title: p-Aminohippurate (PAH) transport and Na-K-ATPase activity in rat renal cortical slices during postnatal maturation and drug-induced stimulation.
abstract: PAH transport and Na-K-ATPase activity markedly increase during the first month of postnatal life. Pretreatment of rats with PAH or cyclopenthiazide induces a stimulation of in vitro PAH accumulation in renal cortical slices, whereas Na-K-ATPase activity is unchanged in comparison to saline-pretreated controls. 5 mM ouabain in the incubation medium reduces PAH accumulation. Developmental pattern and stimulation effects are pronounced as in controls. The ouabain-insensitive component of net PAH accumulation progressively increases with age and is significantly enhanced following drug pretreatment, whereas the ouabain-sensitive component of net PAH accumulation shows relatively slight modifications. Consequently, Na-K-ATPase seems not to be linked with postnatal maturation or drug-induced stimulation in tubular PAH transport.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000618:Aminohippuric Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D003518:Cyclopenthiazide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004232:Diuretics; D005260:Female; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000618:Aminohippuric Acids; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D010042:Ouabain; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D003518:Cyclopenthiazide; D010130:p-Aminohippuric Acid