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McDonough AA, Harris AN, Xiong LI, Layton AT. Sex differences in renal transporters: assessment and functional consequences. Nat Rev Nephrol 2024; 20:21-36. [PMID: 37684523 PMCID: PMC11090267 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-023-00757-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
Abstract
Mammalian kidneys are specialized to maintain fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. The epithelial transport processes along the renal tubule that match output to input have long been the subject of experimental and theoretical study. However, emerging data have identified a new dimension of investigation: sex. Like most tissues, the structure and function of the kidney is regulated by sex hormones and chromosomes. Available data demonstrate sex differences in the abundance of kidney solute and electrolyte transporters, establishing that renal tubular organization and operation are distinctly different in females and males. Newer studies have provided insights into the physiological consequences of these sex differences. Computational simulations predict that sex differences in transporter abundance are likely driven to optimize reproduction, enabling adaptive responses to the nutritional requirements of serial pregnancies and lactation - normal life-cycle changes that challenge the ability of renal transporters to maintain fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Later in life, females may also undergo menopause, which is associated with changes in disease risk. Although numerous knowledge gaps remain, ongoing studies will provide further insights into the sex-specific mechanisms of sodium, potassium, acid-base and volume physiology throughout the life cycle, which may lead to therapeutic opportunities.
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- Alicia A McDonough
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Applied Mathematics and Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Brady CT, Marshall A, Zhang C, Parker MD. NBCe1-B/C-knockout mice exhibit an impaired respiratory response and an enhanced renal response to metabolic acidosis. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1201034. [PMID: 37405134 PMCID: PMC10315466 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1201034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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The sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter (NBCe1) has three primary variants: NBCe1-A, -B and -C. NBCe1-A is expressed in renal proximal tubules in the cortical labyrinth, where it is essential for reclaiming filtered bicarbonate, such that NBCe1-A knockout mice are congenitally acidemic. NBCe1-B and -C variants are expressed in chemosensitive regions of the brainstem, while NBCe1-B is also expressed in renal proximal tubules located in the outer medulla. Although mice lacking NBCe1-B/C (KOb/c) exhibit a normal plasma pH at baseline, the distribution of NBCe1-B/C indicates that these variants could play a role in both the rapid respiratory and slower renal responses to metabolic acidosis (MAc). Therefore, in this study we used an integrative physiologic approach to investigate the response of KOb/c mice to MAc. By means of unanesthetized whole-body plethysmography and blood-gas analysis, we demonstrate that the respiratory response to MAc (increase in minute volume, decrease in pCO2) is impaired in KOb/c mice leading to a greater severity of acidemia after 1 day of MAc. Despite this respiratory impairment, the recovery of plasma pH after 3-days of MAc remained intact in KOb/c mice. Using data gathered from mice housed in metabolic cages we demonstrate a greater elevation of renal ammonium excretion and greater downregulation of the ammonia recycling enzyme glutamine synthetase in KOb/c mice on day 2 of MAc, consistent with greater renal acid-excretion. We conclude that KOb/c mice are ultimately able to defend plasma pH during MAc, but that the integrated response is disturbed such that the burden of work shifts from the respiratory system to the kidneys, delaying the recovery of pH.
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- Clayton T. Brady
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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Harris AN, Skankar M, Melanmed M, Batlle D. An Update on Kidney Ammonium Transport Along the Nephron. ADVANCES IN KIDNEY DISEASE AND HEALTH 2023; 30:189-196. [PMID: 36868733 DOI: 10.1053/j.akdh.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Acid-base homeostasis is critical to the maintenance of normal health. The kidneys have a central role in bicarbonate generation, which occurs through the process of net acid excretion. Renal ammonia excretion is the predominant component of renal net acid excretion under basal conditions and in response to acid-base disturbances. Ammonia produced in the kidney is selectively transported into the urine or the renal vein. The amount of ammonia produced by the kidney that is excreted in the urine varies dramatically in response to physiological stimuli. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of ammonia metabolism's molecular mechanisms and regulation. Ammonia transport has been advanced by recognizing that the specific transport of NH3 and NH4+ by specific membrane proteins is critical to ammonia transport. Other studies show that proximal tubule protein, NBCe1, specifically the A variant, significantly regulates renal ammonia metabolism. This review discusses these critical aspects of the emerging features of ammonia metabolism and transport.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL; Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
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- Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephro-urology, Bengaluru, India
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Lee HW, Verlander JW, Shull GE, Harris AN, Weiner ID. Acid-base effects of combined renal deletion of NBCe1-A and NBCe1-B. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2022; 322:F208-F224. [PMID: 35001662 PMCID: PMC8836747 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00358.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The molecular mechanisms regulating ammonia metabolism are fundamental to acid-base homeostasis. Deletion of the A splice variant of Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter, electrogenic, isoform 1 (NBCe1-A) partially blocks the effect of acidosis to increase urinary ammonia excretion, and this appears to involve the dysregulated expression of ammoniagenic enzymes in the proximal tubule (PT) in the cortex but not in the outer medulla (OM). A second NBCe1 splice variant, NBCe1-B, is present throughout the PT, including the OM, where NBCe1-A is not present. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of combined renal deletion of NBCe1-A and NBCe1-B on systemic and PT ammonia metabolism. We generated NBCe1-A/B deletion using Cre-loxP techniques and used Cre-negative mice as controls. As renal NBCe1-A and NBCe1-B expression is limited to the PT, Cre-positive mice had PT NBCe1-A/B deletion [PT-NBCe1-A/B knockout (KO)]. Although on a basal diet, PT-NBCe1-A/B KO mice had severe metabolic acidosis, yet urinary ammonia excretion was not changed significantly. PT-NBCe1-A/B KO decreased the expression of phosphate-dependent glutaminase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and increased the expression of glutamine synthetase, an ammonia-recycling enzyme, in PTs in both the cortex and OM. Exogenous acid loading increased ammonia excretion in control mice, but PT-NBCe1-A/B KO prevented any increase. PT-NBCe1-A/B KO significantly blunted acid loading-induced changes in phosphate-dependent glutaminase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, and glutamine synthetase expression in PTs in both the cortex and OM. We conclude that NBCe1-B, at least in the presence of NBCe1-A deletion, contributes to PT ammonia metabolism in the OM and thereby to systemic acid-base regulation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The results of the present study show that combined deletion of both A and B splice variants of electrogenic Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter 1 from the proximal tubule impairs acid-base homeostasis and completely blocks changes in ammonia excretion in response to acidosis, indicating that both proteins are critical to acid-base homeostasis.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
- Deparment of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Duan Y, Zhang D, Ye Y, Zheng S, Huang P, Zhang F, Mo G, Huang F, Yin Q, Li J, Han L. Integrated Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology to Establish the Action Mechanism of Qingrekasen Granule for Treating Nephrotic Syndrome. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:765563. [PMID: 34938183 PMCID: PMC8685401 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.765563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinical syndrome resulting from abnormal glomerular permeability, mainly manifesting as edema and proteinuria. Qingrekasen granule (QRKSG), a Chinese Uyghur folk medicine, is a single-flavor preparation made from chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), widely used in treating dysuria and edema. Chicory, the main component in QRKSG, effectively treats edema and protects kidneys. However, the active components in QRKSG and its underlying mechanism for treating NS remain unclear. This study explored the specific mechanism and composition of QRKSG on an NS rat model using integrated metabolomics and network pharmacology. First, metabolomics explored the relevant metabolic pathways impacted by QRKSG in the treatment of NS. Secondly, network pharmacology further explored the possible metabolite targets. Afterward, a comprehensive network was constructed using the results from the network pharmacology and metabolomics analysis. Finally, the interactions between the active components and targets were predicted by molecular docking, and the differential expression levels of the target protein were verified by Western blotting. The metabolomics results showed “D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism” and “Alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism” as the main targeted metabolic pathways for treating NS in rats. AKT1, BCL2L1, CASP3, and MTOR were the core QRKSG targets in the treatment of NS. Molecular docking revealed that these core targets have a strong affinity for flavonoids, terpenoids, and phenolic acids. Moreover, the expression levels of p-PI3K, p-AKT1, p-mTOR, and CASP3 in the QRKSG group significantly decreased, while BCL2L1 increased compared to the model group. These findings established the underlying mechanism of QRKSG, such as promoting autophagy and anti-apoptosis through the expression of AKT1, CASP3, BCL2L1, and mTOR to protect podocytes and maintain renal tubular function.
