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Article Dans Une Revue Metabolism Année : 2008

L-arginine metabolism in dog kidney and isolated nephron segments.

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The renal basic amino acid metabolism often differs in rodents, strict carnivores, and omnivore species. Given the pivotal role of L-arginine and L-ornithine in several metabolic pathways and the fact that the dog is closely related to humans, being also an omnivore, we tested whether L-arginine metabolism and L-ornithine catabolism take place in the dog kidney. We examined the metabolism of L-arginine in dog cortical tubules to integrate local L-arginine metabolism into a general physiological and metabolic framework. To achieve these goals, we first ascertained the protein expression of relevant enzymes by Western blot. L-Arginine catabolism was studied in suspensions of canine cortical proximal tubules, medullary thick ascending limbs, and papillary collecting ducts either incubated without exogenous L-arginine being added (small endogenous quantities) or incubated with L-arginine being added in supraphysiological amounts (2 mmol/L with or without the presence of alternative metabolic substrates, 2 mmol/L L-glutamine, or lactate). The results revealed that dog kidneys consumed L-citrulline and released L-arginine and L-ornithine. Argininosuccinate synthetase and lyase, arginase II, and ornithine aminotransferase were detected in the renal cortex. Arginase II activity was found in a suspension of proximal tubules by measuring the amounts of urea and L-ornithine produced. A fraction of this L-ornithine was further partially metabolized through the intramitochondrial ornithine aminotransferase pathway, leading to changes in L-glutamate, glucose, L-alanine, and ammonia metabolism without L-proline accumulation. Medullary thick ascending limbs expressed a very low arginase activity, whereas papillary collecting ducts did not. In conclusion, the dog kidney produces L-arginine. Part of this L-arginine is further catabolized by arginase II, suggesting that its physiological role was to produce L-ornithine for the body.
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hal-00306557 , version 1 (28-07-2008)

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Olivier Levillain, Daniel Rabier, Bernard Duclos, Pierrette Gaudreau, Patrick Vinay. L-arginine metabolism in dog kidney and isolated nephron segments.. Metabolism, 2008, 57 (1), pp.9-23. ⟨10.1016/j.metabol.2007.06.001⟩. ⟨hal-00306557⟩
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