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Main substances exerting osmotic pressure in compartments:

• cells: ?
• interstitial fluid: ?
plasma: ?

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K+

Na+

protein (usually albumin)

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What two electrolytes are particularly abundant in the ECF?

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Na+

Cl-

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What electrolytes are particularly abundant in the ICF?

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K+

Pi

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What determines the distribution of body water?

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Osmotic pressure

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Water & Na balance are regulated independently by specific pathways designed to prevent large changes in plasma osmolality. What happens as a result of…

­ increased total body Na+ content –>

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H2O osmosis from cells, renal H2O retention –> increased­ extracellular fluid volume.

Thus, increased Na+ in the body expands extracellular fluid volume and effective circulating volume.

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How is plasma Na+ balance (and therefore osmolarity) regulated?

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primarily by changes in water balance

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•Total Body Na+ content = ?

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•Total Body Na+ content = dietary Na+ intake - urinary Na+ excretion

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•Dietary Na+ intake is not regulated in humans. How do we control body Na+ content?

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the kidneys control body Na+ content by adjusting urinary excretion

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What activates retention and excretion of Na+?

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Increased ECF volume activates mechanisms that increase Na+ excretion.

Decreased ECF volume causes Na+ to be stored.

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Where is the bulk of Na+ reabsorption done in the kidney?

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Proximal Tubule, loop of henle

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Where is the fine tuning of the Na+ reabsorption handled?

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At the distal nephron

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What are the major functions of the early proximal tubule?

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Isosmotic reabsorption of solute and water

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What are the early proximal tubule cellular mechanisms?

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Na +-glucose, Na+-amino acid, Na +-phosphate cotransport

Na +-H +exchange

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What hormones act at the early proximal tubule?

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PTH inhibits Na +-phosphate cotransport

Angiotensin II stimulates Na +-H +exchange

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What are the diuretics associated with the early proximal tubule?

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Osmotic diuretics

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

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What are the major functions of the late proximal tubule?

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Isosmotic reabsorption of solute and water

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What are the cellular mechanisms of the late proximal tubule?

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NaCl reabsorption driven by Cl −gradient

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What hormones act at the late proximal tubule? diuretics?

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none.

Osmotic diuretics

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What are the major functions of the thick ascending limb of the loop of henle?

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Reabsorption of NaCl without water; Dilution of tubular fluid ;Single effect of countercurrent multiplication; Reabsorption of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ driven by lumen-positive potential

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What are the cellular mechanisms of the thick ascending loop of henle?

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Na +-K +-2Cl− cotransport

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What hormones act at the thick ascending limb of the loop of henle?

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ADH stimulates Na +-K +-2Cl−cotransport

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What diuretics act at the thick ascending limb of the loop of henle?

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Loop diuretics

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What is the major function of the early distal tubule?

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Reabsorption of NaCl without water

Dilution of tubular fluid

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What are the cellular mechanisms of the early distal tubule?

