Catecholamine production along the nephron

Giovana Seno Di Marco, Carlos P. Vio, Oscar Fernando Pavão Dos Santos, Nestor Schor, Dulce Elena Casarini*

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The present work proposes an extra neural site of catecholamine production along the nephron. LLC-PK 1 , MDCK, and mIMCD-3 (proximal and distal tubules and inner medullary collecting duct, respectively) presented the following amine concentrations in the cell homogenates: Norepinephrine = 275±34, 56±16 and 255±21; Epinephrine = 161±20, 83±17 and 53±7; and Dopamine = 63±15, 39±6 and 36±7 pg/mg cell protein (Means ± SEM), respectively. The culture medium showed Norepinephrine = 168±25, 22±3 and 135±8; Epinephrine = 32±6, 152±17 and 39±5; and Dopamine = 27±9, 241±34 and 26±5 pg/mg cell protein, respectively. The synthesis enzymes as tyrosine hydroxylase, dopa decarboxylase and dopamine β-hydroxylase were detected by Western blotting. Biopterin, the enzymatic cofactor of tyrosine hydroxylase, was quantified in the intracellular and medium of mIMCD-3 cells (17±4 and 24±3 nmol/mg cell protein, respectively) and in the medium of MDCK cells (19±4 nmol/mg cell protein). The data confirmed that the proximal tubule is an important source of dopa decarboxilase and Dopamine and epithelial cell along the nephron express the biochemical pathway for catecholamine production.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)919-924
Número de páginas6
PublicaciónCellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Volumen20
N.º6
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2007
Publicado de forma externa

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