AUTORADIOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION OF GOSSYPOL EFFECT ON REABSORPTION AND EXCRETION OF ~(42)KCL IN THE RENAL TUBULES / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

The present study was designed to investigate the effect of gossypol on the reabsorption and excretion of ~(42)K in rats and guinea pigs by using autoradiographic technique, and selected the well known tubulo-toxic agent, gentamicin as a positive control for a comparative study to evaluate whether gossypol exerts nephrotoxic effect. Our results confirmed that gentamicin could induce significant decrease or inhibit ~(42)K reabsorption and cause structural damage of renal tubules. Gossypol could also affect the reabsorption function of proximal tubule, but did not appear to act as a tubulotoxic agent comparable with gentamicin to cause injury of the renal tubules.