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Effects of vasopressin on water and NaCl transport across the in vitro perfused medullary thick ascending limb of Henle's loop of mouse, rat, and rabbit kidneys

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Direct tubular effects of arginine vasopressin (AVP) on water and NaCl transport across the medullary thick ascending limb of Henle (MAL) were examined by the in vitro perfusion of isolated nephron fragments of mice, rats, and rabbits. Osmotic water permeability of the MAL of mice and rats was low and remained unchanged with 2 mU/ml AVP added to the bath. A dose-dependent increase in transepithelial electrical potential difference (PD) with AVP was observed in the mouse MAL when the ambient medium was isotonic. A similar result was also obtained when 2×10−4 mol/l dibutyryl adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic-monophosphate was added to the bath. In this preparation, AVP also caused an increase in the unidirectional Cl efflux from 323±45 to 398±61 pmoles·mm−1 ·min−1 (n=6,P<0.05). In contrast, under similar condition, we could not demonstrate any effect of AVP on PD, Cl efflux, or net Na flux in the rat MAL and on PD and Cl efflux in the rabbit MAL. Both PD and Cl efflux in the rat MAL were unaffected by AVP when the perfusate was made hypotonic. However, when the ambient medium was made hypertonic by adding NaCl and urea, a significant increase in PD was observed. In addition, we confirmed that AVP stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in the MAL as well as in the collecting tubule of mice and rats. We conclude that AVP stimulates Cl transport across the MAL of mice and rats by activating adenylate cyclase-cyclic AMP system. However, this effect of AVP may quantitatively vary among species.

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Sasaki, S., Imai, M. Effects of vasopressin on water and NaCl transport across the in vitro perfused medullary thick ascending limb of Henle's loop of mouse, rat, and rabbit kidneys. Pflugers Arch. 383, 215–221 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00587521

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