title: Direct action of aldosterone on bicarbonate reabsorption in in vivo cortical proximal tubule.
abstract: The direct action of aldosterone (10(-12) M) on net bicarbonate reabsorption (J(HCO(3)(-))) was evaluated by stationary microperfusion of an in vivo middle proximal tubule (S2) of rat kidney, using H ion-sensitive microelectrodes. Aldosterone in luminally perfused tubules caused a significant increase in J(HCO(3)(-)) from a mean control value of 2.84 +/- 0.08 [49/19 (n degrees of measurements/n degrees of tubules)] to 4.20 +/- 0.15 nmol.cm(-2).s(-1) (58/10). Aldosterone perfused into peritubular capillaries also increased J(HCO(3)(-)), compared with basal levels during intact capillary perfusion with blood. In addition, in isolated perfused tubules aldosterone causes a transient increase of cytosolic free calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)), monitored fluorometrically. In the presence of ethanol (in similar concentration used to prepare the hormonal solution), spironolactone (10(-6) M, a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist), actinomycin D (10(-6) M, an inhibitor of gene transcription), or cycloheximide (40 mM, an inhibitor of protein synthesis), the J(HCO(3)(-)) and the [Ca(2+)](i) were not different from the control value; these drugs also did not prevent the stimulatory effect of aldosterone on J(HCO(3)(-)) and on [Ca(2+)](i). However, in the presence of RU 486 alone [10(-6) M, a classic glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist], a significant decrease on J(HCO(3)(-)) and on [Ca(2+)](i) was observed; this antagonist also inhibited the stimulatory effect of aldosterone on J(HCO(3)(-)) and on [Ca(2+)](i). These studies indicate that luminal or peritubular aldosterone (10(-12) M) has a direct nongenomic stimulatory effect on J(HCO(3)(-)) and on [Ca(2+)](i) in proximal tubule and that probably GR participates in this process. The data also indicate that endogenous aldosterone stimulates J(HCO(3)(-)) in middle proximal tubule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Silva
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pergher
authors.forename: Deise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leite-Dellova
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Mello-Aires
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D003609:Dactinomycin; D013148:Spironolactone; D000450:Aldosterone; D003513:Cycloheximide