TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of dietary NaCl on L-arginine transport in the renal medulla
AU - Zewde, Tewabech
AU - Wu, Feng
AU - Mattson, David L.
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PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - Previous work demonstrated that L-arginine, the substrate for nitric oxide (NO) synthase, is carried into inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells via system y+, that the major system y+ gene product in IMCD is the cationic amino acid transporter 1 (CAT1), and that blockade of L-arginine uptake in the renal medulla decreases NO and leads to systemic hypertension. The present study determined the influence of dietary sodium intake on L-arginine uptake in IMCD, on CAT1 immunoreactive protein in the renal medulla, and on the hypertensive response to blockade of L-arginine uptake in the renal medulla. Transport studies in bulk-isolated IMCD demonstrated that L-arginine uptake by IMCD was significantly greater (663 ± 100 pmol·mg-1· min-1, n = 6) in rats exposed to a low-sodium diet (0.4% NaCl) compared with rats on a normal (1% NaCl, 519 ± 78 pmol·mg -1·min-1, n = 6) or high-sodium diet (4.0% NaCl, 302 ± 27 pmol·mg-1·min-1, n = 6). Immunoblotting experiments demonstrated that CAT1 immunoreactive protein was significantly decreased by ∼30% in rats maintained on a high-NaCl diet (n = 5) compared with rats on a low-NaCl diet (n = 5). In contrast to the L-arginine transport and immunoblotting data, in vivo blockade of L-arginine uptake led to hypertension of equal magnitude in rats maintained on a low- or high-NaCl diet. These results indicate that sodium loading leads to a decrease in immunoreactive CAT1 protein in the rat renal medulla, resulting in decreased L-arginine uptake capacity. The decrease in L-arginine uptake capacity, however, does not alter the blood pressure response to L-arginine uptake inhibition in the renal medulla.
AB - Previous work demonstrated that L-arginine, the substrate for nitric oxide (NO) synthase, is carried into inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells via system y+, that the major system y+ gene product in IMCD is the cationic amino acid transporter 1 (CAT1), and that blockade of L-arginine uptake in the renal medulla decreases NO and leads to systemic hypertension. The present study determined the influence of dietary sodium intake on L-arginine uptake in IMCD, on CAT1 immunoreactive protein in the renal medulla, and on the hypertensive response to blockade of L-arginine uptake in the renal medulla. Transport studies in bulk-isolated IMCD demonstrated that L-arginine uptake by IMCD was significantly greater (663 ± 100 pmol·mg-1· min-1, n = 6) in rats exposed to a low-sodium diet (0.4% NaCl) compared with rats on a normal (1% NaCl, 519 ± 78 pmol·mg -1·min-1, n = 6) or high-sodium diet (4.0% NaCl, 302 ± 27 pmol·mg-1·min-1, n = 6). Immunoblotting experiments demonstrated that CAT1 immunoreactive protein was significantly decreased by ∼30% in rats maintained on a high-NaCl diet (n = 5) compared with rats on a low-NaCl diet (n = 5). In contrast to the L-arginine transport and immunoblotting data, in vivo blockade of L-arginine uptake led to hypertension of equal magnitude in rats maintained on a low- or high-NaCl diet. These results indicate that sodium loading leads to a decrease in immunoreactive CAT1 protein in the rat renal medulla, resulting in decreased L-arginine uptake capacity. The decrease in L-arginine uptake capacity, however, does not alter the blood pressure response to L-arginine uptake inhibition in the renal medulla.
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Cationic amino acid transport systems
KW - Kidney
KW - Rats
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U2 - 10.1152/ajpregu.00309.2003
DO - 10.1152/ajpregu.00309.2003
M3 - Article
C2 - 14512271
AN - SCOPUS:0346727468
VL - 286
SP - R89-R93
JO - American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
JF - American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
SN - 0363-6135
IS - 1 55-1
ER -