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Prolonged lithium treatment of humans and rodents often results in hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. This is thought to be caused by diminished net H+ secretion and/or excessive back-diffusion of acid equivalents. To explore whether lithium treatment is associated with changes in the expression of key renal acid-base transporters, semiquantitative immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry were performed using kidneys from lithium-treated (n = 6) and control (n = 6) rats. Rats treated with lithium for 28 days showed decreased urine pH, whereas no significant differences in blood pH and plasma HCO3- levels were observed. Immunoblot analysis revealed that lithium treatment induced a significant increase in the expression of the H+-ATPase (B1-subunit) in cortex (190 +/- 18%) and inner stripe of the outer medulla (190 +/- 9%), and a dramatic increase in inner medulla (900 +/- 104%) in parallel to an increase in the expression of type 1 anion exchanger (400 +/- 40%). This was confirmed by immunocytochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy, which also revealed increased density of intercalated cells. Moreover, immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry revealed a significant increase in the expression of the type 1 electrogenic Na+-HCO3- cotransporter (NBC) in cortex (200 +/- 23%) and of the electroneutral NBCn1 in inner stripe of the outer medulla (250 +/- 54%). In contrast, there were no changes in the expression of Na+/H+ exchanger-3 or of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger pendrin. These results demonstrate that the expression of specific renal acid-base transporters is markedly altered in response to long-term lithium treatment. This is likely to represent direct or compensatory effects to increase the capacity for HCO3- reabsorption, NH4+ reabsorption, and proton secretion to prevent the development of systemic metabolic acidosis.
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PMID:Altered expression of renal acid-base transporters in rats with lithium-induced NDI. 1294 21

Large volumes of saliva are generated by transepithelial Cl(-) movement during parasympathetic muscarinic receptor stimulation. To gain further insight into a major Cl(-) uptake mechanism involved in this process, we have characterized the anion exchanger (AE) activity in mouse serous parotid and mucous sublingual salivary gland acinar cells. The AE activity in acinar cells was Na(+) independent, electroneutral, and sensitive to the anion exchange inhibitor DIDS, properties consistent with the AE members of the SLC4A gene family. Localization studies using a specific antibody to the ubiquitously expressed AE2 isoform labeled acini in both parotid and sublingual glands. Western blot analysis detected an approximately 170-kDa protein that was more highly expressed in the plasma membranes of sublingual than in parotid glands. Correspondingly, the DIDS-sensitive Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger activity was significantly greater in sublingual acinar cells. The carbonic anhydrase antagonist acetazolamide markedly inhibited, whereas muscarinic receptor stimulation enhanced, the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger activity in acinar cells from both glands. Intracellular Ca(2+) chelation prevented muscarinic receptor-induced upregulation of the AE, whereas raising the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration with the Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin mimicked the effects of muscarinic receptor stimulation. In summary, carbonic anhydrase activity was essential for regulating Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange in salivary gland acinar cells. Moreover, muscarinic receptor stimulation enhanced AE activity through a Ca(2+)-dependent mechanism. Such forms of regulation may play important roles in modulating fluid and electrolyte secretion by salivary gland acinar cells.
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PMID:Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange is acetazolamide sensitive and activated by a muscarinic receptor-induced [Ca(2+)](i) increase in salivary acinar cells. 1295 22

The outer medullary collecting duct (OMCD) plays an important role in bicarbonate reabsorption and acid-base regulation. An apical V-type H+-ATPase and a basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger, located in intercalated cells of OMCD, mediate the bicarbonate reabsorption. Here we report the identification of a new basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in OMCD intercalated cells in rat kidney. Northern hybridizations demonstrated the predominant expression of this transporter, also known as SLC26A7, in the outer medulla, with lower expression levels in the inner medulla. SLC26A7 was recognized as a approximately 90-kDa band in the outer medulla by immunoblot analysis and was localized on the basolateral membrane of a subset of OMCD cells by immunocytochemical staining. No labeling was detected in the cortex. Double-immunofluorescence labeling with the aquaporin-2 and SLC26A7 antibodies or anion exchanger-1 and SLC26A7 antibodies identified the SLC26A7-expressing cells as alpha-intercalated cells. Functional studies in oocytes demonstrated that increasing the osmolality of the media (to simulate the physiological milieu in the medulla) increased the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger activity mediated via SLC26A7 by about threefold (P < 0.02 vs. normal condition). We propose that SLC26A7 is a basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in intercalated cells of the OMCD and may play an important role in bicarbonate reabsorption in medullary collecting duct.
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PMID:SLC26A7: a basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger specific to intercalated cells of the outer medullary collecting duct. 1296 93

