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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
43
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
To assess whether glucocorticoids regulate rBSC1, the apical Na(+)-K(+)(NH(4)(+))-2Cl(-) cotransporter of kidney medullary thick ascending limb (MTAL), studies were performed in normal rats, adrenalectomized (ADX) rats, and ADX rats infused with dexamethasone for 6 days. The effects of dexamethasone on rBSC1 were also studied in vitro using isolated rat MTAL segments. Cotransport activity was estimated by intracellular pH measurements; rBSC1 protein was quantified in MTAL crude membranes by immunoblotting analysis, and mRNA was quantified by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The abundance of rBSC1 protein and mRNA increased in ADX rats infused with dexamethasone compared with ADX rats (p < 0. 04). In addition, application of dexamethasone for 1-3 h to MTALs caused rBSC1 protein and mRNA abundance and cotransport activity to significantly increase in a hyperosmotic medium (450 mosmol/kg of H(2)O) containing 0.7 nm arginine vasopressin, which is an in vitro experimental condition that resembles the in vivo MTAL environment. Results obtained in various media and with 8-bromo-cAMP indicated that stimulation of rBSC1 expression by glucocorticoids required interactions between glucocorticoid receptor- and cAMP-dependent factors. Up to 100 nm d-aldosterone had no effect on cotransport activity in vitro. Thus glucocorticoids directly stimulate MTAL rBSC1 expression and activity, which contributes to glucocorticoid-dependent effects on the renal regulation of acid-base balance and urinary concentrating ability.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33548-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation by glucocorticoids of expression and activity of rBSC1, the Na+-K+(NH4+)-2Cl- cotransporter of medullary thick ascending limb.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U.426, Institut Fédératif Régional Xavier Bichat, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Université Paris 7, 75870 Paris Cédex 18, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't