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  • Title: An acute infusion of lactic acid lowers the concentration of potassium in arterial plasma by inducing a shift of potassium into cells of the liver in fed rats.
    Author: Cheema-Dhadli S, Chong CK, Kamel KS, Halperin ML.
    Journal: Nephron Physiol; 2012; 120(2):p7-15. PubMed ID: 22555123.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Potassium (K(+)) input occurs after meals or during ischemic exercise and is accompanied by a high concentration of L-lactate in plasma (P(L-lactate)). METHODS: We examined whether infusing 100 μmol L-lactic acid/min for 15 min would lead to a fall in the arterial plasma K(+) concentration (P(K)). We also aimed to evaluate the mechanisms involved in normal rats compared with rats with acute hyperkalemia caused by a shift of K(+) from cells or a positive K(+) balance. RESULTS: There was a significant fall in P(K) in normal rats (0.25 mM) and a larger fall in P(K) in both models of acute hyperkalemia (0.6 mM) when the P(L-lactate) rose. The arterial P(K) increased by 0.8 mM (p < 0.05) 7 min after stopping this infusion despite a 2-fold rise in the concentration of insulin in arterial plasma (P(Insulin)). There was a significant uptake of K(+) by the liver, but not by skeletal muscle. In rats pretreated with somatostatin, P(Insulin) was low and infusing L-lactic acid failed to lower the P(K). CONCLUSIONS: A rise in the P(L-lactate) in portal venous blood led to a fall in the P(K) and insulin was permissive. Absorption of glucose by the Na(+)-linked glucose transporter permits enterocytes to produce enough ADP to augment aerobic glycolysis, raising the P(L-lactate) in the portal vein to prevent postprandial hyperkalemia.
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