Korean J Physiol Pharmacol.
2002 Feb;6(1):41-46.
Renal Tubular Acidosis in Cadmium-Intoxicated Rats
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- 1Department of Physiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. yspark @ns.kosinmed.or.kr
Abstract
- Effect of cadmium (Cd) intoxication on renal acid-base regulation was studied in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Cd intoxication was induced by subcutaneous injections of CdCl2 at a dose of 2 mg Cd/kg/day for 3-4 weeks. In Cd-intoxicated animals, arterial pH, PCO2 and plasma bicarbonate concentration decreased, showing a metabolic acidosis. Urine pH and urinary bicarbonate excretion increased and titratable acid excretion decreased with no change in ammonium excretion. In renal cortical brush-border membrane vesicles derived from Cd-exposed animals, the Na /H antiporter activity was significantly attenuated. These results indicate that chronic exposures to Cd impair the proximal tubular mechanism for H secretion (i.e., Na /H antiport), leading to a metabolic acidosis.
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