title: Calcium transport through the luminal membrane of the distal tubule. I. Interrelationship with sodium.
abstract: Calcium (Ca2+) transport by isolated luminal membranes from rabbit renal distal tubule has been characterized. Ca2+ uptake by these membrane vesicles exhibited saturation kinetics. In the absence of sodium (Na+) in the incubation medium, a low affinity system was observed with a KmCa2+ of 2.83 +/- 0.64 mM and Vmax of 3.03 +/- 0.48 pmol/microgram/10 sec. A second type of kinetics was also detected with a high affinity and a low velocity (KmCa2+ 0.04 +/- 0.01 mM, Vmax 1.18 +/- 0.22 pmol/micrograms/10 sec). The luminal membranes from proximal tubules showed a single system with a KmCa2+ of 0.49 +/- 0.20 mM and Vmax of 1.26 +/- 0.17 pmol/micrograms/10 sec. The presence of Na+ sharply decreased Ca2+ uptake by the high affinity system of the membranes from distal tubules, increasing the KmCa2+ to 0.07 mM +/- 0.01 (P less than 0.01) and decreasing the Vmax to 0.27 pmol/microgram/10 sec (P less than 0.005). This effect of Na+ was concentration-dependent, with a half-maximal effect at 38 mM Na+ and a Hill coefficient of 0.9. In contrast, Na+ had no effect on Ca2+ transport through the luminal membranes of proximal tubules nor on the low affinity system of the distal tubule. The composition of the intravascular medium also influenced Ca2+ uptake by the membranes from distal tubules. Compared to mannitol, trans-Na+ or K+ significantly reduced Ca2+ transport. Finally, cis-K+ induced an increase in this transport. As found with Na+, the effect of K+ was concentration-dependent, with a Hill coefficient of 0.42.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Brunette
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mailloux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lajeunesse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002118:Calcium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000378:metabolism*; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium