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Hippurate participates in the correction of metabolic acidosis.
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Kidney international. Supplement [Kidney Int Suppl] 2001 Feb; Vol. 78, pp. S278-81. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Hippurate (Hip), an endogenous conjugate, belongs to the group of uremic toxins. Hip stimulates P-independent glutaminase (PIG) localized at the proximal luminal membrane, desamidating glutamine with the formation of ammonia, a dominant and adaptive elimination product of H+. This appears to be important because metabolic acidosis (MAC) does not stimulate PIG. Moreover, Hip inhibits ammonia production by P-dependent mitochondrial glutaminase (PDG) that is primarily stimulated by MAC. By this mechanism, it shifts the ammonia production from mitochondria to proximal tubular lumen. MAC stimulates Hip synthesis in the liver and kidney and increases Hip plasma concentration and even fractional excretion by the kidney, which creates an effective regulatory loop of ammoniagenesis. Thus, it appears that Hip by its participation in the correction of MAC possesses the modulatory function.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0098-6577
- Volume :
- 78
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Kidney international. Supplement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11169026
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.59780278.x