title: Adaptation of renal sulfate transport in response to dietary sulfate intake in guinea pigs.
abstract: Inorganic sulfate reabsorption was studied during sulfate infusion in guinea pigs stabilized on high-sulfate, normal-sulfate or low-sulfate diets. Guinea pigs stabilized on a low-sulfate diet exhibited 86-91% fractional sulfate reabsorption at normal plasma sulfate concentrations. Fractional renal sulfate reabsorption in animals stabilized on a high-sulfate diet was 55-70%. Clearance techniques were used to determine the glomerular filtration rate and the fractional reabsorption of sulfate during sulfate infusion. Animals fed a high-sulfate diet manifested marked sulfaturia in response to sulfate infusion. The increase in fractional reabsorption associated with decreases in dietary sulfate intake suggests a tubular adaptive mechanism, similar to that demonstrated for phosphate, to increase sulfate reabsorption and maintain constant plasma sulfate concentration. Dietary sulfate-dependent alterations in renal sulfate reabsorption may play a significant role in establishing the rate of sulfate excretion and thus regulating sulfate balance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Neiberger
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates