Urea and urine concentrating ability in mice lacking AQP3 / 中国病理生理杂志
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
;
(12): 2136-2140, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-405492
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Aquaporin 3 ( AQP3 ) water channel expressed in the kidney plays a critical role in the urine concentrating mechanism. Mice with AQP3 deletion show a urinary concentrating defect. To better characterize this defect, we studied the influence and mechanism of an acute urea load in conscious AQP3 - null and wild - type mice.METHODS:
Urine was collected and assayed every 2 h, from 2 h before (baseline) to 8 h after the urea load. Urine volume, urine osmolality and urea concentration were measured. RNA was isolated from the whole kidney and real - time PCR was carried out using a LightCycler. Total protein of UTs was assayed from kidney tissue by Western blotting.RESULTS:
Mice of both genotypes excreted the urea loaded in ~ 4 h with the same time course. Despite their low baseline, the AQP3 - null mice raised their urine osmolality and urea concentration progressively after the urea load to the values almost equal to those in wild - type mice at 8 h. In contrast, urine non - urea solute concentration did not change. Urine volume fell in the last 4 h to about one - fourth of basal values. The urea load strongly upregulated urea transporter UT - A3 expression in both genotype mice.CONCLUSION:
These observations show that lack of AQP3 does not interfere with the ability of the kidney to concentrate urea but impairs its ability to concentrate other solutes. This solute - selective response results from the capacity of AQP3 to transport not only water but also urea, suggesting a novel role for AQP3 in non - urea solute concentration in the urine.
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Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
Year:
2009
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Article
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