Abstract:
:We firstly characterized zinc uptake phenomenon across basolateral membrane vesicles (BLMVs) isolated from normal rat kidney. The process was found to be time, temperature, and substrate concentration dependent, and displayed saturability. Zn(2+) uptake was competitively inhibited in the presence of 2 mM Cd with Ki of 3.9 mM. Zinc uptake was also inhibited in the presence of sulfhydryl reacting compound suggesting involvement of [-]SH groups in the transport process. Further, to elucidate the effect of in vivo Cd on zinc transport in BLMVs, Cd nephrotoxicity was induced by subcutaneous administration of CdCl(2) at dose of 0.6 mg/kg/d for 5 days in a week for 12 weeks. An indolent renal failure developed in Cd exposed rats was accompanied with a significantly high urinary excretion of Cd(2+), Zn(2+) and proteins. The histopathology and electron microscopy of kidneys of Cd exposed rats documented changes of proximal tubular degeneration. Notably, Cd content in renal cortex of Cd exposed rats was 215 microg/g tissue that was higher than the critical concentration of Cd in kidneys which was associated with significantly higher Zn and metallothionein (MT) contents. Zinc uptake in BLMVs isolated from kidneys of Cd exposed rats was significantly reduced. Further, kinetic studies revealed that decrease in zinc uptake synchronized with decrease in maximal velocity (V(max)) and increase in affinity constant which is suggestive of decreased number of active zinc transporters. Furthermore, conformational modulation of Zn transporter in BLM was further supported by observed variation in transition temperature for zinc transport in BLMVs isolated from Cd-exposed kidney.
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Mol Cell Biochemjournal_title
Molecular and cellular biochemistryauthors
Kaur J,Sharma N,Attri S,Gogia L,Prasad Rdoi
10.1007/s11010-006-2676-9keywords:
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