Bioengineering 6000 CV Physiology
Kidney
Proximal Tube Secretion
• Organic anions (OA
-
)
– K/Na pump creates Na+ gradient for
exchanger
– Non-specific mechanism for many
OA’s, both endogenous and
exogenous
– Drugs can alter transport through
competitive binding
– Co-administration of secreted ions
with a drug can slow secretion
(removal) of the drug because they
can compete with the drug.
Bioengineering 6000 CV Physiology
Kidney
Loop of Henle
• Descending limb
– High passive H
2
O transport
– Interstitial osmolarity climbs (see
below)
– Thin cells
– Almost no active salt transport, low
salt permeability
• Thin ascending segments
– Highly permeable to NaCl
– Very low permeability to H
2
O
– No active salt transport
• Thick ascending limb
– Active transport of NaCl
– Low H
2
O permeability
– Reduces osmolarity
Concentration of Urine