Urine Formation by the Kidneys II. Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion

1. Urine Formation by the Kidneys II. Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion L3-L4-L5

2. Objectives To understand the principle of Clearance and its applications To describe the mechanism of tubular reabsorption and secretion. To follow up the reabsorption of glomerular filtrate along the tubules. To understand the regulation of tubular reabsorption and secretion.

3. Basic Mechanisms of Urine Formation

4. Clearance • “Clearance” describes the rate at which substances • are removed (cleared) from the plasma. • Renal clearance of a substance is the volume of • plasma completely cleared of a substance • per min by the kidneys.

5. Renal Clearance • Definition: The volume of plasma completely cleared of a substance (x) per minute • Units are ml/min • Clearance, UX= Concentration of X in the urine (mg/ml) PX= concentration of X in the plasma (mg/ml) V= urine flow rate (ml/min) CInulin – is equal to the GFR.(Glomerular Marker) Inulin is a Fructose polymer ; freely filtered across the membrane and neither reabsorbed nor secreted.

6. Cs = Us x V = urine excretion rate s Ps Plasma conc. s Clearance Technique Renal clearance (Cs) of a substance is the volume of plasma completely cleared of a substance per min. Cs x Ps = Us x V Where : Cs = clearance of substance S Ps = plasma conc. of substance S Us = urine conc. of substance S V = urine flow rate

7. Clearances of Different Substances Substance Clearance (ml/min) glucose 0 albumin 0 sodium 0.9 urea 70 inulin 125 creatinine 140 PAH 600

8. GFR x Pin = Uin x V Uin x V GFR = Pin Use of Clearance to Measure GFR For a substance that is freely filtered, but not reabsorbed or secreted (inulin, 125 I-iothalamate, creatinine), renal clearance is equal to GFR amount filtered = amount excreted

9. Uin x V GFR = Cinulin = Pin 125 x 1.0 = 125 ml/min GFR = 1.0 Calculate the GFR from the following data: Pinulin = 1.0 mg / 100ml Uinulin = 125 mg/100 ml Urine flow rate = 1.0 ml/min

10. Use of Clearance to Estimate Renal Plasma Flow Theoretically, if a substance is completely cleared from the plasma, its clearance rate would equal renal plasma flow Cx = renal plasma flow

11. ~ 2. amount entered = amount excreted UPAH x V ERPF = PPAH Use of PAH Clearance to Estimate Renal Plasma Flow Paraminohippuric acid (PAH) is freely filtered and secreted and is almost completely cleared from the renal plasma 1. amount enter kidney = RPF x PPAH ~ 10 % PAH remains 3. ERPF x PPAH = UPAH x V ERPF = Clearance PAH

12. APAH - VPAH APAH = 1.0 – 0.1 = 0.9 normally, EPAH = 0.9 1.0 i.e PAH is 90 % extracted ERPF RPF = EPAH To calculate actual RPF , one must correct for incomplete extraction of PAH APAH =1.0 EPAH = VPAH = 0.1

13. Calculation of Tubular Reabsorption Reabsorption = Filtration -Excretion Filt s = GFR x Ps Excrets= Us x V

14. Calculation of Tubular Secretion Secretion = Excretion - Filtration Filt s = GFR x Ps VPAH = 0.1 Excret s = Us x V

15. Use of Clearance to Estimate Renal Plasma Flow Theoretically, if a substance is completely cleared from the plasma, its clearance rate would equal renal plasma flow Cx = renal plasma flow

16. Clearances of Different Substances Substance Clearance (ml/min inulin 125 PAH 600 glucose 0 sodium 0.9 urea 70 Clearance of inulin (Cin) = GFR if Cx < Cin : indicates reabsorption of x if Cx > Cin : indicates secretion of x Clearance creatinine (Ccreat) ~ 140 (used to estimate GFR) Clearance of PAH (CPAH) ~ effective renal plasma flow

17. Effect of reducing GFR by 50 % on serum creatinine concentration and creatinine excretion rate

18. Plasma creatinine can be used to estimate changes in GFR

19. Example: Given the following data, calculate the rate of Na+ filtration, excretion, reabsorption, and secretion GFR =100 ml/min (0.1 L/min) PNa = 140 mEq/L urine flow = 1 ml/min (.001 L/min) urine Na conc = 100 mEq/L Filtration Na= GFR x PNa = 0.1 L/min x 140 mEq/L = 14 mEq/min Excretion Na = Urine flow rate x Urine Na conc =.001 L/min x 100 mEq/L = 0.1 mEq/min

20. Example: Given the following data, calculate the rate of Na+ filtration, excretion, reabsorption, and secretion GFR =100 ml/min; PNa = 140 mEq/L urine flow = 1 ml/min; urine Na conc = 100 mEq/L Filtration Na = 0.1 L/min x 140 mEq/L = 14 mEq/min Excretion Na = .001 L/min x 100 mEq/L = 0.1 mEq/min Reabsorption Na = Filtration Na- Excretion Na Reabs Na = 14.0 - 0.1 = 13.9 mEq/min There is no net secretion of Na since Excret Na < Filt Na Secretion Na =

21. Reabsorption of Water and Solutes

22. Primary Active Transport of Na+

23. Mechanisms of secondary active transport.

24. Glucose Transport Maximum

25. Transport Maximum • Some substances have a maximum rate of tubular transport • due to saturation of carriers, limited ATP, etc • Transport Maximum: Once the transport maximum is • reached for all nephrons, further increases in tubular • load are not reabsorbed and are excreted. • Threshold is the tubular load at which transport maximum is • exceeded in some nephrons. This is not exactly the same • as the transport maximum of the whole kidney because • some nephrons have lower transport max’s than others. • Examples: glucose, amino acids, phosphate, sulphate