We have measured fluid secretion rate in Rhodnius prolixus upper Malpighian tubules (UMT) stimulated to secrete with 5-OH-tryptamine. We used double perfusions in order to have access separately to the basolateral and to the apical cell membranes. Thirteen pharmacological agents were applied: ouabain, Bafilomycin A(1), furosemide, bumetanide, DIOA, Probenecid, SITS, acetazolamide, amiloride, DPC, BaCl(2), pCMBS and DTT. These agents are known to block different ion transport functions, namely ATPases, co- and/or counter-transporters and ion and water channels. The basic assumption is that water movement changes reflect changes in ion transport mechanisms, which we localize as follows: (i) At the basolateral cell membrane, fundamental are a Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter and a Cl(-)-HCO(3) (-) exchanger; of intermediate importance are the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, Cl(-) channels and Rp-MIP water channels; K(+) channels play a lesser role: (ii) At the apical cell membrane, most important are a K(+)-Cl(-) cotransport that is being located for the first time, a V-H(+)-ATPase; and a Na(+)-H(+) exchanger; a urate-anion exchanger and K(+) channels are less important, while Cl(-) channels are not important at all. A tentative model for the function of the UMT cell is presented.
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PMID:A model for fluid secretion in Rhodnius upper Malpighian tubules (UMT). 1570 74

In many species the pancreatic duct epithelium secretes HCO3- ions at a concentration of around 140 mM by a mechanism that is only partially understood. We know that HCO3- uptake at the basolateral membrane is achieved by Na+-HCO3- cotransport and also by a H+-ATPase and Na+/H+ exchanger operating together with carbonic anhydrase. At the apical membrane, the secretion of moderate concentrations of HCO3- can be explained by the parallel activity of a Cl-/HCO3- exchanger and a Cl- conductance, either the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) or a Ca2+-activated Cl- channel (CaCC). However, the sustained secretion of HCO3- into a HCO- -rich luminal fluid cannot be explained by conventional Cl-/HCO3- exchange. HCO3- efflux across the apical membrane is an electrogenic process that is facilitated by the depletion of intracellular Cl-, but it remains to be seen whether it is mediated predominantly by CFTR or by an electrogenic SLC26 anion exchanger.
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PMID:Mechanisms of bicarbonate secretion in the pancreatic duct. 1570 63

Intercalated cells are highly specialized cells within the renal collecting duct epithelium and play an important role in systemic acid-base homoeostasis. Whereas type A intercalated cells secrete protons via an apically localized H+-ATPase, type B intercalated cells secrete HCO3-. Type B intercalated cells specifically express the HCO3-/Cl- exchanger AE4 (anion exchanger 4), encoded by Slc4a9. Mice with a targeted disruption of the gene for the forkhead transcription factor Foxi1 display renal tubular acidosis due to an intercalated cell-differentiation defect. Collecting duct cells in these mice are characterized by the absence of inter-calated cell markers including AE4. To test whether Slc4a9 is a direct target gene of Foxi1, an AE4 promoter construct was generated for a cell-based reporter gene assay. Co-transfection with the Foxi1 cDNA resulted in an approx. 100-fold activation of the AE4 promoter construct. By truncating the AE4 promoter at the 5'-end, we demonstrate that a fragment of approx. 462 bp upstream of the transcription start point is sufficient to mediate activation by Foxi1. Sequence analysis of this region revealed at least eight potential binding sites for Foxi1 in both sense and antisense orientation. Only one element was bound by recombinant Foxi1 protein in bandshift assays. Mutation of this site abolished both binding in bandshift assays and transcriptional activation by co-transfection of Foxi1 in the reporter gene assay. We thus identify the AE4 promoter as a direct target of Foxi1.
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PMID:The forkhead transcription factor Foxi1 directly activates the AE4 promoter. 1615 12

