Ureteral occlusion decreases phospholipid and cholesterol of renal tubular membranes

J. Morrissey, D. Windus, S. Schwab, J. Tannenbaum, S. Klahr

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Abstract

Unilateral ureteral obstruction of 24 h duration in the dog results in a 20% decrease in the amount of total phospholipids present in basolateral membranes of renal tubular cells obtained from the experimental kidney as compared with the amount of phospholipid in basolateral membranes prepared from the contralateral kidney of the same dogs or from the kidneys of normal sham-operated dogs. There was also a decrease in the content of cholesterol and cholesterol esters of the basolateral membranes from the experimental kidney. By contrast, no significant change in lipid content was observed in brush border membranes obtained from the experimental kidney of dogs with unilateral ureteral obstruction. The decrease in phospholipid content of basolateral membranes was accompanied by a 40% fall in the content of phosphatidylcholine and a 12% fall in sphingomyelin. There was a small (12%) but significant increase in the content of phosphatidylethanolamine in basolateral membranes. The mechanisms responsible for the selective decrease in phospholipid content of basolateral membranes remain to be established. It is postulated that changes in solute transport and altered response to hormones observed in the postobstructed kidney of animals with unilateral ureteral obstruction may be explained, at least in part, by changes in the lipid composition of basolateral membranes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19/1
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Renal Fluid and Electrolyte Physiology
Volume250
Issue number1
StatePublished - Oct 22 1986

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