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- Yanfen Duan
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Prescription, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.,Xinjiang Uygur Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Urumqi, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Prescription, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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Harris AN, Castro RA, Lee HW, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Role of the renal androgen receptor in sex differences in ammonia metabolism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2021; 321:F629-F644. [PMID: 34605272 PMCID: PMC8616601 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00260.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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There are sex differences in renal ammonia metabolism and structure, many of which are mediated by testosterone. The goal of the present study was to determine the role of renal expression of testosterone's canonical receptor, androgen receptor (AR), in these sexual dimorphisms. We studied mice with kidney-specific AR deletion [KS-AR-knockout (KO)] generated using Cre/loxP techniques; control mice were Cre-negative littermates (wild type). In male but not female mice, KS-AR-KO increased ammonia excretion, which eliminated sex differences. Although renal structural size typically parallel ammonia excretion, KS-AR-KO decreased kidney size, cortical proximal tubule volume density, and cortical proximal tubule cell height in males-neither were altered in females and collecting duct volume density was unaltered in both sexes. Analysis of key protein involved in ammonia handling showed in male mice that KS-AR-KO increased both phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) expression and decreased Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3) and electrogenic Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter 1 (NBCe1)-A expression. In female mice, KS-AR-KO did not alter these parameters. These effects occurred even though KS-AR-KO did not alter plasma testosterone, food intake, or serum Na+, K+, or [Formula: see text] significantly in either sex. In conclusion, AR-dependent signaling pathways in male, but not female, kidneys regulate PEPCK and NKCC2 expression and lead to the sexual differences in ammonia excretion. Opposing effects on NHE3 and NBCe1-A expression likely limit the magnitude of ammonia excretion changes. As AR is not present in the thick ascending limb, the effect of KS-AR-KO on NKCC2 expression is indirect. Finally, AR mediates the greater kidney size and proximal tubule volume density in male compared with female mice.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Sexual dimorphisms in ammonia metabolism involve androgen receptor (AR)-dependent signaling pathways in male, but not female, kidneys that lead to altered proximal tubule (PT), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, and thick ascending limb Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter expression. Adaptive responses in Na+/H+ exchanger 3 and electrogenic Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter 1-A expression limit the magnitude of the effect on ammonia excretion. Finally, the greater kidney size and PT volume density in male mice is the result of PT androgen signaling through AR.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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New insights into muscle function in chronic kidney disease and metabolic acidosis. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2021; 30:369-376. [PMID: 33767065 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW : Sarcopenia, defined as decreased muscle mass or function, is prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) increasing the risk of mobility impairment and frailty. CKD leads to metabolic acidosis (MA) and retention of uremic toxins contributing to insulin resistance and impaired muscle mitochondrial energetics. Here we focus on the central role of muscle mitochondrial metabolism in muscle function. RECENT FINDINGS : Mitochondrial dysfunction underlies muscle wasting and poor physical endurance in CKD. Uremic toxins accumulate in muscle disrupting mitochondrial respiration and enzymes. Changes in mitochondrial quantity, quality, and oxidative capacity contribute to mobility impairment in CKD. Major determinants of muscle mitochondrial function are kidney function, inflammation, and oxidative stress. In CKD, MA is the major determinant of muscle mitochondrial function. Metabolomics reveals defects in pathways linked to mitochondrial energy metabolism and acid-base homeostasis underlying insulin resistance in CKD. SUMMARY : Decreased mitochondrial capacity and quality control can impair muscle function contributing to decreased physical endurance. MA augments insulin resistance perpetuating the catabolic state underlying muscle wasting in CKD. Further studies are needed to investigate if targeting of MA improves muscle mitochondrial function and insulin resistance translating into meaningful improvements in physical endurance.
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Guo J, Satoh K, Tabata S, Mori M, Tomita M, Soga T. Reprogramming of glutamine metabolism via glutamine synthetase silencing induces cisplatin resistance in A2780 ovarian cancer cells. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:174. [PMID: 33596851 PMCID: PMC7891143 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-07879-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cisplatin (CDDP) significantly prolongs survival in various cancers, but many patients also develop resistance that results in treatment failure. Thus, this study aimed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms by which ovarian cancer cells acquire CDDP resistance. METHODS We evaluated the metabolic profiles in CDDP-sensitive ovarian cancer A2780 cells and CDDP-resistant A2780cis cells using capillary electrophoresis-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOFMS). We further examined the expression of glutamine metabolism enzymes using real-time PCR and Western blot analyses. Cell viability was accessed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. RESULTS The results showed that levels of glutamine, glutamate, and glutathione (GSH), a key drug resistance mediator synthesized from glutamate, were significantly elevated in A2780cis cells than those in A2780 cells. Furthermore, glutamine starvation decreased the GSH levels and CDDP resistance in A2780cis cells. Interestingly, the expression of glutamine synthetase (GS/GLUL), which synthesizes glutamine from glutamate and thereby negatively regulates GSH production, was almost completely suppressed in resistant A2780cis cells. In addition, treatment of A2780cis cells with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA-demethylating agent, restored GS expression and reduced CDDP resistance. In contrast, GS knockdown in CDDP-sensitive A2780 cells induced CDDP resistance. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that upregulation of GSH synthesis from glutamine via DNA methylation-mediated silencing of GS causes CDDP resistance in A2780cis cells. Therefore, glutamine metabolism could be a novel therapeutic target against CDDP resistance.
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- Jing Guo
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan.,Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan. .,Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan.
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan.,Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan.,Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan.,Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 246-2 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan.,Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan.,Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan
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Weiner ID, Verlander JW. Emerging Features of Ammonia Metabolism and Transport in Acid-Base Balance. Semin Nephrol 2020; 39:394-405. [PMID: 31300094 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ammonia metabolism has a critical role in acid-base homeostasis and in other cellular functions. Kidneys have a central role in bicarbonate generation, which occurs through the process of net acid excretion; ammonia metabolism is the quantitatively greatest component of net acid excretion, both under basal conditions and in response to acid-base disturbances. Several recent studies have advanced our understanding substantially of the molecular mechanisms and regulation of ammonia metabolism. First, the previous paradigm that ammonia transport could be explained by passive NH3 diffusion and NH4+ trapping has been advanced by the recognition that specific transport of NH3 and of NH4+ by specific membrane proteins is critical to ammonia transport. Second, significant advances have been made in the understanding of the regulation of ammonia metabolism. Novel studies have shown that hyperkalemia directly inhibits ammonia metabolism, thereby leading to the metabolic acidosis present in type IV renal tubular acidosis. Other studies have shown that the proximal tubule protein NBCe1, specifically the A variant NBCe1-A, has a major role in regulating renal ammonia metabolism. Third, there are important sex differences in ammonia metabolism that involve structural and functional differences in the kidney. This review addresses these important aspects of ammonia metabolism and transport.
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- I David Weiner
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL; Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL.
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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Harris AN, Lee HW, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Testosterone modulates renal ammonia metabolism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 318:F922-F935. [PMID: 32116019 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00560.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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There are substantial sex differences in renal structure and ammonia metabolism that correlate with differences in expression of proteins involved in ammonia generation and transport. This study determined the role of testis-derived testosterone in these differences. We studied 4-mo-old male C57BL/6 mice 4 and 8 wk after either bilateral orchiectomy (ORCH) or sham-operated control surgery and determined the effect of testosterone replacement to reverse the effects of ORCH. Finally, we determined the cellular expression of androgen receptor (AR), testosterone's canonical target receptor. ORCH decreased kidney and proximal tubule size, and testosterone replacement reversed this effect. ORCH increased ammonia excretion in a testosterone-dependent fashion; this occurred despite similar food intake, which is the primary component of endogenous acid production. ORCH increased expression of both phosphoenolpyruvate, a major ammonia-generating protein, and Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter, which mediates thick ascending limb ammonia reabsorption; these changes were reversed with testosterone replacement. Orchiectomy also decreased expression of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 3, which mediates proximal tubule ammonia secretion, in a testosterone-dependent pattern. Finally, ARs are expressed throughout the proximal tubule in both the male and female kidney. Testosterone, possibly acting through ARs, has dramatic effects on kidney and proximal tubule size and decreases ammonia excretion through its effects on several key proteins involved in ammonia metabolism.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Deparment of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Lee HW, Harris AN, Romero MF, Welling PA, Wingo CS, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. NBCe1-A is required for the renal ammonia and K + response to hypokalemia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 318:F402-F421. [PMID: 31841393 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00481.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Hypokalemia increases ammonia excretion and decreases K+ excretion. The present study examined the role of the proximal tubule protein NBCe1-A in these responses. We studied mice with Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter electrogenic, isoform 1, splice variant A (NBCe1-A) deletion [knockout (KO) mice] and their wild-type (WT) littermates were provided either K+ control or K+-free diet. We also used tissue sections to determine the effect of extracellular ammonia on NaCl cotransporter (NCC) phosphorylation. The K+-free diet significantly increased proximal tubule NBCe1-A and ammonia excretion in WT mice, and NBCe1-A deletion blunted the ammonia excretion response. NBCe1-A deletion inhibited the ammoniagenic/ammonia recycling enzyme response in the cortical proximal tubule (PT), where NBCe1-A is present in WT mice. In the outer medulla, where NBCe1-A is not present, the PT ammonia metabolism response was accentuated by NBCe1-A deletion. KO mice developed more severe hypokalemia and had greater urinary K+ excretion during the K+-free diet than did WT mice. This was associated with blunting of the hypokalemia-induced change in NCC phosphorylation. NBCe1-A KO mice have systemic metabolic acidosis, but experimentally induced metabolic acidosis did not alter NCC phosphorylation. Although KO mice have impaired ammonia metabolism, experiments in tissue sections showed that lack of ammonia does impair NCC phosphorylation. Finally, urinary aldosterone was greater in KO mice than in WT mice, but neither expression of epithelial Na+ channel α-, β-, and γ-subunits nor of H+-K+-ATPase α1- or α2-subunits correlated with changes in urinary K+. We conclude that NBCe1-A is critical for the effect of diet-induced hypokalemia to increase cortical proximal tubule ammonia generation and for the expected decrease in urinary K+ excretion.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Nephrology Division, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Harris AN, Lee HW, Fang L, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Differences in acidosis-stimulated renal ammonia metabolism in the male and female kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 317:F890-F905. [PMID: 31390234 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00244.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Renal ammonia excretion is a critical component of acid-base homeostasis, and changes in ammonia excretion are the predominant component of increased net acid excretion in response to metabolic acidosis. We recently reported substantial sex-dependent differences in basal ammonia metabolism that correlate with sex-dependent differences in renal structure and expression of key proteins involved in ammonia metabolism. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of sex on the renal ammonia response to an exogenous acid load. We studied 4-mo-old C57BL/6 mice. Ammonia excretion, which was less in male mice under basal conditions, increased in response to acid loading to a greater extent in male mice, such that maximal ammonia excretion did not differ between the sexes. Fundamental structural sex differences in the nonacid-loaded kidney persisted after acid loading, with less cortical proximal tubule volume density in the female kidney than in the male kidney, whereas collecting duct volume density was greater in the female kidney. To further investigate sex-dependent differences in the response to acid loading, we examined the expression of proteins involved in ammonia metabolism. The change in expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and Rh family B glycoprotein with acid loading was greater in male mice than in female mice, whereas Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter and inner stripe of the outer medulla intercalated cell Rh family C glycoprotein expression were significantly greater in female mice than in male mice. There was no significant sex difference in glutamine synthetase, Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 3, or electrogenic Na+-bicarbonate cotransporter 1 variant A protein expression in response to acid loading. We conclude that substantial sex-dependent differences in the renal ammonia response to acid loading enable a similar maximum ammonia excretion response.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Fehsenfeld S, Wood CM. Section-specific expression of acid-base and ammonia transporters in the kidney tubules of the goldfish Carassius auratus and their responses to feeding. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 315:F1565-F1582. [PMID: 30089033 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00510.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In teleost fishes, renal contributions to acid-base and ammonia regulation are often neglected compared with the gills. In goldfish, increased renal acid excretion in response to feeding was indicated by increased urine ammonia and inorganic phosphate concentrations and decreased urine pH. By microdissecting the kidney tubules and performing quantitative real-time PCR and/or immunohistochemistry, we profiled the section-specific expression of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), glutamine synthetase (GS), Na+/H+-exchanger 3 (NHE3), carbonic anhydrase II (CAIIa), V-H+-ATPase subunit 1b, Cl-/ HCO3- -exchanger 1 (AE1), Na+/ HCO3- -cotransporter 1 (NBC1), Na+/K+-ATPase subunit 1α, and Rhesus-proteins Rhbg, Rhcg1a, and Rhcg1b. Here, we show for the first time that 1) the proximal tubule appears to be the major site for ammoniagenesis, 2) epithelial transporters are differentially expressed along the renal tubule, and 3) a potential feeding-related "acidic tide" results in the differential regulation of epithelial transporters, resembling the mammalian renal response to a metabolic acidosis. Specifically, GDH and NHE3 mRNAs were upregulated and GS downregulated in the proximal tubule upon feeding, suggesting this section as a major site for ammoniagenesis and acid secretion. The distal tubule may play a major role in renal ammonia secretion, with feeding-induced upregulation of mRNA and protein for apical NHE3, cytoplasmic CAIIa, universal Rhcg1a and apical Rhcg1b, and downregulation of basolateral Rhbg and AE1. Changes in mRNA expression of the Wolffian ducts and bladder suggest supporting roles in fine-tuning urine composition. The present study verifies an important renal contribution to acid-base balance and emphasizes that studies looking at the whole kidney may overlook key section-specific responses.
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- Sandra Fehsenfeld
- University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology , Vancouver , Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology , Vancouver , Canada
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Harris AN, Lee HW, Osis G, Fang L, Webster KL, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Differences in renal ammonia metabolism in male and female kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 315:F211-F222. [PMID: 29561185 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00084.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Renal ammonia metabolism has a major role in the maintenance of acid-base homeostasis. Sex differences are well recognized as an important biological variable in many aspects of renal function, including fluid and electrolyte metabolism. However, sex differences in renal ammonia metabolism have not been previously reported. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate sex differences in renal ammonia metabolism. We studied 4-mo-old wild-type C57BL/6 mice fed a normal diet. Despite similar levels of food intake, and, thus, protein intake, which is the primary determinant of endogenous acid production, female mice excreted greater amounts of ammonia, but not titratable acids, than did male mice. This difference in ammonia metabolism was associated with fundamental structural differences between the female and male kidney. In the female mouse kidney, proximal tubules account for a lower percentage of the renal cortical parenchyma compared with the male kidney, whereas collecting ducts account for a greater percentage of the renal parenchyma than in male kidneys. To further investigate the mechanism(s) behind the greater ammonia excretion in female mice, we examined differences in the expression of proteins involved in renal ammonia metabolism and transport. Greater basal ammonia excretion in females was associated with greater expression of PEPCK, glutamine synthetase, NKCC2, Rhbg, and Rhcg than was observed in male mice. We conclude that there are sex differences in basal ammonia metabolism that involve both renal structural differences and differences in expression of proteins involved in ammonia metabolism.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida.,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center , Gainesville, Florida
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Lee HW, Osis G, Harris AN, Fang L, Romero MF, Handlogten ME, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. NBCe1-A Regulates Proximal Tubule Ammonia Metabolism under Basal Conditions and in Response to Metabolic Acidosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2018; 29:1182-1197. [PMID: 29483156 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017080935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Renal ammonia metabolism is the primary mechanism through which the kidneys maintain acid-base homeostasis, but the molecular mechanisms regulating renal ammonia generation are unclear. In these studies, we evaluated the role of the proximal tubule basolateral plasma membrane electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter 1 variant A (NBCe1-A) in this process. Deletion of the NBCe1-A gene caused severe spontaneous metabolic acidosis in mice. Despite this metabolic acidosis, which normally causes a dramatic increase in ammonia excretion, absolute urinary ammonia concentration was unaltered. Additionally, NBCe1-A deletion almost completely blocked the ability to increase ammonia excretion after exogenous acid loading. Under basal conditions and during acid loading, urine pH was more acidic in mice with NBCe1-A deletion than in wild-type controls, indicating that the abnormal ammonia excretion was not caused by a primary failure of urine acidification. Instead, NBCe1-A deletion altered the expression levels of multiple enzymes involved in proximal tubule ammonia generation, including phosphate-dependent glutaminase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, and glutamine synthetase, under basal conditions and after exogenous acid loading. Deletion of NBCe1-A did not impair expression of key proteins involved in collecting duct ammonia secretion. These studies demonstrate that the integral membrane protein NBCe1-A has a critical role in basal and acidosis-stimulated ammonia metabolism through the regulation of proximal tubule ammonia-metabolizing enzymes.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; .,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Harris AN, Grimm PR, Lee HW, Delpire E, Fang L, Verlander JW, Welling PA, Weiner ID. Mechanism of Hyperkalemia-Induced Metabolic Acidosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2018; 29:1411-1425. [PMID: 29483157 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017111163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Hyperkalemia in association with metabolic acidosis that are out of proportion to changes in glomerular filtration rate defines type 4 renal tubular acidosis (RTA), the most common RTA observed, but the molecular mechanisms underlying the associated metabolic acidosis are incompletely understood. We sought to determine whether hyperkalemia directly causes metabolic acidosis and, if so, the mechanisms through which this occurs.Methods We studied a genetic model of hyperkalemia that results from early distal convoluted tubule (DCT)-specific overexpression of constitutively active Ste20/SPS1-related proline-alanine-rich kinase (DCT-CA-SPAK).Results DCT-CA-SPAK mice developed hyperkalemia in association with metabolic acidosis and suppressed ammonia excretion; however, titratable acid excretion and urine pH were unchanged compared with those in wild-type mice. Abnormal ammonia excretion in DCT-CA-SPAK mice associated with decreased proximal tubule expression of the ammonia-generating enzymes phosphate-dependent glutaminase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and overexpression of the ammonia-recycling enzyme glutamine synthetase. These mice also had decreased expression of the ammonia transporter family member Rhcg and decreased apical polarization of H+-ATPase in the inner stripe of the outer medullary collecting duct. Correcting the hyperkalemia by treatment with hydrochlorothiazide corrected the metabolic acidosis, increased ammonia excretion, and normalized ammoniagenic enzyme and Rhcg expression in DCT-CA-SPAK mice. In wild-type mice, induction of hyperkalemia by administration of the epithelial sodium channel blocker benzamil caused hyperkalemia and suppressed ammonia excretion.Conclusions Hyperkalemia decreases proximal tubule ammonia generation and collecting duct ammonia transport, leading to impaired ammonia excretion that causes metabolic acidosis.
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- Autumn N Harris
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Maryland Center for Kidney Discovery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Maryland Center for Kidney Discovery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; .,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Lee HW, Osis G, Handlogten ME, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Proximal tubule glutamine synthetase expression is necessary for the normal response to dietary protein restriction. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F116-F125. [PMID: 28331060 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00048.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Dietary protein restriction has multiple benefits in kidney disease. Because protein intake is a major determinant of endogenous acid production, it is important that net acid excretion changes in parallel during changes in dietary protein intake. Dietary protein restriction decreases endogenous acid production and decreases urinary ammonia excretion, a major component of net acid excretion. Glutamine synthetase (GS) catalyzes the reaction of [Formula: see text] and glutamate, which regenerates the essential amino acid glutamine and decreases net ammonia generation. Because renal proximal tubule GS expression increases during dietary protein restriction, this could contribute to the decreased ammonia excretion. The purpose of the current study was to determine the role of proximal tubule GS in the renal response to protein restriction. We generated mice with proximal tubule-specific GS deletion (PT-GS-KO) using Cre-loxP techniques. Cre-negative (Control) and PT-GS-KO mice in metabolic cages were provided 20% protein diet for 2 days and were then changed to low-protein (6%) diet for the next 7 days. Additional PT-GS-KO mice were maintained on 20% protein diet. Dietary protein restriction caused a rapid decrease in urinary ammonia excretion in both genotypes, but PT-GS-KO blunted this adaptive response significantly. This occurred despite no significant genotype-dependent differences in urinary pH or in serum electrolytes. There were no significant differences between Control and PT-GS-KO mice in expression of multiple other proteins involved in renal ammonia handling. We conclude that proximal tubule GS expression is necessary for the appropriate decrease in ammonia excretion during dietary protein restriction.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and .,Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Acid-base homeostasis is critical to maintenance of normal health. Renal ammonia excretion is the quantitatively predominant component of renal net acid excretion, both under basal conditions and in response to acid-base disturbances. Although titratable acid excretion also contributes to renal net acid excretion, the quantitative contribution of titratable acid excretion is less than that of ammonia under basal conditions and is only a minor component of the adaptive response to acid-base disturbances. In contrast to other urinary solutes, ammonia is produced in the kidney and then is selectively transported either into the urine or the renal vein. The proportion of ammonia that the kidney produces that is excreted in the urine varies dramatically in response to physiological stimuli, and only urinary ammonia excretion contributes to acid-base homeostasis. As a result, selective and regulated renal ammonia transport by renal epithelial cells is central to acid-base homeostasis. Both molecular forms of ammonia, NH3 and NH4+, are transported by specific proteins, and regulation of these transport processes determines the eventual fate of the ammonia produced. In this review, we discuss these issues, and then discuss in detail the specific proteins involved in renal epithelial cell ammonia transport.
