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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 4, 142-147, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Nephrology

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Maleic acid-induced proximal tubulopathy: Na:K pump inhibition

SK Mujais
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Maleic acid (MA) administration to experimental animals induces a rapid, reversible, complex dysfunction of the renal tubule resembling Fanconi's syndrome. The intent of this work was to characterize the changes in the Na:K pump along the nephron during the development and recovery from MA injury to better define the site of damage and to correlate the observed changes in Na:K pump function with alterations in metabolic function. Male Sprague Dawley rats were studied before and 2 and 24 h after the injection of MA (100 mg/kg iv). MA induced an early and reversible decline in Na:K pump activity in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) from 2,324 +/- 61 to 1,446 +/- 55 pmol/mm.h (P < 0.001). This decrement was transient because enzyme activity returned to near baseline by 24 h after MA administration. The changes in Na:K pump activity were restricted to the PCT because no change in pars rectae, in medullary thick ascending limb, or in medullary collecting tubules was observed. PCT obtained from MA-treated rats 2 h after drug injection showed a decline in 14CO2 formation from radiolabeled glutamine, implying impaired oxidation of the carbon skeleton of the amino acid. This decline was transient with recovery of oxidative rates to normal 24 h after MA administration. It was concluded that a reversible, segment-specific impairment in PCT Na:K pump occurs early after the administration of MA. The decline in PCT Na:K pump activity is paralleled by a decrement in oxidative metabolism and may underlie the many consequences of this model of proximal tubulopathy that are reflections of impairment in sodium-dependent transport processes.


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