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Function of nephron?

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Acid 
Water balance
Electrolyte balance
Toxin removal
Bp control
Erythropoietin
D vitamin
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Renal corpuscle blood pathway?

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Afferent arteriole-glomeruli (filtered)-leaves efferent arteriole - peritubular capillaries - vasa recta - renal vein

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Fenestrations?

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Endothelial lining w/ neg charged “openings”

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What can get through fenestrations?

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Anything smaller than an RBC

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Glomerular basal lamina layers?

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  • Lamina rara interna
  • Lamina densa
  • Lamina rara externa
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GLomerular basal lamina purpose?

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-3 layers for efficient and highly selective sieve-like filter

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Where in glomerular basla lamina do you find glycosaminoglycans?

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-The lamina rara interna and lamina rara externa

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What glucosaminglycans are found in glomerular basal lining?

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Heparin

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Lamina densa composition?

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-Filamentous type 4 collagen (kinked sheet pattern)

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What is the glycoprotein laminin?

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Cross links that bind type 4 collagen in the glomerular basal lamina

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Podocytes?

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Specialized epithelial cells covering the basement membrane of the glomerulus in the kidney.

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What lines and stabilizes the slit diaphragms (podocytes)

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-Podocin, nephrin (proteins), and glycocalyx (neg charged glycoprotein)

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Minimal change disease?

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  • Nephropathy (defect in podocin)

- Loss of podocyte foot processes -> proteinuria -> and water imbalance -> edema

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JAG?

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Juxtaglomerular apparatus - regulates function of each nephron

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Mesangial cells?

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Modified smooth muscle cells in glomerulus

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Messangial cells functions?

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-Regulate blood flow->affterent caps

Produce extracellular proteins

Phagocytically remove filatration (filter and clean)

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What synthesizes, stores, and secretes the enzyme renin?

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JAG cells

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Antiglomerular basement antibody disease?

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Good pastures syndrome

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Goodpastures syndrome vs alport’s syndrome?

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Goodpastures-autoimmune

Alport’s- Genetic mutation

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Good pastures syndrome?

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  • Autoimmune attacks type 4 collagen of basal lamina of glomeruli and alveoli -> inflammation of glomeruli
  • Rapidly progressive glomerular nephritis
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Alports syndrome?

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  • Genetic mutation of type 4 collagen-deposition of IgG

- Leads to inflammatory destruction of the glomeruli (glomerulonephritis)

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PCKD?

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Polycystic kidney disease

-Inherited disorder-noncancerous cysts develop w/in kidneys, round sacks containing water-like fluid

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Non-proliferative glomerular disorders?

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  • minimal change glomerulonephritis
  • focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  • Hereditary glomerulonephritis (alports syndrome)
  • IgA nephropathy (bergers disease)
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Proliferative glomerular disorders?

