Nephron function is stabilized by tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF). TGF operates within the juxtaglomerular apparatus, sensing changes in tubular flow and eliciting compensatory changes in single nephron GFR (SNGFR). The mediator(s) of TGF remains unconfirmed. One theory is that ATP consumed in active transport by the macula densa leads to formation of adenosine, which causes glomerular vasoconstriction. We performed micropuncture in rats to test this hypothesis. Adenosine activity was manipulated by microperfusing nephrons with adenosine A1 receptor blocker, A1-agonist, or 5′-nucleotidase inhibitor. Effects on TGF were characterized by changes in TGF efficiency (the compensation for small perturbations in tubular flow) and by changes in the maximum range over which TGF can cause SNGFR to change. These data were further applied to generate TGF profiles [SNGFR versus late proximal flow (VLP)]. TGF efficiency was significantly reduced by blocking A1-receptors. TGF efficiency, TGF range, and the slope of the TGF profile (ΔSNGFR/ΔVLP) were all significantly reduced by blocking 5′-nucleotidase. When adenosine activity was clamped by combining 5′-nucleotidase inhibitor with A1-agonist to determine whether TGF requires adenosine to be present or to fluctuate, the TGF slope was reduced by 83%, indicating that adenosine activity must fluctuate for normal TGF to occur and that adenosine is a mediator of TGF.
Scott Thomson, Dingjiu Bao, Aihua Deng, Volker Vallon
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