title: Impaired cyclic AMP generation in outer medullary tubules of gentamicin-treated rats.
abstract: We have examined the effects of chronic gentamicin treatment on arginine8-vasopressin (AVP)-dependent cyclic AMP (cAMP) metabolism in rat medullary collecting tubules (oMCT) and medullary thick ascending limbs of Henle's loop (mTALH). Gentamicin attenuated AVP-stimulated cAMP accumulation to a greater extent in the mTALH (delta -51%) than in the oMCT (delta -25%). The mechanism of attenuation differed between segments, and could not be attributed to either direct inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity nor direct potentiation of cAMP-phosphodiesterase activity. These data suggest that the gentamicin-induced decrease in renal concentrating ability may be due at least in part to reduced AVP-dependent cAMP accumulation in the oMCT and mTALH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40536-0084.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kidwell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008138:Loop of Henle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine