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Renal System Flashcards

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organization of renal system

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  • right and left kidneys
  • ureters leave kidneys and enter urinary bladder
  • urethra is the tube connecting urinary bladder to external environment
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functions of kidney

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  • regulates extracellular fluid volume and blood pressure
  • regulation of osmolarity
  • maintenance of ion balance
  • regulation of pH
  • excretion of wastes
  • production of hormones
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nephrons

~ how many /kidney

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  • functional units of the kidney
  • approx 1 million per kidney
  • found in the medulla (pink triangles) and cortex (outermost region) of the kidney
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anatomy of nephron

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look at slides pg 9 and 10 of slides

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microvilli

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increases surface area of epithelial cells of the nephron, important for absorption

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glomerular filtration

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amount of solute excreted = amount filtered from blood to urine - amount reabsorbed + amount seccreted

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loss of plasma

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20% of volume gets filtered, and 19% is reabsorbed
–> 99% of plasma entering kidney returns to systemic circulation

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filtration barriers

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  1. glomerular capillary endothelium
  2. basal lamina
  3. epithelium of Bowman’s capsule
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main components of filtrate

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  • urea
  • glucose
  • ions
  • creatinine
  • H20
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what is GFR and what is it influenced by

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  • glomerular filtration rate
  • volume of fluid that filters into Bowman’s capsule/time
  • approx 180 L/day
  • is influenced by pressure: hydrostatic, colloid osmotic
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resistance changes in renal arterioles

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  1. increased resistance in efferent (above, e comes later than a) arteriole –> increases GFR
  2. increased resistance in afferent (below, a comes first) arteriole –> decreases GFR
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regulation of GFR

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autoregulation
- myogenic response to bp changes: stretch due to increased pressure causes vasoconstriction of afferent arterioles
- tubuloglomerular feedback:

extrinsic regulation
- hormones
- sympathetic neurons

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juxtaglomerular apparatus

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macula densa cells on the ascending loop of Henle are in contact with the arterioles, and send paracrine signals that affect afferent arteriole diameter

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tubuloglomerular feedback

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  1. GFR increases
  2. flow through loop of henle increases
  3. flow pas macula densa increases
  4. paracrine signal from macula densa to afferent arteriole
  5. afferent arteriole constricts –> pressure changes lead to GFR decrease!!
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reabsorption

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  • most reabsorption happens in the proximal tubule
  • transepithelial transport: substances cross apical membrane and basolateral membrane
  • paracellular pathway: substances pass through tight junctions
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what is reabsorption primarily driven by?

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Na+ movement

17
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glucose reabsorption

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  1. Na+ moving down its electrochemical gradient uses SGLT protein to pull glucose against its concentration gradient
  2. glucose diffuses out basolateral side of cell using GLUT protein
  3. Na+ is also pumped out basolateral membrane
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what mechanism is responsible for the BULK of Na+ reabsorption

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  • mechanism for glucose transport
  • also applicable to amino acids and ions
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Na+ reabsorption in the collecting duct

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  1. Na+ enters cell via ENac = epithelial Na+ channel
  2. pumped out basolateral side
    –> hormonal regulation of this mechanism is responsible for FINE TUNING Na+ reabsorption
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net filtration pressure equation

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hydrostatic pressure (in blood) - colloid osmotic pressure (pi) - fluid pressure (in proximal tubule) = net filtration pressure from glomerulus to tubule

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maintaining water balance

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  • kidneys conserve or remove body fluid by regulating amount of H2O reabsorbed
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arginine vasopressin (AVP)

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  • hormone released by posterior pituitary gland to influence H2O reabsorption
  • released when: high plasma osmolarity, low blood volume, low blood pressure
  • results in increased water reabsorption and concentrated urine via adding water pores into the apical membrane of collecting duct cells
    + AVP = collecting duct is permeable to water
  • AVP = collecting duct is impermeable to water
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aldosterone

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  • steroid hormone
  • synthesized in and released from adrenal cortex
  • acts on distal tubule and collecting duct
  • results in: increased Na+ reabsorption
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stimuli of aldosterone release

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  • angiotensin II (when low blood pressure)
  • hyperkalemia (high K+ in plasma)
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renin secretion stimulated by low blood pressure - three routes

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  1. reduce GFR: detected by reduced Na+ at macula densa
  2. reduced BP: detected by atrial stretch receptors
  3. reduced BP: detected directly by afferent arterioles
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3 mechanisms for maintaining pH homeostasis

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  1. buffers
  2. regulation of ventilation
  3. kidneys: H+ secreted and HCO3- reabsorbed at proximal tubule
27
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can respiratory and renal systems balance out each other’s pH?

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yes, but respiratory system functions faster in doing so

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lower urinary tract

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  • urinary bladder, urethra, and periurethral striated muscles
    roles:
    1. continence: urine storage in the bladder
    2. micturition: effective voiding at an appropriate time
    –> controlled by sympathetic, parasympathetic and somatic nervous system
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goals and approaches for bladder management

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goals:
1. protect upper UT
2. improve urinary incontinence
3. restore LUT function

approaches
1. pelvic floor muscle training
2. catheterization
3. drugs for overactive bladders –> but these can cause leakage
4. electrical stimulation of bladder –> but, body can get used to problem (desensitized), or pathology can change

30
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novel approaches to bladder problems!!

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  • optical stimulation of bladder
  • drug delivery from within: slow release of drug within bladder (but how do we remove it?)
  • tissue engineering approach - tissue produced must be mechanically flexible
31
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how would we test bladder grafts?

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  • mechanical testing: uniaxial tensile, biaxial tensile, ball burst
  • imaging to determine shape and dynamics
  • mathematical modeling
  • computational simulations to predict stress distribution
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gut-brain axis

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  • ## includes afferent and efferent neural, endocrine, and nutrient signals between CNS and GI tract
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gut microbiota-brain axis

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  • microbiota: bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses
  • gut is host to more than 500 microbial species
  • important for metabolism

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