelial cells Most cases autosomal dominant (ADPKD) (85%)
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What is Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) often associated with?
hypertension
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ADPKD can lead to what in 50% of patients?
end-stage renal disease
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Diuretic drugs ultimately do what?
increase NaCL water excretion
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How are diuretics classified?
According to site and mechanism of action
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What is Proximal tubule carbonic anhydrase inhibitors? | e.g. acetazolamide
A diuretic drug that targets this specific enzyme to | inhibit Na+HCO3- "reabsorption"
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What are Collecting tubule "K+-sparing" diuretics? | e.g. amiloride
A diuretic drug that specifically inhibits luminal Na+ channels
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What are thick ascending limb "loop diuretics" | (e.g.furesemide, bumetanide)?
Diuretic drug that specifically targets this transport protein and inhibits Na+-K+-2Cl- transport
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What are collecting tubule "K+-sparing" diuretics? | e.g. spironolactone
Diuretic drug that targets hormone receptors acting as an aldosterone receptor antagonist
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What are Distal Tubule Luminal Na+-Cl- cotransport inhibitors? (e.g. thiazides)
Diuretic drug that inhibits this cotransport inhibitor
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what does an increase in osmolality do to urine volume?
decreases urine volume (piss less)

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