Journal article
Role of glucocorticoids in the maturation of renal cortical Na+/H+ exchanger activity during fetal life in sheep
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, Vol.268(4), pp.F710-F717
04/01/1995
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1995.268.4.F710
PMID: 7733328
Abstract
We have studied the role of glucocorticoids in inducing the maturation in activity of the proximal tubule Na+/H+ exchanger that follows birth. Renal cortical microvillus membrane vesicles were prepared from 132-day gestation sheep fetuses (n = 8) that had received intraperitoneal cortisol (13 micrograms.kg-1.h-1) for the previous 48 h. Membrane vesicles were also obtained from sham-operated twin controls (n = 8). Amiloride-sensitive uptake of 22Na+ by these vesicles was measured, and Woolf-Augustinsson-Hofstee plots were used to determine the Michaelis constant (Km) and maximal velocity (Vmax). There was no significant difference in Km; however, the Vmax was 61% higher in cortisol-treated fetuses. Posttreatment circulating cortisol levels were significantly higher in the treated fetuses. Total RNA was collected from renal cortex of the eight pairs of twins when killed. Renal cortex Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3) mRNA levels were approximately fourfold higher in cortisol-treated than in control fetuses. Although proximal tubule Na+/H+ exchanger activity and renal cortex NHE3 mRNA levels increased significantly in cortisol-treated fetuses, cortisol infusion did not stimulate renal sodium reabsorption in the fetus but rather produced a natriuresis. These results demonstrate that glucocorticoids can induce an increase in both Na+/H+ exchanger activity and NHE3 mRNA levels during the last trimester of gestation in sheep. However, these changes are not associated with an increased ability of the fetal kidney to reabsorb sodium.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Role of glucocorticoids in the maturation of renal cortical Na+/H+ exchanger activity during fetal life in sheep
- Creators
- Edward N Guillery - University of IowaLawrence P Karniski - University of IowaMichael S Mathews - University of IowaWilliam V Page - University of IowaJohn Orlowski - University of IowaPedro A Jose - University of IowaJean E Robillard - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, Vol.268(4), pp.F710-F717
- DOI
- 10.1152/ajprenal.1995.268.4.F710
- PMID
- 7733328
- ISSN
- 1931-857X
- eISSN
- 1522-1466
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1995
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Nephrology; Medicine Administration; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984774210902771
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