RENAL 04: BODY WATER Flashcards
Vasopressin alternate names
ADH (antidiuretic hormone) , arginine vasopressin
Where is vasopressin SYNTHESIZED?
Hypothalamus
Where is vasopressin RELEASED FROM?
it travels down the axons of the cells in the hypothalamus where it was synthesized to the posterior pituitary gland, and from there it is released into the circulation
Under what conditions is vasopressin released
Extracellular hyperosmolality and volume depletion (via baroreceptor, osmolality, and pressure of body)
Where are the osmosensors that sense high osmolality?
OVLT and SFO (organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis; subfornical organ) ; these are in the hypothalamus
Where are the baroreceptors
Carotid sinus and aortic arch
Activation of the OVLT and SFO osmolality receptors in the hypothalamus indicate what?
High osmolality
Aortic arch and carotid baroreceptors lead to what effect of ADH release?
Inhibition of ADH release; this makes sense, when you consider the fact that aortic arch and carotid sinus will sense high blood pressure and therefore, if these are firing we would want to STOP the release of ADH so we do NOT keep as much water.
What is the “effector” mechanism of Adh release
Exocytosis of ADH from terminal axons of supraoptic and paraventricular neurons into blood of posterior pituitary
What is the target of ADH release?
We have a lot of ADH reeptors in the body, but we are most interested in the ones in the collecting ducts and distal tubules of the kidneys.
what happens upon binding of vasopressin/ADH to its receptor in the distal tubules/collecting ducts?
You get an increase in the amount of water being reabsorbed ; this is due to aquaporins
What affect does angiotensin II have on ADH release?
Stimulation of ADH release (this is a product of the RAAS pathway, so we know we are looking for ways to raise volemia)
ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) effect on ADH release?
Inhibitory
This is released upon stretch of the heart; so this may indicate you have too much volume, so you want to inhibit ADH release because ADh encourages water reabsorption.
As we increase the osmolarity of the blood, what is the effect on ADH
Bigger release to dilute blood
What is a physiological condition in which you may see an increase in ADH
dehydration ; if you are dehydrated, salts get concentrated. Body wants to hold onto water, and does so by producing AVP/ADH
after we’ve started holding onto water, what else are our brains going to do if we’re dehydrated?
Tell us we’re fuckin thirsty
As soon as you start drinking water, what happens to ADH release? Why?
it turns off; you don’t want to become hypervolemic.
Result of a drop in blood pressure, with regard to AVP/ADH release?
A drop in blood pressure would lead to an increase in AVP (you want to hold onto water to raise bP back to normal)
What is the aquaporin responsive to ADH?
Aquaporin 2
What is the vasopressin receptor responsible for responding to ADH and leading to the ADH-specific responding aquaporin?
Vasopressin receptor type 2
Molecularly speaking, what general signaling cascade occurs upon ADH binding to its receptor?
generation of cAMP, activation of PKA, and then
- you encourage already-made aquaporins to be inserted into the membrane
- you stimulate activation of transcription factors that allow more aquaporin to be synthesized and inserted into the membrane
Where is the ADH sensitive aquaporin inserted? What does it do?
it is inserted into the lumen side apical side) and lets water go into the cell of late distal tubule and collecting duct , then that water will pass through the basolateral (blood side) through DIFFERENT aquaporin types, and move into the blood
If we are in a state of dehydration, what is the order of events which follows?
Osmolarity of plasma goes up, which stimulates osmoreceptors in hypothalamus and allows ADH secretion from posterior pituitary gland. This goes into the blood supply and will activate the vasopressin receptor, which will result in the insertion of aquaorin type 2 into distal tubule and collecting duct which facilitates water to be coming in and brought back into blood (reabsorbed). The result is a decrease in osmolarity, and a trend toward normal.
At the same time, if osmolarity is high enough we trigger thirst and drink water. this will also trend body osmolarity toward normal.
What happens if we are in a state of water overload? What is the general order of events?
You inhibit osmoreceptors in hpothalamus due to plasma osmolarity being decreased which turns off production and release of ADH. This means in the kidneys in the late distal tubule and collecting duct there will be less aquaporins inserted into the apical (lumen) membrane and therefore the distal tubule does not pull water back in, leading toward a net fluid loss and osmolarity of plasma increases toward normal.
At the same time, thirst receptors will be shut off and this will also trend an increase in plasma osmolarity.