SLC26A7 is a newly identified basolateral Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger specific to alpha-intercalated cells of the outer medullary collecting duct (OMCD). The purpose of the present experiments was to examine the expression of SLC26A7 in kidneys of vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rats before and after treatment with desamino-Cys(1),d-Arg(8)-vasopressin (dDAVP). Brattleboro rats were treated with dDAVP, a vasopressin analog, for 8 days, and their kidneys were examined for the expression of SLC26A7. The expression of SLC26A7 protein, as examined by immunofluorescence, was undetectable in kidneys of Brattleboro rats. However, treatment with dDAVP induced expression of SLC26A7 protein, restoring it to levels observed in normal rats. These results were verified by Western blot analysis. The mRNA expression of SLC26A7 remained unchanged in response to dDAVP. Immunofluorescent labeling demonstrated abundant levels of anion exchanger type 1 in the OMCD of Brattleboro rats and a mild reduction in response to dDAVP. The abundance of H(+)-ATPase was not affected by dDAVP. The increased SLC26A7 expression directly correlated with enhanced aquaporin-2 expression, which is proportional to increased interstitial osmolarity in the medulla. In conclusion, vasopressin increases the expression of SLC26A7 protein through posttranscriptional mechanisms in the OMCD. The induction of SLC26A7 by vasopressin in OMCD cells of Brattleboro rats is likely an attempt by cells to regulate their cell volume and maintain HCO(3)(-) absorption in a state associated with increased interstitial medullary tonicity.
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PMID:Vasopressin induces expression of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger SLC26A7 in kidney medullary collecting ducts of Brattleboro rats. 1635 47

The kidney plays an important role in ion regulation in both freshwater and seawater fish. However, ion transport mechanisms in the teleost kidney are poorly understood, especially at the molecular level. We have cloned a kidney-specific SLC26 sulfate/anion exchanger from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) that is homologous to the mammalian SLC26A1 (Sat-1). Excretion of excess plasma sulfate concentration after Na2SO4 injection corresponded to significantly higher expression of the cloned SLC26A1 mRNA. Detailed morphological observation of rainbow trout renal tubules was also performed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. According to the structure of brush border and tubular system in the cytoplasm, renal tubules of rainbow trout were classified into proximal tubule first and second (PI and PII) segments and distal tubules. In situ hybridization revealed that SLC26A1 anion exchanger mRNA is specifically localized in the PI segment of kidneys from both seawater- and freshwater-adapted rainbow trout. With immunocytochemistry, Na+-K+-ATPase and vacuolar-type H+-ATPase were colocalized to the same cells and distributed in the basolateral and the apical membranes, respectively, of the cells where the SLC26A1 mRNA expressed. These findings suggest that the cloned kidney-specific SLC26A1 is located in kidney proximal tubules and is involved in excretion of excess plasma sulfate in rainbow trout.
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PMID:Cloning of rainbow trout SLC26A1: involvement in renal sulfate secretion. 1638 59

The post-macula densa segments of the renal tubule--that is, the distal convoluted tubule, connecting tubule, and collecting duct--play a central role in determining final urine sodium excretion. The major regulated sodium transporters and channels in these cell types include the thiazide-sensitive (Na-Cl) cotransporter (NCC), the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), and Na-K-ATPase. Furthermore, although not involved in sodium reabsorption, the anion exchanger, pendrin, and the basolateral bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC1 or BSC2) have roles in blood-volume maintenance. Mutations in several of these major sodium transporters, channel subunits, and their regulatory proteins have been linked to human diseases such as Liddle's syndrome, Gitelman's syndrome, and Gordon's syndrome, emphasizing the need for appropriate regulation of sodium at these sites for maintenance of sodium balance and normotension.
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PMID:Sodium transporters in the distal nephron and disease implications. 1667 50

The kidney is essential in maintaining body acid-base status. Recently, the use of transgenic mice has largely contributed to the understanding of the mechanisms involved. Important issues have been addressed in terms of the function of proteins or their regulation. In the proximal tubule, the role of Na+/HCO3-cotransport has been established, although further studies are needed to understand how its mutations lead to renal disease. Na+/H+ exchange has also been extensively studied, and its role in diuretic and natriuretic responses following an increase in blood pressure has been elucidated. The interaction of other transport proteins, such as the Na+/phosphate cotransporter NaPi II-a, with the Na+/H+ exchanger has also been investigated. In the medullary thick ascending limb of Henle's loop (MTAL), a role for NHE1 in transepithelial HCO3- absorption has been demonstrated: basolateral NHE1 controls the function of apical NHE3. As for the distal nephron, the majority of observations suggest that the regulation of H+-ATPase activity in response to acid-base status is mediated by the trafficking of pumps or pump sub-units, especially for the a4 subunit, rather than changes in subunit expression levels. Furthermore, the function of pendrin, a chloride/anion exchanger, has been assessed in response to changes in acid-base status. Important results have been obtained regarding the regulation of proximal tubule transport by several mechanisms, such as microvilli changes and the inducible and endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Finally, the interaction of chloride channels and potassium-chloride cotransporter with proton secretion has been evaluated. These findings highlight the importance of knockout animal models in studying kidney regulation of acid-base balance.
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PMID:Use of transgenic mice in acid-base balance studies. 1673 35


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