title: Uptake of ochratoxin A by slices of pig kidney cortex.
abstract: Ochratoxin A (OCT A) is a nephrotoxin causing selective necrosis of the proximal tubule. Being an organic anion OCT A might be expected to enter the tubule cells by the organic anion transport system. Pig renal cortical slices were used to characterize the OCT A transport. OCT A (5 X 10(-3) mM) was accumulated against a concentration gradient with a slice to medium ratio of 8.9 +/- 2.9 in the presence of oxygen. This accumulation was markedly reduced in a nitrogen atmosphere (S/M ratio = 2.9 +/- 0.5). OCT A accumulation was dependent on medium concentration. With increasing concentration (5 X 10(-4)-5 X 10(-1) mM), slice to medium ratio initially rose from 6.9 +/- 2.0 to 11.7 +/- 1.2 whereupon it declined to 5.4 +/- 1.1. This pattern indicates that both carrier mediated transport and intracellular metabolism may contribute to the net accumulation of the toxin. OCT A (10(-4) to 1 mM) inhibited p-aminohippurate (PAH) and phenolsulphophthalein (PSP) uptake in a dose-dependent manner. Up to 10(-1) mM, OCT A did not inhibit acetylation of PAH suggesting that aerobic metabolism and the energy supply for the transport process were unaffected. Kinetic studies revealed a competitive inhibition of the PSP transport. It is concluded that OCT A enters the proximal tubule cells by the common organic anion transport system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Friis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brinn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D010637:Phenolsulfonphthalein / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A; D010637:Phenolsulfonphthalein; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid