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What are the functions of the kidney

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Filtration of the blood 
Production of urine
Reabsorption of filtered substances 
Excretion of metabolic waste and xenobiotics 
Water and acid-base balance 
Production of glucose (gluconeogenesis) 
Endocrine functions
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What hormones are produced by the kidneys ?

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Calcitorol - stimulated by PTH in response to hypocalcemia (increase reabsorption)
Renin- BP regulator (increase H2O reabsorption)
Erythropoietin - erythropoiesis

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What is the functional unit of the kidney?

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Nephron

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What are the two types of nephrons?

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Cortical nephrons - short loops supplied by peritubular capillaries

Juxamedullary nephrons- cortex and medulla supplied by vasa recta (essential for urine concentration)

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What is the Malpighian body?

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The glomerulus surrounded by the Bowmans capsule.

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Trace filtrate flow through the nephron and the main function of that part of the nephron.

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Malpighan body- glomerulus and bowmans capsule-> production of primary ruin through filtration

Proximal convoluted tubule- reabsorption of solute and water, excretion of drugs

Loop of Henule - thick and thin descending limb, and ascending limb (only in juxtamedullary nephrons have thin acceding limbs)
Urine concentration

Distal convoluted tubule- reabsorption of solutes

Collecting duct - water balance

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What is the sequence of renal blood supply ?

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Abdominal aorta -> renal artery -> interlobar arteries ->arcuate artery -> interlobular arteries (into renal capsule) -> afferent arterioles -> globular capillaries -> efferent arterioles -> peritubular capillaries / vasa recta

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Why is urine production a highly energy consuming process?

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Active transport of solutes across membranes

ATP-dependant transport

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What are examples of renal IR?

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Organ transplants
Cardiac and vascular surgeries
Acute renal failure
Toxins

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Renal ischemia has what affect on the kidney?

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Inflammatory response to O2 deprivation
-> production of ROS -> damage DNA, Lipids, and proteins => Loss of cell polarization => Apoptosis

Impaired renal function

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What is the regenerative capacity of the kidney?

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Nephrons cannot be replaces but tubular cells have some regenerative capacity

Migration and proliferation of surrounding cells to mesechymatic phenotype

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What is the glomerulus?

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Compact network of capillaries that retains cellular components and proteins

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What is the glomerular filtration rate dependent on?

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Renal plasma flow (RPF) - rate the kidney is perfused with blood

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What percentage of blood plasma is filtered through the glomeruli?

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20% is filtered

99% of this filtrate is reabsorbed

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Epithelial cells covering the glomerulus?

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Podocytes

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What are the components of the filtration barrier?

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Capillary endothelium (fenestrated) 
Glomerular basement membrane (glycoproteins) 
Visceral epithelium (podocytes)
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What are the three layers of the glomerular basement membrane?

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Lamina rara interna
Lamina densa
Lamina rara externa

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What is the lamina densa made up of?

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Glycoproteins (laminins, type IV collagens, proteoglycans)

Impermeable to proteins

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Filterability of substances is dependent on what factors?

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Size (radius and molecular weight)

Electrical charge - negative charged large molecules are filtered less easily than positively (cationic) charged molecules of the same molecular size

Plasma protein binding

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What is the main driving force for filtration

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Hydrostatic pressure

Oncotic pressure of blood plasma opposes the hydrostatic pressure

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How does the pressure of the glomerular capillaries change over the length of the glomerulus?

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Hydrostatic is relatively constant

Oncotic pressure increases gradually along the length

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What are methods used to determine renal function?

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Urine strips - proteins 
Centrifuge + microscope -crystals 
Refractometer -concentration/SG
Protein detection tests 
Urine concentration test 
Clearance
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What properties does an indicator substance for GRF have?

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Freely filterable
Amount filtered must not change due to restoration/secretion in the tubule
Must not be metabolized in the kidney
Must not alter renal function

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What is renal clearance ?

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Clearance = GFR

Rate the plasma is cleared of a substance if the substance is freely filterable

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How is blood flow regulated in the kidney ?
Auto regulatory window between 80-180mmHg Myogenic reflex RAAS Tubuloglomerular feedback
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Where is renin produced?
Wall of the cells of afferent arterioles
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What is the myogenic reflex (Baylis effect) ?
Detects changes in glomerular perfusion Increase tension of arteriolar wall -> depolarization of vascular smooth muscle -> Ca2+ enters cell -> muscle cell contraction -> constriction of afferent arteriole
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What is the tubulogomerular feedback mechanism?
Increase GFR -> increased tubular fluid -> NaCL in macula densa -> depolarization of cells and ATP release -> suppression of renin release from juxtaglomerular cells -> mesangial cells contraction increase resistance of afferent arteriole -> reduced GFR
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Describe the RAAS?
Decreased arterial presssure -> kidney releases renin-> coverts antiogentinogen to angiotensin I -> ACE coverts angiotensin I to angiotensin II-> increase water retention ->> increase BP
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What affect does the sympathetic system have on renin?
B-adrenergic stimulation induces renin release
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What are vasodilator agents ?
NO (NOS) PGE2- modulate mesagnial cell contraction Counteract constriction to maintain oxygenation
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What are constricting factors
Endothelin, TXA2 ANG2 B-adrenergic stimulation
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What is primary urine?
Ultrafiltrate in the Bowmans capsule space (same concentration of solutes as plasma)
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How can you determine rental tubule function?
Fractional excretion rate - net rate of reabsorption and secretion of a filtered substance FEx = Ux/Px / Ucre/Pcre
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Describe cells of the proximal tubule ?
Polarized (apical and basolateral membrane) Brush borders (microvilli) Tight junctions
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By what two ways can tubule fluid components be moved back into the blood?
Transcellular pathway- carrier mediated across basolateral and apical Paracellular pathway - through tight junctions (passive diffusion/ solvent drag)
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Primary active transport
Fueled directly by ATP consumption | Eg Na/K ATPase to establish Na gradient
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Secondary Active transport
Driven by the electrochemical gradient produced by the primary active transporter (eg Na cotransporter)
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Tertiary active transport
Carrier is driven by the gradient generated by a secondary active transport H+ gradient can be used to move a third substance like tri and dipeptides into the cell
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Secondary transport systems are important for what substances?
Glucose, amino acid, prostate, sulfate, and citrate
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How are peptides reabsorbed in the kidney?
Tertiary active transport -di and tripeptides H+ gradient Oligopeptides are hydrolyzed by extracellular peptidaes Na symporter -> secondary active transport
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How are low molecular weight proteins reabsorbed int the kidney?
Receptor-mediated endocytosis Protein binds to receptor -> endocytosis -> fusion with lysosomes and degraded -> vesicle recycled back to plasma membrane Saturation of these receptors -> unrecovered proteins -> proteinuria
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How can proteinuria be classified?
Pre-renal - concentration freely filterable proteins in blood is increased Intrarenal -glomerular filter is damaged Post-renal- tubular loss of protein (inflammatory process)
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Where and how is bicarbonate reabsorbed in the kidney??
Proximal tubule Sodium gradient drives Na/ H transporter. H+ out to tubular lumen and combines with HCO3 to form Co2 Co2 enters cell through aquaporins and is covered back to HCO3 by carbonic anhydrase
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How is chloride ion reabsorbed in the proximal tubule?
Paracellular
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How is calcium reabsorbed in the proximal tubule?
Uptake by paracellular and solvent drag
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What substances are secreted into the proximal tubule?
``` Organic ions (endogenous or exogenous) -if protein bound-> poorly filtered ```
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How are organic ions secreted?
Basolateral uptake and apical secretion (carrier mediated)
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What proteins are involved in organic anion secretion and where are they located on the PT?
Organic anion transporter ( OAT) - basolateral | Multrdrug Resistance Protein 2 (MRD2) -apical and linked with ATP
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What proteins are involved in secretion of organic cations and where are they located on the PT?
Organic cation transporter (OCT) - basolateral | Multidrug resistance - (MDR1) - apical and linked with ATP
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How is glucose reabsorbed and where?
Sodium-dependent transporter (SGLT) -secondary active transport In the proximal tubule
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High levels of plasma glucose (>10-15mmol) has what effect on reabsorption of glucose?
Carriers become saturated -> excess glucose secreted in urine. Glucose is osmostically active so it pulls water with it => polyuria
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What are the segments of the loop of Henule?
Thick descending limb ( sometimes concidered part of PT) Thin descending limb Thin ascending limb ( not present in cortical nephrons) Thick ascending limb
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What type of nephrons are especially important for urine concentration
Juxtamedullary ( long loops) nephrons
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The thin descending limb is highly permeable to ________ and has reduced permeability to __________. What is the overall effect of this?
Water (aquaproins on apical membrane) Sodium, chloride, and urea Tubular fluid becomes more concentrated (increased osmolality)
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The ascending limbs are impermeable to _____________. The thick ascending limb reabsorbed high amounts of _________. What is the net effect of this?
Water. Solutes (sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, bicarbonate, magnesium) Dilution of tubular fluid .
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The descending limb ________ tubular fluid and the ascending limbs ________ tubular fluid
Concentrate | Dilute
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What is the most significant transport system in the thick ascending limb?
Na, K Cl cotransporter (NKCC) - move solutes from the lumen back to interstitium
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How are Ca, Mg and Na reabsorbed from the ascending limb?
Paracellular - lumen is positively charged, forces ions to move back to interstitium
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What is the main process in the distal convoluted tubule?
``` Reabsorption of solutes Ca channels (TRPV)-apical Na/Cl cotransporter (NCC)-apical K channels-basolateral Ca/Na exchanger (NCX)- basolateral ```
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What is the main function of the late DT and cortical collecting duct?
Water reabsorption through aquaporins
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What is the main process in the inner medullary collecting ducts?
Urea reabsorption - urea transporters
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What are the two types of cells in the collecting duct?
Principal cells and intercalated cells
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What are the important transport systems of the CD principal cells?
NaCl reabsorption by ENaC | K secretion by ROMK
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Type A intercalated cells secretes _____ and reabsorbs _______
H+ | HCO3-
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Type B intercalated cells secrete _____ and reabsorb _______
HCO3- | H+
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What effect does PTH have on transporters in the kidney?
Inhibits apical NaPi transporters (phosphate not reabsorbed) Stimulates apical uptake of Ca2+ Vitamin D hormone synthesis in the kidney -> increased Ca reabsorption from intestines
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What hormones stimulate solute reabsorption in the kidney?
Antigotensin II Aldosterone ADH Work on transporters
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What hormones inhibit solute reabsorption in the kidney?
NO Endothelin -1 ANP Inhibiting sodium transporters
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How does ANP inhibit solute reabsorption?
Inhibit aldosterone and renin release | Increase Na+ excretion

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