title: Leptin decreases renal medullary Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase dependent mechanism.
abstract: We examined the effect of leptin on renal function and renal Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and ouabain-sensitive H(+),K(+)-ATPase activities in the rat. Leptin was infused under general anaesthesia into the abdominal aorta proximally to the renal arteries. Leptin infused at doses of 1 and 10 microg/kg/min increased urine output by 40% and 140%, respectively. Urinary Na(+) excretion increased in rats receiving leptin at doses of 0.1, 1, and 10 microg/kg/min by 57.6%, 124.2% and 163.6%, respectively. Leptin had no effect on creatinine clearance, potassium excretion and phosphate excretion. Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity in the renal medulla of rats treated with 1 and 10 microg/kg/min leptin was lower than in control animals by 25.5% and 33.2%, respectively. In contrast, cortical Na(+),K(+)-ATPase as well as either cortical or medullary ouabain-sensitive H(+),K(+)-ATPase activities did not differ between leptin-treated and control animals. The effect of leptin on Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity was abolished by actin depolymerizing agents, cytochalazin D and latrunculin B, and by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors, wortmannin and LY294002. These results indicate that: 1). natriuretic effect of leptin is mediated, at least in part, by decrease in renal medullary Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity, 2). inhibition of medullary Na(+),K(+)-ATPase by leptin is mediated by PI3K and requires integrity of actin cytoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland. patfiz@asklepios.am.lublin.pl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bełtowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marciniak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wójcicka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D020738:Leptin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006152:Cyclic GMP; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D020738:Leptin; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase