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. 1973 Jan;52(1):185–189. doi: 10.1172/JCI107163

Aldosterone Action and Sodium- and Potassium-Activated Adenosine Triphosphatase in Toad Bladder

James H Hill 1,2, Nadim Cortas 1,2, Mackenzie Walser 1,2
PMCID: PMC302241  PMID: 4264631

Abstract

Urinary hemibladders obtained from toads soaked in water or saline were treated with aldosterone, 10-6 M, either 1½ or 16 h after mounting. After 2½ h exposure to the hormone, short-circuit current was increased by 110-192% and open-circuit potential by 20-44% as compared with untreated paired hemibladders. Mucosal cells were then assayed for sodium-potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase). No increase occurred in activity per milligram protein or in the portion of total activity dependent on sodium. Activity at low sodium concentrations was also measured and analyzed by means of the Hill equation in terms of K, the apparent dissociation constant of the enzyme-sodium complex, and n, a number that expresses the degree of interaction between binding sites. Neither K nor n was significantly altered by aldosterone. A few experiments were also carried out at low ATP concentrations (0.3 mM); again no change in sodium-dependent activity was noted. The results indicate that aldosterone does not stimulate sodium transport by increasing the quantity of sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase in mucosal cells or the dependence of this activity on sodium or ATP concentrations.

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