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  • Title: Renal Na+,K(+)-ATPase in Dahl salt-sensitive rats: K+ dependence, effect of cell environment and protein kinases.
    Author: Nishi A, Bertorello AM, Aperia A.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Scand; 1993 Nov; 149(3):377-84. PubMed ID: 8310842.
    Abstract:
    Na+,K(+)-ATPase in renal epithelial cells plays an important role in the regulation of Na+ balance, extracellular volume and blood pressure. The function of renal Na+,K(+)-ATPase in Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rats, an animal model for salt-sensitive hypertension, and Dahl salt-resistant (DR) rats has been studied. In Na+,K(+)-ATPase partially purified from renal cortex, affinities and the Hill coefficients for Na+ and K+ activation were similar in DS and DR rats. Only one component of low ouabain affinity site was found in both strains, indicating the presence of the alpha 1 isoform. Protein kinase C and cAMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylated Na+,K(+)-ATPase alpha subunit in DS and DR rats, and the phosphorylation by protein kinase C was associated with an inhibition of enzyme activity. The kinetic parameters for K+ activation were also studied in a preparation of basolateral membranes and were found to be similar in DS and DR rats. In a preparation of cortical tubule cells, Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity was determined as ouabain-sensitive oxygen consumption (OS QO2). Maximal OS QO2, measured in Na+ loaded cells, was the same in DS and DR rats. The K0.5 for K+ was significantly lower in DS than DR rats (0.163 +/- 0.042 vs. 0.447 +/- 0.061 mM, P < 0.05), indicating that factors regulating Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity in intact cells are altered in DS rats. Kinetic parameters for Na+ activation in cells were the same in both strains. In summary, the function of renal Na+,K(+)-ATPase molecule is not altered in DS rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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