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Adenosine metabolism in kidney slices under normoxic conditions
Author(s) -
Blanco Julià,
Mallol Josefa,
Lluis Carmen,
Canela Enric I.,
Franco R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.1041430219
Subject(s) - adenosine , inosine , adenine nucleotide , kidney , purine nucleoside phosphorylase , adenosine deaminase , chemistry , purinergic signalling , deoxycoformycin , biochemistry , purine , spermine , biology , medicine , endocrinology , adenosine receptor , nucleotide , receptor , enzyme , agonist , gene
The effect of adenosine in rat kidney under normoxic conditions has been studied. It is demonstrated that adenosine modulates cell nucleotide levels. HPLC analysis of the purine compounds inside the cell indicates that adenosine improves the ATP/ADP ratio, whereas it diminishes the adenine content. This behaviour is not due to mediation by specific receptors, as agonists at P 1 purinoceptors did not have any effect. Further evidence using inosine as well as dipiridamole and deoxycoformycin indicates that all effects are dependent on the previous uptake of adenosine. The origin of free adenine in the kidney has been investigated, and it appears to come from the phosphorolysis of 5′‐methylthio‐adenosine. This report is the first to describe the activity of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (E.C. 2.4.2.28) in the kidney. It is concluded that 1) extracellular adenosine improves guinea pig renal function by increasing the ATP level and the ATP/ADP ratio; and 2) there exists a functional pathway in the kidney that produces adenine and AMP coming from methionine and ATP. This latter pathway probably produces spermine and spermidine, which are likely to be important for renal function.