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  • HEnoch-schonlein purpura
  • Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
  • Goodpastures syndrome and wegners granulomatosis
  • Postinfectious glomerulonephritis
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Diabetic neuropathy?
- Progressive thinking of glomerular structure w/ destruction of glomeruli - Increasing protein in urine
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Regions of the nephron?
PCT Loop of Henle DCT Collecting duct
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Nephron anatomy?
- Glomerulus:filters blood - PCT:reabsorbs ions, water, nutrients, removes toxins, adjusts pH - Descending loop:aquaporins; water->ISF - Ascending loop:reabsorbs Na+ and Cl- into ISF - Distal tubule: secretes+absorbs ions to maintaining pH and electrolytes - Collecting duct: reabsorbs solutes and water.
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Where is water absorbed?
PCT, LOH, Collecting duct (Aquaporin 2)
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Glucose reabsorption?
Urine side-> SGLT1/2 -> GLut 1/2 -> blood side
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High serum glucose affect on urine?
-Down regulates GLUTE and indirectly inhibits SGLT-> keeps glucose in urine
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Resorption of AA, proteins, and peptides?
-99% reabsorption via molecule-specific channels in PCT
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Sodium reabsorption?
PCT thick ascneding loop DCT Collecting duct
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Where is most/least sodium reabsorbed?
65% NA/K/ATPase channgel in PCT 5% aldosterone-regulated Na/k channels in colelcting duct
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K reabsorption?
65% passive diffusion PCT 20% LOH
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Cl- reabsorption?
- Passive channels in PCT - Sodium potassium chloride co-transporter in LOH - Sodium potassium chloride co-transporter in DCT
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What allows the exchange of chloride ions for bicarb ions in the nephrons?
The Cl/HCO3 exchanger
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What is CIC-5?
-Chloride channel in renal tubules critical for normal tubular function
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HCO3 reabsorption?
80-90% in the PCT
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How much urea filtered in the glomeruli is found in urine?
40%
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Where does the largest portion of uerea reabsorption occur?
50% occurs via passive transport channels in PCT
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What drives reabsorption of Ca2+ and PO43 in the DCT?
Vitamin D and PTH = Ca2+ Vitamin D=PO43
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Best way to measure GFR?
- Most accurately measured by insulin | - Most practical=blood creatine (from muscle breakdown of creatine phosphate)
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GFR normal vs CKD5 failure?
Normal= 90ml/min with proteinn in urine Failure= 15ml/min (1/6th of normal)
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Where does the RAAS start?
JAG apparatus
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DEfine RAAS?
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system | - Regulatory pathway involving kidney, liver, lung, adrenals, pituitary gland, and selected arterioles (kidney)
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What is the macula densa and how does it work?
Regulates blood volume using Na+ and gaseous NO
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What causes renin to be secreted?
-Changes in arteriole BP activate special nerve cells in JAG (macula densa) -> JAG cells releases renin
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Where dfoes renin fit into the RAAS?
REnin is an enzyme that acts on angiotensinogen -> angiotensinogen I
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What are Renin inhibitors?
-Block the conversion of angiotensinogen -> angeotensin I, treating high BP
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How do macula densa cells work?
- High Na levels (osmolarity is high) overwhelms the macula densa - High Na and osmotic gradient ->macula densa swelling - Swelling activates stretch activated channels allowing atp to escape - ATP is converted into adeonsine - Adenosine receptors allow for constriction of afferent and dilation of efferent arterioles - Slows down GFR, converting less urine -> decrease in Na concentration decreasing macula densa swelling
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NOS?
Nitric oxide synthase activated by low blood flow through glomules
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Macula densa summary?
High Na->densa swelling->release ATP/adenosine->vasoconstriction Low Na->densa NOS activation -> vasodilation
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Angiotensinogen pathway?
-Angiottensinogen+renin->angiotensinn 1+ACE-Angiotensin II + aminopeptidase - angiotensin III+angiotensinases - degradation of product Raise BP
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WHere do ACE inhibitors work?
-STOPS ACE FROM converting angiotensin I - Angiotensin II
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Angiotensins II effect on heart?
Vasoconstriction Raise BP
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Angiotensin II effect on brain?
Increased ACTH by pituitary Raise BP
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Avoiding ACE sifde effects?
use angiotensin receptor blocker class of meds ARB
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Mineralcorticoids action?
- maintain blood volume/BP by increasing Na+ reabsorption in DCT - INcreased Na+ -> excretion of K+ and protons H+ leading to reabsoption of water
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What is the primary mineralcorticoid?
Aldosterone
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Action of aldosterone?
Binds to mineralcorticoid receptors in DCT->upregulation of Na+/K+ pumps (ATP dependent basolateral pumps) Concentrates Na+ in interstitium -> more Na+ in blood and more K+ in urine
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What are ENaCs?
Epitheal sodium channels - upregulated by aldosterone w/ increasing apical membrane (Facing the lumen) permeability for Na+
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Conn syndrome?
-Overproduction of aldosterone | Higher BP and metabolic alkalosis
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Addisons disease? Acidons disease
Underproduction of aldosterone Low BP and metabolic acidosis
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Potassium sparing diuretics and aldoesteron regulation?
Competitive inhibitor for aldosterone receptors in collecting duct -> blocks effects (membrane permeability and # of Na-K pumps) -> decreasing Na and H2O reabsorption but keeping more K
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Vasopressin aka ADH?
Affects H2O content by urine by affecting aquaporin-2 channels
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Defects of AQ2 channels?
Aquaporin2 channel defects cause water loss (pts w/ nephrogenic diabetes insipidous) or water retention (pregnancy/congestive heart failure)
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Diabetes insipidus 2 types?
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus-mutations of AQ2 channel Neurogenic central diabetes insipidus-no vasopressin (hypthal or pituitary gland failure) - tumors, trauma
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Types of natriuetic peptides?
ANP- atrial natiuretic peptide | BNP- Brain natriuretic peptide
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Naturietic peptides function?
Opposite of aldosterone- released when H blood volume/BP
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Proposed medical use for ANP/BNP ?
Treating CHF
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Normal pH range?
7..35-7.45
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Respiratory vs metabolic acid base balance mechanisms?
Respiratory-pulmonary expiration of CO2 Metabolic- kidney elimination of HCO3, H+
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Carbonic anhydrase?
Enzyme that affects intercalated cells (both H+ and HCO3 secreting)
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Increased blood acidosis causes?
REabsorption of HCO3 from PCT, LOH, and Collecting duct back into blood Secretion of H from collecting duct
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Increased blood alkalosis causes?
Decreted H secretion Less resorption (more secretion) of HCO3
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Metabolic acidosis info
PH <7.35 HCO, pCO are low Causes-diabetic ketoacidosis; lactic acidosis Compensation - Hyperventilate excrete CO2
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Metabolic alkalosis info?
Ph >7.45 HCO, pCO HIGH Causes-vomiting Compensation-hypoventilation-retention of CO2
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Respiratory acidosis info?
Ph <7.35 HCO, PCO high Causes- COPD, resp muscle paralysis Compensation- retention of HCO, increased H secretion
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Respiratory alkalosis info?
Ph >7.45 HCO, pCO LOW Causes anxiety; acute pain COmpensation - excretion of HCO, decrease H secretion
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Hyperammonemia? NH3 toxicity
Free NH3 = toxic to nervous system
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What can Noxic ammonia do to our body?
Mental retardation, seizures, uncontrolled muscle movements, breathing irregularities, poor control of body temp
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Erythropoietin?
Glycoprotein cytokine and hormone that regulates production of RBCs
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Where is EPO made?
Kidneys Peritubular capillaries In endothelial cells
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What enzyme is needed for one of the final steps of vitamin D synthesis?
1-a-hyroxylase in the PCT (25-hydroxyvitamin d2 1-alpha-hydroxylase
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Kidney stone types+causes?
Calcium oxalate-H oxalate in urine+Ca2+= stone Uric acid- increase uric acid in urine makes uric acid stones Struvite ammonium magnesium phosphate -urea splitting bacteria raises acidity and makes stones Calcium phosphate-hyperPTH makes more ca and phos which makes stones Cystine-defect transport channel in PCT -> H cystine (acid) -> cystine stones

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