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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 261: F593-F599, 1991;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 261, Issue 4 593-F599, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of protamine on ion conductance of ascending thin limb of Henle's loop from hamsters

S. Koyama, K. Yoshitomi and M. Imai
Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.

To evaluate the contribution of paracellular shunt pathway in ascending thin limb (ATL) of hamsters, we examined the effect of protamine, a selective blocker of paracellular conductance, on salt-diffusion voltage (dVT) and transmural resistance (RT) during in vitro microperfusion. Lumen-negative dVT generated on reduction of lumen NaCl concentration was increased further from -7.3 +/- 0.5 to -10.3 +/- 0.7 mV when 300 micrograms/ml protamine was added to the lumen, and calculated Na+/Cl- permeability ratio was decreased from 0.46 +/- 0.03 to 0.31 +/- 0.03. Although the effect of protamine persisted after removal of the agent from the lumen, addition of 30 U/ml heparin returned the dVT toward the control level. The effect of protamine was dose dependent from 30 to 300 micrograms/ml. Protamine also exerted its effect from the bath, and the effect was inhibited by heparin either from the lumen or from the bath. The inhibitory effect was almost the same when the orientation of imposed NaCl gradient was reversed. Inhibition of transcellular Cl- transport with 0.1 mM 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoate (NPPB) in the bath caused lumen-positive dVT. This voltage was decreased significantly by protamine. Protamine markedly decreased the apparent transference number for Na+ but slightly increased the value for Cl-. Transmural cable analysis showed that 300 micrograms/ml protamine added to the lumen increased RT from 0.59 +/- 0.10 to 1.20 +/- 0.20 omega.cm2, with the effect being reversed by 30 U/ml heparin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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