26. 250 200 Transport Maximum (150 mg/min) 150 Glucose (mg/min) 100 50 0 Filtered Load of Glucose (mg/min) A uninephrectomized patient with uncontrolled diabetes has a GFR of 90 ml/min, a plasma glucose of 200 mg% (2mg/ml), and a transport max (Tm) shown in the figure. What is the glucose excretion for this patient? 1. 0 mg/min 2. 30 mg/min 3. 60 mg/min 4. 90 mg/min 5. 120 mg/min Reabsorbed Excreted . Threshold 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

27. 250 200 Transport Maximum (150 mg/min) 150 Glucose (mg/min) 100 50 0 Filtered Load of Glucose (mg/min) Answer: Filt Glu = Reabs Glu= Excret Glu = (GFR x PGlu) = (90 x 2) = 180 mg/min Tmax = 150 mg/min 30 mg/min GFR = 90 ml/min PGlu = 2 mg/ml Tmax = 150 mg/min Reabsorbed Excreted a. 0 mg/min b. 30 mg/min c. 60 mg/min d. 90 mg/min e. 120 mg/min . Threshold 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

28. H + Na + glucose, amino acids Na + Urea H20 Cl- Reasorption of Water and Solutes is Coupled to Na+ Reabsorption Tubular Cells Tubular Lumen Interstitial Fluid - 70 mV 3 Na + ATP 2 K+ 3Na + - 3 mV ATP Na + 2K+ 0 mv - 3 mV

29. Mechanisms by which water, chloride, and urea reabsorption are coupled with sodium reabsorption

30. Transport characteristics of proximal tubule.

31. Changes in concentration in proximal tubule

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33. ~ 25% of filtered load • Reabsorption of • Na+, Cl-, K+, HCO3-, • Ca++, Mg++ • Secretion of H+ • not permeable to H2O Transport characteristics of thin and thick loop of Henle. • very permeable to H2O)

34. Sodium chloride and potassium transport in thick ascending loop of Henle

35. Early Distal Tubule

36. Early Distal Tubule • Functionally similar to thick ascending loop • Not permeable to water (called diluting segment) • Active reabsorption of Na+, Cl-, K+, Mg++ • Contains macula densa

37. Early and Late Distal Tubules and Collecting Tubules. ~ 5% of filtered load NaCl reabsorbed • not permeable • to H2O • not very • permeable to • urea • permeablility • to H2O depends • on ADH • not very • permeable to • urea

38. Late Distal and Cortical Collecting Tubules Principal Cells – Secrete K+

39. Late Distal and Cortical Collecting Tubules Intercalated Cells –Secrete H+ Tubular Cells Tubular Lumen H2O (depends on ADH) H + K+ ATP ATP K+ Na + H+ ATP ATP K+ ATP Cl -

40. Transport characteristics of medullary collecting ducts

41. 5-7 % (1789 mEq/d) Normal Renal Tubular Na+ Reabsorption (16,614 mEq/day) 65 % 25,560 mEq/d 25 % 2.4% (6390 mEq/d) (617 mEq/day) 0.6 % (150 mEq/day)

42. Concentrations of solutes in different parts of the tubule depend on relative reabsorption of the solutes compared to water • If water is reabsorbed to a greater extent than the • solute, the solute will become more concentrated in • the tubule (e.g. creatinine, inulin) • If water is reabsorbed to a lesser extent than the • solute, the solute will become less concentrated in • the tubule (e.g. glucose, amino acids)

43. Changes in concentrations of substances in the renal tubules

44. The figure below shows the concentrations of inulin at different points along the tubule, expressed as the tubular fluid/plasma (TF/Pinulin) concentration of inulin. If inulin is not reabsorbed by the tubule, what is the percentage of the filtered water that has been reabsorbed or remains at each point ? What percentage of the filtered waterhas been reabsorbed up to that point? 8.0 3.0 A = B = C = 1/3 (33.33 %) remains 66.67 % reabsorbed B A 1/8 (12.5 %) remains 87.5 % reabsorbed 50 1/50 (2.0 %) remains 98.0 % reabsorbed C

45. Regulation of Tubular Reabsorption • Glomerulotubular Balance • Peritubular Physical Forces • Hormones • - aldosterone • - angiotensin II • - antidiuretic hormone (ADH) • - natriuretic hormones (ANF) • - parathyroid hormone • Sympathetic Nervous System • Arterial Pressure (pressure natriuresis) • Osmotic factors

46. Glomerulotubular Balance Tubular Reabsorption Tubular Load

47. Importance of Glomerulotubular Balance in Minimizing Changes in Urine Volume GFR Reabsorption Urine Volume % Reabsorption no glomerulotubular balance 125 124 1.0 99.2 150 124 26.0 82.7 “perfect” glomerulotubular balance 150 148.8 1.2 99.2

48. Peritubular capillary reabsorption

49. Peritubular Capillary Reabsorption Reabs = Net Reabs Pressure (NRP) x Kf = (10 mmHg) x (12.4 ml/min/mmHg) Reabs = 124 ml/min

50. Determinants of Peritubular Capillary Reabsorption Kf Reabsorption Pc Reabsorption c Reabsorption