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Renal  ` RENAL—PhysioLogy                                            Renal  ` RENAL—PhysioLogy        SeCTIOn III      585




                  Nephron transport physiology
                          Lumen - urine                Interstitium - blood    Lumen - urine                Interstitium - blood
                    SGLT-2 inhibitors  Proximal convoluted tubule                          Distal convoluted tubule
                             Na +                                             Thiazide             3Na +
                                                                              diuretics
                           Glucose            3Na +                                Na +                  ATP
                   Angiotensin II                   ATP    +                       CI –                      2K +
                             Na +                        2K
                                                                                                        R    PTH
                        HCO₃ –  H +    H +  +  HCO₃ –
                                                                                  Ca 2+                      Na +
                           H₂ CO₃                                                                    2+
                   Acetazolamide          H₂ CO₃                                                   Ca
                                                                                                              –
                           CA            CA                                                         CI –     CI channel
                             +
                                           +
                          CO₂ H₂O       CO₂ H₂O                                                              di usion
                              CI –
                                       Base –
                                                                           Early DCT—reabsorbs Na , Cl . Impermeable to H O.
                                                                                                 +
                                                                                                     −
                                                                                                                      2
                                                                            Makes urine fully dilute (hypotonic).
                                                                           PTH—  Ca /Na  exchange     Ca  reabsorption.
                                                                                                         2+
                                                                                          +
                                                                                     2+
                   Early PCT—contains brush border. Reabsorbs all glucose   5–10% Na  reabsorbed.
                                                                                    +
                    and amino acids and most HCO , Na , Cl , PO 4 3– , K ,
                                                       –
                                                                +
                                               –
                                                   +
                                              3
                    H O, and uric acid. Isotonic absorption. Generates and        Lumen - urine  Collecting tubule  Interstitium - blood
                     2
                    secretes NH , which enables the kidney to secrete more             CI –
                              3
                    H .                                                                          Principal cell
                     +
                   PTH—inhibits Na /PO 4 3–  cotransport     PO 4 3–  excretion.     H₂O                    V 2  ADH
                                  +
                                    +
                   AT II—stimulates Na /H  exchange     Na , H O, and                           Aquaporins on
                                                       +
                                       +
                                                          2
                    HCO  reabsorption (permitting contraction alkalosis).                      vesicle membrane
                         −
                        3
                            +
                   65–80% Na  and H O reabsorbed.                               Amiloride      K +    3Na +
                                   2
                                                                               Triamterene                  ATP  2K +
                   Thin descending loop of Henle—passively reabsorbs H O              Na +
                                                                2
                                                           +
                    via medullary hypertonicity (impermeable to Na ).                                    R     Aldosterone
                    Concentrating segment. Makes urine hypertonic.                                            Spironolactone
                                                                                                α-intercalated cell
                        Lumen - urine               Interstitium - blood
                                    Thick ascending limb
                                                                                          ATP            R     Aldosterone
                   Loop diuretics                                                              H +
                           Na +            3Na +                                       +                 –
                            K +                  ATP                                  K              HCO₃
                          2CI –                      2K +                                 ATP                   CI –
                                                                                               H +
                                             K +
                          (+)        K +              Di usion down                             β-intercalated cell +
                        potential                     the electrochemical              CI –            H
                                                      gradient
                                             CI –                                                           ATP
                                                                                              HCO₃ –
                         2+
                       Mg , Ca 2+
                                                                                                       +
                                                                           Collecting tubule—reabsorbs Na  in exchange for
                                                                                      +
                                                                                            +
                                                                            secreting K  and H  (regulated by aldosterone).
                                                         +
                                                             +
                   Thick ascending loop of Henle—reabsorbs Na , K , and    Aldosterone—acts on mineralocorticoid receptor   mRNA
                                                                                                                    +
                      −
                                                                 2+
                    Cl . Indirectly induces paracellular reabsorption of Mg      protein synthesis. In principal cells:   apical K
                                                                                                                  +
                                                                                               +
                                                                                            +
                                                               +
                          2+
                    and Ca  through   lumen potential generated by K        conductance,   Na /K  pump,   epithelial Na  channel
                                                                                                              +
                    backleak. Impermeable to H O. Makes urine less          (ENaC) activity   lumen negativity   K  secretion. In
                                           2
                                                                                                                +
                    concentrated as it ascends.                             α-intercalated cells: lumen negativity     H  ATPase
                                                                                                          −
                                                                                        +
                                                                                                              −
                            +
                   10–20% Na  reabsorbed.                                   activity     H  secretion     HCO /Cl  exchanger
                                                                                                          3
                                                                            activity.
                                                                           ADH—acts at V  receptor   insertion of aquaporin H O
                                                                                         2
                                                                                                                       2
                                                                            channels on apical side.
                                                                                   +
                                                                           3–5% Na  reabsorbed.
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