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Na +-Cl −cotransport

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What hormones act at the early distal tubule?
PTH stimulates Ca 2+reabsorption
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What diuretics act at the early distal tubule?
Thiazide diuretics
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What is the function of the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (principal cells)
Reabsorption of NaCl Variable water reabsorption
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What are the cellular mechanisms of the late distal tubule and collecting ducts (principle cells)
Na +channels (ENaC) K + channels AQP2 water channels
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What hormones act on the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (principal cells)?
Aldosterone stimulates Na +reabsorption and K+ secretion ANP inhibits Na+ reabsorption in collecting duct
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What diuretics act on the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (principal cells)
K +-sparing diuretics
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What is the function of the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (α-intercalated cells)?
Reabsorption of K + Secretion of H +
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What are the cellular mechanisms associated with the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (α-intercalated cells)
H +-K +ATPase H + ATPase
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What hormones act at the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (α-intercalated cells)?
Aldosterone simulates H+ secretion
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What diuretic actions happen at the Late Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts (α-intercalated cells)?
K +-sparing diuretics
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In the early proximal convoluted tubule what is the one countertransport and what does it drive?
•Na+-H+ is the one countertransport and drives HCO3- resorption
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In the early proximal convoluted tubule, how are glucose, AA's, and HCO3- transported?
secondary active transport
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By the end of the early PCT nearly all of what five compounds has been reabsorbed?
•At the end of the early proximal convoluted tubule all glucose, 85% of filtered HCO3-, and most phosphate, lactate, and citrate is reabsorbed
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The diffusion of Cl- in the late proximal convoluted tubule generates what?
a lumen-positive potential difference
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What is the major regulatory mechanism of the proximal tubule?
glomerotubular balance
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What does glomerotubular balance do? How does it accomplish this?
By enacting changes to the filtration fraction and Starling forces (πc) this maintains a constant fractional reabsorption and keeps the balance between filtration and reabsorption
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What hormone regulates the Na+ reabsorption in the principle cells of the late distal tubule and collecting duct?
Aldosterone
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Water reabsorption in the late distal tubule and collecting duct is variable. How is it controlled?
ADH/AVP
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Where is aldosterone secreted?
Zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex
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How does aldosterone act on principle cells?
It diffuses into the cell and induces the synthesis of mRNA for proteins involved with Na+ transport.
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What do K+ sparing diuretics do in principle cells?
interfere with Na+ reabsorption
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What factors promote Na+ reabsorption? | (3)
–Activation of renal sympathetic nerves –Activation of renin/angiotensin system –Secretion of aldosterone
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•Factors that promote Na+ excretion: (3)
–Release of atrial, brain natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP) –Release of urodilatin –Intrarenal prostaglandins
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What factors promote renin secretion? | (3)
Sympathetic stimulation Tubuloglomerular feedback Intrarenal baroreceptor (wall of afferent arteriole)
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What causes renal sympathetic stimulation? How does this lead to renin secretion?
•due to fall in perfusion pressure through the cardiopulmonary baroreceptors: directly stimulates renin secretion via β1 receptor activation in the JG apparatus
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How do internal receptors stimulate renin secretion?
•Intrarenal baroreceptor (wall of afferent arteriole): afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction --\> decreased pressure at granular cells --\> increased­ renin secretion
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What leads to TGF ramping up renin secretion?
decreased NaCl delivery to macula densa --\> ­ increased renin secretion
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What effect do loop diuretics have on renin secretion?
since effective circulating volume drops due to the diuretics, renin secretion is increased
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What six things does Ang II stimulate?
1. •Systemic arteriolar constriction 2. •Renal arteriolar constriction: efferent \> afferent. 3. •Na+ reabsorption: PCT (via ↑ Na-H exchanger activity) \> TAL, CCD (can result in a contraction alkalosis 4. •Thirst 5. •ADH secretion from posterior pituitary 6. •Aldosterone secretion from adrenal cortex
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What are the renal effects of Ang II
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Outline the Response of renin/angiotensin mechanism to decreased ECF volume
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What three things does aldosterone do in the late distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct (principle cells)?
* Stimulates sodium reabsorption * Stimulates potassium secretion * Stimulates H+ secretion (↑ H +-ATPase activity in intercalated cells of CCD)
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•What would happen to K & H excretion in a patient with hyperaldosteronism?
excretion of both would increase
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What are 6 actions of ANP?
1. •ANP increases GFR: Afferent arteriolar dilation, efferent arteriolar constriction 2. •ANP inhibits Na+ reabsorption in medullary collecting duct 3. •ANP suppresses renin secretion 4. •ANP suppresses aldosterone secretion 5. •ANP is a systemic vasodilator 6. •ANP suppresses AVP secretion, actions
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Outline the ANP response to increased ECF volume
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Where, and due to what, is urodilatin secreted?
•Secreted by DCT, collecting duct in response to increased arterial pressure and ECF volume
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What does Urodilatin do? What does it specifically **not** do?
* Urodilatin suppresses Na+ and water reabsorption by medullary collecting duct * Unlike ANP and BNP, urodilatin has no effect on systemic circulation
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What effect do intrarenal prostaglandins (PGE2) have on Na+ in the kidney? How do they effect this?
They increase Na+ excretion By... •Increase GFR by dilating renal arterioles •Suppress Na+ reabsorption in thick ascending limb, cortical collecting duct-
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What are the (3) actions of ADH?
1. increases permeability of late distal tubule and collecting duct to water (via the insertion of aquaporins) 2. Increases the activity of na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter 3. Increases urea permeability in the inner medullary collecting ducts
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Where is AVP synthesized?
Hypothalamus
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What are the two major stimuli for ADH release?
Hyperosmolality Volume depletion
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Which are more important - hypothalamic osmoreceptors or hepatic osmoreceptors?
hypothalamic
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What are the sensors of plasma osmolarity? How do they effect change? What is affected?
hypothalamic receptors ADH and thirst Urine osmolarity and water intake are affected
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What sensors regulate volume?
Macula densa afferent arterioles atria carotid sinus
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What do the volume regulating sensors sense?
Adequate tissue perfusion
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How do the volume regulating sensors enact change? What does this lead to?
RAAS; ANP; NE ADH Urinary sodium; Thirst
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What are the 6 neurohumoral factors controlling Na+ reabsorption?
1. •sympathetic activity, 2. angiotensin II, 3. aldosterone, 4. ANP, 5. BNP, 6. urodilatin
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What factors control AVP secretion?
Osmolality Blood pressure

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