Table 7.
End connecting tubule solute concentrations and principal cell luminal fluxes: combined aldosterone plus reduced NaCl cotransporter (B2) and with reduced ammoniagenesis (B3)
| Case B2 | Lumen | Cell | Interstitium |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD, mV | −46.8 | −72.4 | |
| Concentrations, mM | |||
| Na+ | 64.3 | 12.6 | 143.0 |
| K+ | 33.2 | 150.3 | 5.5 |
| Cl− | 91.5 | 18.8 | 117.4 |
| 7.0 | 28.8 | 27.1 | |
| CO2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0.5 | 22.7 | 1.9 | |
| 7.4 | 8.2 | 0.6 | |
| Urea | 21.0 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| 9.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Imp | 16.5 | ||
| pH | 5.67 | 7.24 | 7.29 |
| PC fluxes, nmol/s/cm2 | |||
| ENaC | 7.93 | ||
| ROMK | −1.63 | ||
| Case B3 | Lumen | Cell | Interstitium |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD, mV | −48.9 | −72.4 | |
| Concentrations, mM | |||
| Na+ | 66.4 | 14.3 | 143.3 |
| K+ | 34.3 | 148.3 | 5.4 |
| Cl− | 92.3 | 19.4 | 117.5 |
| 5.8 | 33.6 | 27.0 | |
| CO2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 0.4 | 21.2 | 1.9 | |
| 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.6 | |
| Urea | 19.8 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Imp | 13.5 | ||
| pH | 5.56 | 7.29 | 7.27 |
| PC fluxes, nmol/s/cm2 | |||
| ENaC | 8.89 | ||
| ROMK | −2.15 | ||
ENaC, epithelial Na+ channel; ROMK, renal outer medullary K+ channel; Imp, cytosolic impermeant.