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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 273: F796-F800, 1997;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 273, Issue 5 796-F800, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Control of excretion of potassium: lessons from studies during prolonged total fasting in human subjects

S. H. Lin, S. Cheema-Dhadli, M. Gowrishankar, E. B. Marliss, K. S. Kamel and M. L. Halperin
Renal Division, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

A deficit of K+ of close to 300 mmol develops in the first 2 wk of fasting, but little further excretion of K+ occurs, despite high levels of aldosterone and the delivery of ketoacid anions that are not reabsorbed in the distal nephron. Our purpose was to evaluate how aldosterone could have primarily NaCl-retaining, rather than kaliuretic, properties in this setting. To evaluate the role of distal delivery of Na+, four fasted subjects received an acute infusion of NaCl to induce a natriuresis. To assess the role of distal delivery of HCO3-, five fasted subjects were given an infusion containing NaHCO3. The natriuresis induced by an infusion of NaCl caused only a small rise in the rate of excretion of K+ (0.8 +/- 0.1 to 1.9 +/- 0.3 mmol/h); in contrast, when HCO3- replaced Cl- in the infusate, K+ excretion rose to 8.3 +/- 2.2 mmol/h, despite little excretion of HCO3- (urine, pH 5.8) and similar rates of excretion of Na+. The transtubular K+ concentration gradient was 19 +/- 3 with HCO3- and 6 +/- 2 with NaCl. We conclude that the infusion of NaHCO3 led to an increase in K+ excretion, likely reflecting an increased rate of distal K+ secretion. With a low distal delivery of HCO3-, aldosterone acts as a NaCl-retaining, rather than a kaliuretic, hormone.


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