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- I David Weiner
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; and Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Weiner ID, Verlander JW. Recent advances in understanding renal ammonia metabolism and transport. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2016; 25:436-43. [PMID: 27367914 PMCID: PMC4974126 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to provide a succinct description of the recent findings that advance our understanding of the fundamental renal process of ammonia metabolism and transport in conditions relevant to the clinician. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies advance our understanding of renal ammonia metabolism. Mechanisms through which chronic kidney disease and altered dietary protein intake alter ammonia excretion have been identified. Lithium, although it can acutely cause distal renal tubular acidosis, was shown with long-term use to increase urinary ammonia excretion, and this appeared to be mediated, at least in part, by increased Rhcg expression. Gene deletion studies showed that the ammonia recycling enzyme, glutamine synthetase, has a critical role in normal-stimulated and acidosis-stimulated ammonia metabolism and that the proximal tubule basolateral bicarbonate transporter, NBCe1, is necessary for normal ammonia metabolism. Finally, our understanding of the molecular ammonia species, NH3 versus NH4, transported by Rh glycoproteins continues to be advanced. SUMMARY Fundamental studies have been recently published that advance our understanding of the regulation of ammonia metabolism in clinically important circumstances, and our understanding of the mechanisms and regulation of proximal tubule ammonia generation, and the mechanisms through which Rh glycoproteins contribute to ammonia secretion.
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- I. David Weiner
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610
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Lee HW, Osis G, Handlogten ME, Lamers WH, Chaudhry FA, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Proximal tubule-specific glutamine synthetase deletion alters basal and acidosis-stimulated ammonia metabolism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 310:F1229-42. [PMID: 27009341 PMCID: PMC4935770 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00547.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Glutamine synthetase (GS) catalyzes the recycling of NH4 (+) with glutamate to form glutamine. GS is highly expressed in the renal proximal tubule (PT), suggesting ammonia recycling via GS could decrease net ammoniagenesis and thereby limit ammonia available for net acid excretion. The purpose of the present study was to determine the role of PT GS in ammonia metabolism under basal conditions and during metabolic acidosis. We generated mice with PT-specific GS deletion (PT-GS-KO) using Cre-loxP techniques. Under basal conditions, PT-GS-KO increased urinary ammonia excretion significantly. Increased ammonia excretion occurred despite decreased expression of key proteins involved in renal ammonia generation. After the induction of metabolic acidosis, the ability to increase ammonia excretion was impaired significantly by PT-GS-KO. The blunted increase in ammonia excretion occurred despite greater expression of multiple components of ammonia generation, including SN1 (Slc38a3), phosphate-dependent glutaminase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, and Na(+)-coupled electrogenic bicarbonate cotransporter. We conclude that 1) GS-mediated ammonia recycling in the PT contributes to both basal and acidosis-stimulated ammonia metabolism and 2) adaptive changes in other proteins involved in ammonia metabolism occur in response to PT-GS-KO and cause an underestimation of the role of PT GS expression.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Exogenous Glutamine in Respiratory Diseases: Myth or Reality? Nutrients 2016; 8:76. [PMID: 26861387 PMCID: PMC4772040 DOI: 10.3390/nu8020076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Several respiratory diseases feature increased inflammatory response and catabolic activity, which are associated with glutamine depletion; thus, the benefits of exogenous glutamine administration have been evaluated in clinical trials and models of different respiratory diseases. Recent reviews and meta-analyses have focused on the effects and mechanisms of action of glutamine in a general population of critical care patients or in different models of injury. However, little information is available about the role of glutamine in respiratory diseases. The aim of the present review is to discuss the evidence of glutamine depletion in cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and lung cancer, as well as the results of exogenous glutamine administration in experimental and clinical studies. Exogenous glutamine administration might be beneficial in ARDS, asthma, and during lung cancer treatment, thus representing a potential therapeutic tool in these conditions. Further experimental and large randomized clinical trials focusing on the development and progression of respiratory diseases are necessary to elucidate the effects and possible therapeutic role of glutamine in this setting.
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Handlogten ME, Osis G, Lee HW, Romero MF, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. NBCe1 expression is required for normal renal ammonia metabolism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 309:F658-66. [PMID: 26224717 PMCID: PMC4593816 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00219.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The mechanisms regulating proximal tubule ammonia metabolism are incompletely understood. The present study addressed the role of the proximal tubule basolateral electrogenic Na(+)-coupled bicarbonate cotransporter (NBCe1; Slc4a4) in renal ammonia metabolism. We used mice with heterozygous and homozygous NBCe1 gene deletion and compared these mice with their wild-type littermates. Because homozygous NBCe1 gene deletion causes 100% mortality before day 25, we studied mice at day 8 (±1 day). Both heterozygous and homozygous gene deletion caused a gene dose-related decrease in serum bicarbonate. The ability to lower urinary pH was intact, and even accentuated, with NBCe1 deletion. However, in contrast to the well-known effect of metabolic acidosis to increase urinary ammonia excretion, NBCe1 deletion caused a gene dose-related decrease in ammonia excretion. There was no identifiable change in proximal tubule structure by light microscopy. Examination of proteins involved in renal ammonia metabolism showed decreased expression of phosphate-dependent glutaminase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, key enzymes in proximal tubule ammonia generation, and increased expression of glutamine synthetase, which recycles intrarenal ammonia and regenerates glutamine. Expression of key proteins involved in ammonia transport outside of the proximal tubule (rhesus B glycoprotein and rhesus C glycoprotein) was not significantly changed by NBCe1 deletion. We conclude from these findings that NBCe1 expression is necessary for normal proximal tubule ammonia metabolism.
