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Conductive properties of the rabbit outer medullary collecting duct: inner stripe

Conductive properties of the rabbit outer medullary collecting duct: inner stripe Abstract Segments of outer medullary collecting duct were dissected from the inner stripe of the rabbit kidney (OMCDi) and perfused in vitro. The conductive properties of the tubule epithelium and individual cell membranes were determined by means of cable analysis and intracellular voltage-recording microelectrodes. In 35 tubules the transepithelial voltage (VT) and resistance (RT) averaged 17.2 +/- 1.4 mV, lumen positive, and 58.6 +/- 5.3 k omega X cm, respectively. The basolateral membrane voltage, (Vbl) was -29.2 +/- 2.1 mV (n = 23). The apical cell membrane did not contain appreciable ion conductances, as evidenced by the high values of apical cell membrane fractional resistance (fRa = Ra/Ra + Rb), which approached unity (0.99 +/- 0.01; n = 23). Moreover, addition of amiloride or BaCl2 to the tubule lumen was without effect on the electrical characteristics of the cell, as was a twofold reduction in luminal Cl-. The conductive properties of the basolateral cell membrane were assessed with bath ion substitutions. A twofold reduction in bath Cl- depolarized Vbl by 14.7 +/- 0.4 mV (theoretical, 17 mV), while a 10-fold increase in bath K+ resulted in only a 0.9 +/- 0.4 mV depolarization (theoretical, 61 mV). Substituting bath Na+ with tetramethylammonium (from 150 to 75 mM) was without effect. Reducing bath HCO-3 from 25 to 5 mM (constant PCO2) resulted in a steady-state depolarization of Vbl of 8.4 +/- 0.4 mV that could not be attributed to conductive HCO-3 movement. Thus, the basolateral cell membrane is predominantly Cl- selective.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) Copyright © 1985 the American Physiological Society http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AJP - Renal Physiology The American Physiological Society

Conductive properties of the rabbit outer medullary collecting duct: inner stripe

AJP - Renal Physiology , Volume 248 (4): F500 – Apr 1, 1985

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Abstract

Abstract Segments of outer medullary collecting duct were dissected from the inner stripe of the rabbit kidney (OMCDi) and perfused in vitro. The conductive properties of the tubule epithelium and individual cell membranes were determined by means of cable analysis and intracellular voltage-recording microelectrodes. In 35 tubules the transepithelial voltage (VT) and resistance (RT) averaged 17.2 +/- 1.4 mV, lumen positive, and 58.6 +/- 5.3 k omega X cm, respectively. The basolateral membrane voltage, (Vbl) was -29.2 +/- 2.1 mV (n = 23). The apical cell membrane did not contain appreciable ion conductances, as evidenced by the high values of apical cell membrane fractional resistance (fRa = Ra/Ra + Rb), which approached unity (0.99 +/- 0.01; n = 23). Moreover, addition of amiloride or BaCl2 to the tubule lumen was without effect on the electrical characteristics of the cell, as was a twofold reduction in luminal Cl-. The conductive properties of the basolateral cell membrane were assessed with bath ion substitutions. A twofold reduction in bath Cl- depolarized Vbl by 14.7 +/- 0.4 mV (theoretical, 17 mV), while a 10-fold increase in bath K+ resulted in only a 0.9 +/- 0.4 mV depolarization (theoretical, 61 mV). Substituting bath Na+ with tetramethylammonium (from 150 to 75 mM) was without effect. Reducing bath HCO-3 from 25 to 5 mM (constant PCO2) resulted in a steady-state depolarization of Vbl of 8.4 +/- 0.4 mV that could not be attributed to conductive HCO-3 movement. Thus, the basolateral cell membrane is predominantly Cl- selective.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) Copyright © 1985 the American Physiological Society

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Published: Apr 1, 1985

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