Urinary concentrating defect in the aged rat
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
- Vol. 240 (2), F147-F150
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.1981.240.2.f147
Abstract
The renal concentrating ability of Fischer 344 rats was studied at 23 and 4 mo. of age. Maximum urine concentration after 40 h of dehydration with or without vasopressin injection was significantly lower (P < 0.01) in old (2550 .+-. 70 and 2363 .+-. 107 mosmol/kg H2O, respectively) vs. young (3242 .+-. 50 and 3162 .+-. 50 mosmol/kg H2O, respectively) rats. Free water reabsorption (TH2Oc/GFR) rose progressively as a function of osmolar clearance, and at similar values of distal solute delivery TH2Oc was clearly reduced in the old group. Free water formation (CH2O/GFR) rose linearly as a function of urine flow and was not different between old and young rats. Glomerular filtration rate was also not different between age groups under the conditions studied. Nonurea (Na + K + ammonium) .times. 2 and urea solute concentrations as well as total calculated osmolality in the cortex, outer medulla or inner medulla were not different between age groups. Because the indices of ascending limb solute delivery and transport and the solute gradient for water reabsorption were similar, the concentrating defect in aged rats is most likely secondary to a decrease in water permeability along the collecting duct.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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