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Effect of uremia on aldosterone metabolism in the isolated perfused rat liver.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8487670     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of uremia on hepatic metabolism of aldosterone was studied in the isolated perfused liver of female Wistar rats. Uremia was induced by five-sixths partial nephrectomy 4 weeks before experiments. Isolated livers of normal and uremic rats were perfused at a constant flow rate with a hemoglobin-free medium, to which 4-14C-D-aldosterone was added at 3 nmol/L. Aldosterone was analyzed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and 4-14C-D-aldosterone radiometabolites in perfusate and bile were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Uremic rats had a 10% lower body weight (P < .01) and increased plasma urea, creatinine, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels (258%, 200%, and 208%, respectively; P < .01-.001). Blood pressure and plasma K+, Na+, and aldosterone levels were similar. Plasma renin activity was suppressed by 68% in uremic rats (P < .001). Liver wet weight and hepatic function were similar in livers of both groups of rats. Hepatic elimination of aldosterone was compatible with a first-order kinetics. Hepatic clearance of aldosterone per liver and per gram liver was similar; however, when expressed per 100 g rat body weight, a 21% higher value was observed in uremic rats (11.6 +/- 1.8 mL/min) compared with normal rats (9.6 +/- 1.5 mL/min, P < .01). Polar aldosterone radiometabolites accumulated in the perfusate to approximately 40% of the initial 14C added at 15 minutes, and were eliminated in bile at a similar rate in both groups. No qualitative difference was found in the pattern of radiometabolites of aldosterone in perfusate and bile.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
M Egfjord; H Daugaard; K Olgaard
Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Metabolism: clinical and experimental     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0026-0495     ISO Abbreviation:  Metab. Clin. Exp.     Publication Date:  1993 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-06-04     Completed Date:  1993-06-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375267     Medline TA:  Metabolism     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  470-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Department P, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldosterone / analogs & derivatives,  metabolism*
Animals
Bile / metabolism
Body Weight
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Creatinine / blood
Female
Kinetics
Liver / metabolism*
Nephrectomy
Parathyroid Hormone / blood
Radioimmunoassay
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Renin / blood
Urea / blood
Uremia / etiology,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Parathyroid Hormone; 13489-75-3/tetrahydroaldosterone; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 57-13-6/Urea; 60-27-5/Creatinine; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin

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