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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 282: F472-F477, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00249.2001
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Vol. 282, Issue 3, F472-F477, March 2002

Enhanced ammonia secretion by proximal tubules from mice receiving NH4Cl: role of angiotensin II

Glenn T. Nagami
(With the Technical Assistance of Evelyn M. Warech)

Nephrology Section, Medical and Research Services, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System at West Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90073; and School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095

Acidosis and angiotensin II (ANG II) stimulate ammonia production and transport by the proximal tubule. We examined the effect of short-term (18 h) in vivo acid loading with NH4Cl on ammonia production and secretion rates by mouse S2 proximal tubule segments microperfused in vitro with or without ANG II in the luminal microperfusion solution. S2 tubules from NH4Cl-treated mice displayed higher rates of luminal ammonia secretion compared with those from control mice. The adaptive increase in ammonia secretion in NH4Cl-treated mice was eliminated when losartan was coadministered in vivo with NH4Cl. Ammonia secretion rates from both NH4Cl-treated and control mice were largely inhibited by amiloride. Addition of ANG II to the microperfusion solution enhanced ammonia secretion and production rates to a greater extent in tubules from NH4Cl-treated mice compared with those from controls, and the stimulatory effects of ANG II were blocked by losartan. These results demonstrate that a short-term acid challenge induces an adaptive increase in ammonia secretion by the proximal tubule and suggest that ANG II plays an important role in the adaptive enhancement of ammonia secretion that is observed with short-term acid challenges.

transport; ammoniagenesis; acid-base physiology; losartan; ammonium chloride


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