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Sodium absorption in distal tubule segments was stimulated by increasing the distal delivery via infusion of hypertonic saline. In these animals, and in control rats, electrolyte concentrations in thick ascending limb cells, light and dark cells of the collecting duct in the outer and inner stripe of the outer medulla and in cells of the proximal straight tubule (outer stripe only) were studied. The measurements were performed by electron microprobe analysis of freeze-dried cryosections of the outer medulla. In addition, organic osmolytes (glycerophosphorylcholine, betaine and myo-inositol) were measured by high performance liquid chromatography in cortex and outer medulla. Augmented delivery of sodium chloride to the distal tubule was associated with increased sodium concentrations of thick ascending limb cells both in the outer and inner stripe and of medullary collecting duct light and dark cells in the outer stripe. While the sum of organic osmolyte concentrations was 28% higher in the outer medulla of the salt-loaded animals compared with controls, this value was unchanged in the renal cortex. These findings indicate that the primary event underlying stimulation of sodium absorption along the thick ascending limb during increased distal sodium delivery is enhanced entry of sodium across the apical cell membrane. This would be expected to lead to higher cell sodium concentrations and stimulation of basolateral active Na-K-exchange. The enhanced transport activity of outer medullary tubules may be associated with increased interstitial tonicities and intracellular retention of organic osmolytes.
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Beck, F.X., Sone, M., Dörge, A. et al. Effect of increased distal sodium delivery on organic osmolytes and cell electrolytes in the renal outer medulla. Pflügers Arch 422, 233–238 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376207
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