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. 1977 May;59(5):975–983. doi: 10.1172/JCI108720

Calcium and phosphate transport in isolated segments of rabbit Henle's loop.

A S Rocha, J B Magaldi, J P Kokko
PMCID: PMC372306  PMID: 856875

Abstract

Calcium and phosphate transport was examined in rabbit thin descending, thin ascending, and thick ascending limbs of Henle by in vitro perfusion of isolated tubular segments. Permeability coefficients for these segments with 45Ca and 32PO4 were determined for both lumen-to-bath and bath-to-lumen directions. Both the thin descending and thin ascending limbs were found to be relatively impermeable to both 45Ca and 32PO4. In neither segment were we able to show evidence for net transport of calcium or phosphate. In contrast, the thick ascending limb of Henle showed a decrease in calcium lumen-to-bath concentration from 0.97 +/- 0.02 to 0.88 +/- 0.02 when perfused at 4.8 nl min-1. 45Ca lumen-to-bath and bath-to-lumen fluxes were 19.96 +/- 1.05 and 9.89 +/- 0.02 peq-min-1-cm-1, respectively, and the potential difference was +3.8 +/- 0.3 mV (lumen positive). The observed calcium flux ratio was significantly higher than that predicted by Ussing's equation. When ouabain was added to the bath the potential difference fell to +1.1 +/- 0.3 mV, whereas the calcium efflux was only slightly diminished (29.5 +/- 5.3-23.7 +/- 5.1 peq-cm-1-min-1). Ouabain had no effect on the influx of Ca across the thick ascending limb of Henle. There was no net transport of phosphate across the thick ascending limb. Phosphate permeability was exceedingly low bidirectionally across the thick ascending limb. Our findings indicate: (a) all segments of Henle's loop are relatively impermeable to calcium and phosphate; (b) net transport of phosphate seems to be absent in Henle's loop; (c) net calcium reabsorption, which cannot be explained by passive mechanisms, occurs in the thick ascending limb.

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