книги студ / color atlas of physiology 5th ed[1]. (a. despopoulos et al, thieme 2003)
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The Kidney and Acid–Base Balance |
CO2 and H2O (!B). CAIV anchored in the mem- |
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brane catalyzes this reaction. CO2 readily dif- |
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Main functions of renal H+ secretion (!A): |
fuses into the cell, perhaps via aquaporin 1 |
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— reabsorption of filtered bicarbonate (!B), |
(!p. 166). CAII then catalyzes the transforma- |
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— excretion of H+ ions measurable as titratable |
tion of CO2 + H2O to H+ + HCO3– within the cell |
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acidity (!C), and |
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(!B). The H+ ions are again secreted, while |
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— nonionic transport of NH4+, i.e. in the form |
HCO3– exits through the basolateral membrane |
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of NH3 (!D1, 2). |
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of the cell via an electrogenic carrier (hNBC = |
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Balance |
1. Very large quantities of H+ ions are secreted |
human Na+-bicarbonate co-transporter; !B). |
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into the lumen of the proximal tubule (!A1) |
The hNBC co-transports 1 Na+ with 3 HCO3– |
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by (a) primary active transport via H+-ATPase |
(and/or with 1 HCO3– + 1 CO32 –?) Thus, HCO3– |
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Water |
and (b) by secondary active transport via an |
is transported through the luminal membrane |
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electroneutral Na+/H+-antiporter (NHE3 car- |
in the form of CO2 (driving force: |
PCO2), and |
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rier, !p. 162). The luminal pH then decreases |
exits the cell across the basolateral membrane |
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and |
from 7.4 (filtrate) to about 6.6. One OH– ion re- |
as HCO3– (main driving force: membrane |
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mains in the cell for each H+ ion secreted; OH– |
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Salt, |
reacts with CO2 to form HCO3– (accelerated by |
Hypokalemia leads to a rise in membrane potential |
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carbonic anhydrase-II, see below). |
HCO3– |
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Kidneys, |
leaves the cell for the blood, where it binds one |
(Nernst equation, !p. 32) and thus to a rise in baso- |
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lateral HCO3– transport. This results in increased H+ |
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tion of one H+ |
ion from the body, except the |
Urinary acid excretion. If the dietary protein |
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H+ ion. Thus, each H+ ion secreted into the |
secretion and, ultimately, in hypokalemic alkalosis. |
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lumen (and excreted) results in the elimina- |
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secreted H+ is accompanied by a secreted NH3 |
intake is 70 g per day (!p. 226), a daily load of |
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about 190 mmol of H+ occurs after the amino |
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(see below). |
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acids of the protein have been metabolized. |
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2. In the connecting tubule and collecting |
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HCl (from |
arginine, lysine and |
histidine), |
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duct (!A2) type A intercalated cells secrete H+ |
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H2SO4 (from methionine and cystine), H3PO4, |
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ions via H+ /K+-ATPase and H+-ATPase, allowing |
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the luminal pH to drop as far as 4.5. In meta- |
and lactic acid are the main sources of H+ ions. |
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They are “fixed” acids which, unlike CO2, are |
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bolic alkalosis, |
type B intercalated cells can |
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not eliminated |
by respiration. Since about |
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secrete HCO3– (!A3). |
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130 mmol H+/day are used to break down or- |
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Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is important in all |
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ganic anions (glutamate–, aspartate–, lactate–, |
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cases where H+ ions exit from one side of a cell |
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etc.), the net H+ production is about 60 (40–80) |
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and/or HCO3– exits from the other, e.g., in renal |
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mmol/day. Although the H+ ions are buffered |
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tubule cells, which contain CAII in the cytosol |
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at their production site, they must be excreted |
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and CAIV on the outside of the luminal mem- |
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to regenerate the buffers. |
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brane; !A, B, D), as well as in the stomach, |
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In extreme cases, the urinary pH can rise to |
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small intestine, pancreatic duct and erythro- |
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about pH 8 (high HCO3– excretion) or fall to |
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cytes, etc. CA catalyzes the gross reaction |
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pH |
4.5 |
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H+ |
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H2O + CO2 |
H+ + HCO3–. |
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0.03 mmol/L). At a daily urine output of 1.5 L, |
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Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is often considered to be the |
the kidneys will excrete !1% of the produced |
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intermediate product of this reaction, but OH– (not |
H+ ions in their free form. |
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H2O) probably combines with CA. Therefore, the re- |
Titratable acids (80% phosphate, 20% uric |
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actions H2O OH – + H+ and OH– + CO2 |
HCO3– |
acid, citric |
acid, |
etc.) comprise |
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underlie the aforementioned gross reaction. |
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fraction |
(10–30 mmol/day) of |
H+ |
excretion |
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Reabsorption of HCO3– (!B). The amount of |
(!C1). This amount of H+ ions can be deter- |
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HCO3– filtered each day is 40 times the quan- |
mined by titrating the urine with NaOH back to |
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tity present in the blood. HCO3– must therefore |
the plasma pH value, which is normally pH 7.4 |
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be reabsorbed to maintain acid–base balance |
(!C2). Around 80% of phosphate (pKa = 6.8) in |
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(!p. 183ff.). The H+ ions secreted into the |
the blood occurs in the form of HPO42 –, |
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lumen of the proximal convoluted tubule react |
whereas about all phosphate in acidic urine |
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with about 90% of the filtered HCO3– to form |
occurs as H2PO4– (!p. 380), i.e., the secreted |
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Despopoulos, Color Atlas of Physiology © 2003 Thieme
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