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- Mary E Handlogten
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College Of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
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Lee HW, Osis G, Handlogten ME, Guo H, Verlander JW, Weiner ID. Effect of dietary protein restriction on renal ammonia metabolism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 308:F1463-73. [PMID: 25925252 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00077.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Dietary protein restriction has multiple benefits in kidney disease. Because protein intake is a major determinant of endogenous acid production, it is important that net acid excretion change in parallel during protein restriction. Ammonia is the primary component of net acid excretion, and inappropriate ammonia excretion can lead to negative nitrogen balance. Accordingly, we examined ammonia excretion in response to protein restriction and then we determined the molecular mechanism of the changes observed. Wild-type C57Bl/6 mice fed a 20% protein diet and then changed to 6% protein developed an 85% reduction in ammonia excretion within 2 days, which persisted during a 10-day study. The expression of multiple proteins involved in renal ammonia metabolism was altered, including the ammonia-generating enzymes phosphate-dependent glutaminase (PDG) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and the ammonia-metabolizing enzyme glutamine synthetase. Rhbg, an ammonia transporter, increased in expression in the inner stripe of outer medullary collecting duct intercalated cell (OMCDis-IC). However, collecting duct-specific Rhbg deletion did not alter the response to protein restriction. Rhcg deletion did not alter ammonia excretion in response to dietary protein restriction. These results indicate 1) dietary protein restriction decreases renal ammonia excretion through coordinated regulation of multiple components of ammonia metabolism; 2) increased Rhbg expression in the OMCDis-IC may indicate a biological role in addition to ammonia transport; and 3) Rhcg expression is not necessary to decrease ammonia excretion during dietary protein restriction.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Yaiyuan, Shanxi, Peoples Republic of China; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, Nephrology and Hypertension Section, Medical Service, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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Lomas-Soria C, Pérez-Ramírez IF, Caballero-Pérez J, Guevara-Gonzalez RG, Guevara-Olvera L, Loarca-Piña G, Guzman-Maldonado HS, Reynoso-Camacho R. Cooked common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) modulate renal genes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Nutr Biochem 2015; 26:761-8. [PMID: 25863648 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Food consumption with different bioactive compounds could reduce the risk of diabetic complications. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of cooked common beans on differentially expressed genes in whole kidney homogenates of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. After 4weeks of treatment with a cooked bean supplemented (10%) diet, animals fed with Flor de Mayo bean (FMB) exerted the greatest protective effect, since they presented the lowest blood glucose levels, consistent with an increase in blood insulin levels, a decrease in urine albumin and urea levels and an increase in creatinine clearance (P≤.05). Regarding the gene expression of kidneys evaluated using expressed sequence tag, consumption of cooked beans improved the expression of Glu1, Cps1, Ipmk, Cacna1c, Camk1, Pdhb, Ptbp3 and Pim1, which are related to the elimination of ammonium groups, the regulation of inflammatory and oxidative response, as well as cell signaling and apoptosis. In addition, the beneficial effects observed were not related to their polyphenolic and saponin profile, suggesting the activity of other bioactive compounds or the synergistic interaction of these compounds. These results suggest that the consumption of cooked common beans (FMB) might be used as an alternative for the regulation of genes related to renal alterations.
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- Consuelo Lomas-Soria
- Programa de Alimentos del Centro de la República PROPAC, Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México
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- Programa de Alimentos del Centro de la República PROPAC, Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México
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- C.A. Biosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México
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- C.A. Biosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biochemical Engineering Department, Celaya Technological Institute, Av. Tecnológico y Antonio García Cubas s/n, 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Programa de Alimentos del Centro de la República PROPAC, Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México
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- Campo experimental Bajío (CEBAJ-INIFAP), Km 6 Carretera Celaya San Miguel de Allende, 38010 Celaya, México
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- Programa de Alimentos del Centro de la República PROPAC, Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., México.
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Verlander JW, Chu D, Lee HW, Handlogten ME, Weiner ID. Expression of glutamine synthetase in the mouse kidney: localization in multiple epithelial cell types and differential regulation by hypokalemia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 305:F701-13. [PMID: 23804452 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00030.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Renal glutamine synthetase catalyzes the reaction of NH4+ with glutamate, forming glutamine and decreasing the ammonia available for net acid excretion. The purpose of the present study was to determine glutamine synthetase's specific cellular expression in the mouse kidney and its regulation by hypokalemia, a common cause of altered renal ammonia metabolism. Glutamine synthetase mRNA and protein were present in the renal cortex and in both the outer and inner stripes of the outer medulla. Immunohistochemistry showed glutamine synthetase expression throughout the entire proximal tubule and in nonproximal tubule cells. Double immunolabel with cell-specific markers demonstrated glutamine synthetase expression in type A intercalated cells, non-A, non-B intercalated cells, and distal convoluted tubule cells, but not in principal cells, type B intercalated cells, or connecting segment cells. Hypokalemia induced by feeding a nominally K+ -free diet for 12 days decreased glutamine synthetase expression throughout the entire proximal tubule and in the distal convoluted tubule and simultaneously increased glutamine synthetase expression in type A intercalated cells in both the cortical and outer medullary collecting duct. We conclude that glutamine synthetase is widely and specifically expressed in renal epithelial cells and that the regulation of expression differs in specific cell populations. Glutamine synthetase is likely to mediate an important role in renal ammonia metabolism.
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- Jill W Verlander
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, Univ. of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100224, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Renal ammonia metabolism and transport mediates a central role in acid-base homeostasis. In contrast to most renal solutes, the majority of renal ammonia excretion derives from intrarenal production, not from glomerular filtration. Renal ammoniagenesis predominantly results from glutamine metabolism, which produces 2 NH4(+) and 2 HCO3(-) for each glutamine metabolized. The proximal tubule is the primary site for ammoniagenesis, but there is evidence for ammoniagenesis by most renal epithelial cells. Ammonia produced in the kidney is either excreted into the urine or returned to the systemic circulation through the renal veins. Ammonia excreted in the urine promotes acid excretion; ammonia returned to the systemic circulation is metabolized in the liver in a HCO3(-)-consuming process, resulting in no net benefit to acid-base homeostasis. Highly regulated ammonia transport by renal epithelial cells determines the proportion of ammonia excreted in the urine versus returned to the systemic circulation. The traditional paradigm of ammonia transport involving passive NH3 diffusion, protonation in the lumen and NH4(+) trapping due to an inability to cross plasma membranes is being replaced by the recognition of limited plasma membrane NH3 permeability in combination with the presence of specific NH3-transporting and NH4(+)-transporting proteins in specific renal epithelial cells. Ammonia production and transport are regulated by a variety of factors, including extracellular pH and K(+), and by several hormones, such as mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids and angiotensin II. This coordinated process of regulated ammonia production and transport is critical for the effective maintenance of acid-base homeostasis.
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- I David Weiner
- Nephrology and Hypertension Section, NF/SGVHS, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude. Nat Genet 2012; 44:946-9. [DOI: 10.1038/ng.2343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 540] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Lomas-Soria C, Ramos-Gómez M, Guevara-Olvera L, Guevara-González R, Torres-Pacheco I, Gallegos-Corona MA, Reynoso-Camacho R. Transcriptomic analysis in diabetic nephropathy of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:8431-48. [PMID: 22272082 PMCID: PMC3257079 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12128431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major complication of diabetes and is caused by an imbalance in the expression of certain genes that activate or inhibit vital cellular functions of kidney. Despite several recent advances, the pathogenesis of DN remains far from clear, suggesting the need to carry out studies identifying molecular aspects, such as gene expression, that could play a key role in the development of DN. There are several techniques to analyze transcriptome in living organisms. In this study, the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method was used to generate up- and down-regulated subtracted cDNA libraries in the kidney of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Northern-blot analysis was used to confirm differential expression ratios from the obtained SSH clones to identify genes related to DN. 400 unique SSH clones were randomly chosen from the two subtraction libraries (200 of each) and verified as differentially expressed. According to blast screening and functional annotation, 20.2% and 20.9% of genes were related to metabolism proteins, 9% and 3.6% to transporters and channels, 16% and 6.3% to transcription factors, 19% and 17.2% to hypothetical proteins, and finally 24.1 and 17.2% to unknown genes, from the down- and up-regulated libraries, respectively. The down- and up-regulated cDNA libraries differentially expressed in the kidney of STZ diabetic rats have been successfully constructed and some identified genes could be highly important in DN.
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- Consuelo Lomas-Soria
- Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Querétaro, Qro., 76010 Mexico; E-Mails: (C.L.-S.); (M.R.-G.)
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- Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Querétaro, Qro., 76010 Mexico; E-Mails: (C.L.-S.); (M.R.-G.)
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Technological Institute of Celaya, Av. Tecnológico y Antonio García Cubas s/n, Celaya, Guanajuato, 38010 Mexico; E-Mail:
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- Biosystems engineering group, School of Engineering, University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Querétaro, Qro., 76010 Mexico; E-Mails: (R.G.-G.); (I.T.-P.)
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- Biosystems engineering group, School of Engineering, University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Querétaro, Qro., 76010 Mexico; E-Mails: (R.G.-G.); (I.T.-P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Research, School of Medicine, University of Querétaro, Clavel 200, Prados de la capilla, Querétaro, Qro., 76017 Mexico; E-Mail:
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- Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, University of Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas, S/N, Querétaro, Qro., 76010 Mexico; E-Mails: (C.L.-S.); (M.R.-G.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel: +52-442-192-1200 (ext. 5576); Fax: +52-442-192-1304
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Bishop JM, Verlander JW, Lee HW, Nelson RD, Weiner AJ, Handlogten ME, Weiner ID. Role of the Rhesus glycoprotein, Rh B glycoprotein, in renal ammonia excretion. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 299:F1065-77. [PMID: 20719974 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00277.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Rh B glycoprotein (Rhbg) is a member of the Rh glycoprotein family of ammonia transporters. In the current study, we examine Rhbg's role in basal and acidosis-stimulated acid-base homeostasis. Metabolic acidosis induced by HCl administration increased Rhbg expression in both the cortex and outer medulla. To test the functional significance of increased Rhbg expression, we used a Cre-loxP approach to generate mice with intercalated cell-specific Rhbg knockout (IC-Rhbg-KO). On normal diet, intercalated cell-specific Rhbg deletion did not alter urine ammonia excretion, pH, or titratable acid excretion significantly, but it did decrease glutamine synthetase expression in the outer medulla significantly. After metabolic acidosis was induced, urinary ammonia excretion was significantly less in IC-Rhbg-KO than in control (C) mice on days 2-4 of acid loading, but not on day 5. Urine pH and titratable acid excretion and dietary acid intake did not differ significantly between acid-loaded IC-Rhcg-KO and C mice. In IC-Rhbg-KO mice, acid loading increased connecting segment (CNT) cell and outer medullary collecting duct principal cell Rhbg expression. In both C and IC-Rhbg-KO mice, acid loading decreased glutamine synthetase in both the cortex and outer medulla; the decrease on day 3 was similar in IC-Rhbg-KO and C mice, but on day 5 it was significantly greater in IC-Rhbg-KO than in C mice. We conclude 1) intercalated cell Rhbg contributes to acidosis-stimulated renal ammonia excretion, 2) Rhbg in CNT and principal cells may contribute to renal ammonia excretion, and 3) decreased glutamine synthetase expression may enable normal rates of ammonia excretion under both basal conditions and on day 5 of acid loading in IC-Rhbg-KO mice.
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- Jesse M Bishop
- Div. of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, P.O. Box 100224, Univ. of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0224, USA
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Lee HW, Verlander JW, Bishop JM, Nelson RD, Handlogten ME, Weiner ID. Effect of intercalated cell-specific Rh C glycoprotein deletion on basal and metabolic acidosis-stimulated renal ammonia excretion. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 299:F369-79. [PMID: 20462967 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00120.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Rh C glycoprotein (Rhcg) is an NH(3)-specific transporter expressed in both intercalated cells (IC) and principal cells (PC) in the renal collecting duct. Recent studies show that deletion of Rhcg from both intercalated and principal cells inhibits both basal and acidosis-stimulated renal ammonia excretion. The purpose of the current studies was to better understand the specific role of Rhcg expression in intercalated cells in basal and metabolic acidosis-stimulated renal ammonia excretion. We generated mice with intercalated cell-specific Rhcg deletion (IC-Rhcg-KO) using Cre-loxP techniques; control (C) mice were floxed Rhcg but Cre negative. Under basal conditions, IC-Rhcg-KO and C mice excreted urine with similar ammonia content and pH. Mice were then acid loaded by adding HCl to their diet. Ammonia excretion after acid loading increased similarly in IC-Rhcg-KO and C mice during the first 2 days of acid loading but on day 3 was significantly less in IC-Rhcg-KO than in C mice. During the first 2 days of acid loading, urine was significantly more acidic in IC-Rhcg-KO mice than in C mice; there was no difference on day 3. In IC-Rhcg-KO mice, acid loading increased principal cell Rhcg expression in both the cortex and outer medulla as well as expression of another ammonia transporter, Rh glycoprotein B (Rhbg), in principal cells in the outer medulla. We conclude that 1) Rhcg expression in intercalated cells is necessary for the normal renal response to metabolic acidosis; 2) principal cell Rhcg contributes to both basal and acidosis-stimulated ammonia excretion; and 3) adaptations in Rhbg expression occur in response to acid-loading.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Xue Y, Liao SF, Son KW, Greenwood SL, McBride BW, Boling JA, Matthews JC. Metabolic acidosis in sheep alters expression of renal and skeletal muscle amino acid enzymes and transporters1. J Anim Sci 2010; 88:707-17. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Danielyan L, Zellmer S, Sickinger S, Tolstonog GV, Salvetter J, Lourhmati A, Reissig DD, Gleiter CH, Gebhardt R, Buniatian GH. Keratinocytes as depository of ammonium-inducible glutamine synthetase: age- and anatomy-dependent distribution in human and rat skin. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4416. [PMID: 19204801 PMCID: PMC2637544 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In inner organs, glutamine contributes to proliferation, detoxification and establishment of a mechanical barrier, i.e., functions essential for skin, as well. However, the age-dependent and regional peculiarities of distribution of glutamine synthetase (GS), an enzyme responsible for generation of glutamine, and factors regulating its enzymatic activity in mammalian skin remain undisclosed. To explore this, GS localization was investigated using immunohistochemistry and double-labeling of young and adult human and rat skin sections as well as skin cells in culture. In human and rat skin GS was almost completely co-localized with astrocyte-specific proteins (e.g. GFAP). While GS staining was pronounced in all layers of the epidermis of young human skin, staining was reduced and more differentiated among different layers with age. In stratum basale and in stratum spinosum GS was co-localized with the adherens junction component beta-catenin. Inhibition of, glycogen synthase kinase 3beta in cultured keratinocytes and HaCaT cells, however, did not support a direct role of beta-catenin in regulation of GS. Enzymatic and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction studies revealed an unusual mode of regulation of this enzyme in keratinocytes, i.e., GS activity, but not expression, was enhanced about 8-10 fold when the cells were exposed to ammonium ions. Prominent posttranscriptional up-regulation of GS activity in keratinocytes by ammonium ions in conjunction with widespread distribution of GS immunoreactivity throughout the epidermis allows considering the skin as a large reservoir of latent GS. Such a depository of glutamine-generating enzyme seems essential for continuous renewal of epidermal permeability barrier and during pathological processes accompanied by hyperammonemia.
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- Lusine Danielyan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute for Experimental Virology and Immunology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Nowik M, Lecca MR, Velic A, Rehrauer H, Brändli AW, Wagner CA. Genome-wide gene expression profiling reveals renal genes regulated during metabolic acidosis. Physiol Genomics 2007; 32:322-34. [PMID: 18056784 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00160.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Production and excretion of acids are balanced to maintain systemic acid-base homeostasis. During metabolic acidosis (MA) excess acid accumulates and is removed from the body, a process achieved, at least in part, by increasing renal acid excretion. This acid-secretory process requires the concerted regulation of metabolic and transport pathways, which are only partially understood. Chronic MA causes also morphological remodeling of the kidney. Therefore, we characterized transcriptional changes in mammalian kidney during MA to gain insights into adaptive pathways. Total kidney RNA from control and 2- and 7-days NH(4)Cl treated mice was subjected to microarray gene profiling. We identified 4,075 transcripts significantly (P < 0.05) regulated after 2 and/or 7 days of treatment. Microarray results were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Analysis of candidate genes revealed that a large group of regulated transcripts was represented by different solute carrier transporters, genes involved in cell growth, proliferation, apoptosis, water homeostasis, and ammoniagenesis. Pathway analysis revealed that oxidative phosphorylation was the most affected pathway. Interestingly, the majority of acutely regulated genes after 2 days, returned to normal values after 7 days suggesting that adaptation had occurred. Besides these temporal changes, we detected also differential regulation of selected genes (SNAT3, PEPCK, PDG) between early and late proximal tubule. In conclusion, the mammalian kidney responds to MA by temporally and spatially altering the expression of a large number of genes. Our analysis suggests that many of these genes may participate in various processes leading to adaptation and restoration of normal systemic acid-base and electrolyte homeostasis.
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- Marta Nowik
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Human Integrative Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Metabolic acidosis is a severe disturbance of extracellular pH homeostasis that can be caused both by inborn or acquired defects in renal acid excretion or metabolic acid production. Chronic metabolic acidosis causes osteomalacia with nephrocalcinosis and urolithiasis. In the setting of end-stage renal disease, metabolic acidosis is often associated with increased peripheral insulin resistance, and represents an additional independent morbidity risk factor. This review summarizes recent insight, gained primarily from mouse models, into the mechanisms whereby the kidney regulates and adapts acid excretion. RECENT FINDINGS Human genetics and various mouse models have shed new light on mechanisms that contribute to the kidney's ability to excrete acid and adapt appropriately to metabolism. Progress in four specific areas will be highlighted: mechanisms contributing to the synthesis and excretion of ammonia; insights into adaptive processes during acidosis; mechanisms by which the kidney may sense acidosis; and the pathophysiology of acquired and inborn errors of renal acid handling. SUMMARY Genetic mouse models and various messenger RNA and proteome profiling and screening technologies demonstrate the importance of various acid-base transporting proteins and a metabolic and regulatory network that contributes to the kidney's ability to maintain the systemic acid-base balance.
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- Carsten A Wagner
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Human Integrative Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Moret C, Dave MH, Schulz N, Jiang JX, Verrey F, Wagner CA. Regulation of renal amino acid transporters during metabolic acidosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 292:F555-66. [PMID: 17003226 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00113.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The kidney plays a major role in acid-base homeostasis by adapting the excretion of acid equivalents to dietary intake and metabolism. Urinary acid excretion is mediated by the secretion of protons and titratable acids, particularly ammonia. NH(3) is synthesized in proximal tubule cells from glutamine taken up via specific amino acid transporters. We tested whether kidney amino acid transporters are regulated in mice in which metabolic acidosis was induced with NH(4)Cl. Blood gas and urine analysis confirmed metabolic acidosis. Real-time RT-PCR was performed to quantify the mRNAs of 16 amino acid transporters. The mRNA of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) was quantified as positive control for the regulation and that of GAPDH, as internal standard. In acidosis, the mRNA of kidney system N amino acid transporter SNAT3 (SLC38A3/SN1) showed a strong induction similar to that of PEPCK, whereas all other tested mRNAs encoding glutamine or glutamate transporters were unchanged or reduced in abundance. At the protein level, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry demonstrated an increased abundance of SNAT3 and reduced expression of the basolateral cationic amino acid/neutral amino acid exchanger subunit y(+)-LAT1 (SLC7A7). SNAT3 was localized to the basolateral membrane of the late proximal tubule S3 segment in control animals, whereas its expression was extended to the earlier S2 segment of the proximal tubule during acidosis. Our results suggest that the selective regulation of SNAT3 and y(+)LAT1 expression may serve a major role in the renal adaptation to acid secretion and thus for systemic acid-base balance.
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- Caroline Moret
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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van Straaten HWM, He Y, van Duist MM, Labruyère WT, Vermeulen JLM, van Dijk PJ, Ruijter JM, Lamers WH, Hakvoort TBM. Cellular concentrations of glutamine synthetase in murine organs. Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 84:215-31. [PMID: 16609703 DOI: 10.1139/o05-170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Glutamine synthetase (GS) is the only enzyme that can synthesize glutamine, but it also functions to detoxify glutamate and ammonia. Organs with high cellular concentrations of GS appear to function primarily to remove glutamate or ammonia, whereas those with a low cellular concentration appear to primarily produce glutamine. To validate this apparent dichotomy and to clarify its regulation, we determined the GS concentrations in 18 organs of the mouse. There was a >100-fold difference in GS mRNA, protein, and enzyme-activity levels among organs, whereas there was only a 20-fold difference in the GS protein:mRNA ratio, suggesting extensive transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation. In contrast, only small differences in the GS enzyme activity : protein ratio were found, indicating that posttranslational regulation is of minor importance. The cellular concentration of GS was determined by relating the relative differences in cellular GS concentration, detected using image analysis of immunohistochemically stained tissue sections, to the biochemical data. There was a >1000-fold difference in cellular concentrations of GS between GS-positive cells in different organs, and cellular concentrations were up to 20x higher in subpopulations of cells within organs than in whole organs. GS activity was highest in pericentral hepatocytes (approximately 485 micromol.g(-1).min-(1), followed in descending order by epithelial cells in the epididymal head, Leydig cells in the testicular interstitium, epithelial cells of the uterine tube, acid-producing parietal cells in the stomach, epithelial cells of the S3 segment of the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney, astrocytes of the central nervous tissue, and adipose tissue. GS activity in muscle amounted to only 0.4 micromol.g(-1).min(-1). Our findings confirmed the postulated dichotomy between cellular concentration and GS function.
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Taylor L, Curthoys NP. Glutamine metabolism: Role in acid-base balance*. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION : A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 32:291-304. [PMID: 21706743 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2004.494032050388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The intent of this review is to provide a broad overview of the interorgan metabolism of glutamine and to discuss in more detail its role in acid-base balance. Muscle, adipose tissue, and the lungs are the primary sites of glutamine synthesis and release. During normal acid-base balance, the small intestine and the liver are the major sites of glutamine utilization. The periportal hepatocytes catabolize glutamine and convert ammonium and bicarbonate ions to urea. In contrast, the perivenous hepatocytes are capable of synthesizing glutamine. During metabolic acidosis, the kidney becomes the major site of glutamine extraction and catabolism. This process generates ammonium ions that are excreted in the urine to facilitate the excretion of acids and bicarbonate ions that are transported to the blood to partially compensate the acidosis. The increased renal extraction of glutamine is balanced by an increased release from muscle and liver and by a decreased utilization in the intestine. During chronic acidosis, this adaptation is sustained, in part, by increased renal expression of genes that encode various transport proteins and key enzymes of glutamine metabolism. The increased levels of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase result from increased transcription, while the increase in glutaminase and glutamate dehydrogenase activities result from stabilization of their respective mRNAs. Where feasible, this review draws upon data obtained from studies in humans. Studies conducted in model animals are discussed where available data from humans is either lacking or not firmly established. Because there are quantitative differences in tissue utilization and synthesis of glutamine in different mammals, the review will focus more on common principles than on quantification.
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- Lynn Taylor
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870
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