K+ depletion increases HCO3- reabsorption in OMCD by activation of colonic H(+)-K(+)-ATPase.
To probe the role of the isoforms of H(+)-K(+)-ATPase (HKA) in potassium depletion (KD), rats were placed on a KD diet for 2 wk. Colonic HKA (cHKA) mRNA levels increased approximately 30-fold in outer medulla, and net HCO3-flux (JtCO2) in outer medullary collecting duct (OMCD) increased (13.1 pmol.min-1.mm tubule length-1 in control to 17.7 pmol.min-1.mm tubule length-1 in KD; P < 0.01). In normal rats, 1 mM ouabain in perfusate had no effect on JtCO2, whereas 10 microM Sch-28080 decreased JtCO2 to 5.1 pmol.min-1.mm tubule length-1 (P < 0.001). In KD rats, ouabain 1 mM decreased JtCO2 to 6.3 pmol.min-1.mm tubule length-1 (P < 0.001). Although 10 microM Sch-28080 also decreased JtCO2 to 4.6 pmol.min-1.mm tubule length-1 (P < 0.001), the inhibitory effects of Sch-28080 and ouabain were not additive. Removal of K+ from perfusate blocked Sch-28080-sensitive JtCO2 in both normal and KD tubules. The data suggest that, in KD, cHKA is induced and mediates increased HCO3-reabsorption in OMCD, cHKA in vivo is sensitive to both Sch-28080 and ouabain, and cHKA activity is dominant.
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Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Ohio, USA.
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D000042:Absorption / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000201:enzymology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000502:physiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D007679:Kidney Medulla; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D011191:Potassium Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012016:Reference Values
D001639:Bicarbonates; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C035235:Sch 28080; D010042:Ouabain; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase