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The plasma levels of four osmoregulatory hormones and their target ion-transport systems in the lower intestines of the domestic fowl were determined in order to elucidate their interrelationship and their setpoints in relation to NaCl intake. White Plymouth Rock hens were adapted to six intake levels of NaCl (0.20±0.02–24.7±1.9 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1) for 6 weeks. The Na+ absorption and the Cl− secretion of colon and coprodeum were characterized in vitro by the effects of hexoses, amino acids, amiloride, and theophylline on the short-circuit current (SCC) and electrical potential difference (PD). The NaCl-conserving system of the adult chicken is set at low intake levels of NaCl as the 80% range (quantitized by non-linear, logistic regression analyses) of the change in the plasma [ALDO], the amiloride-inhibitable Na+ absorption of coprodeum and colon (Δ SCC), occurred from 0.18 to 2.3, from 0.9 to 4.3, and from 1.2 to 7.3 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1, respectively. These results demonstrate that the amiloride-inhibitable Na+ absorption of coprodcum is more closely linked to plasma [ALDO] than that of colon. The aminoacid-Na+ coabsorption of colon increased over exactly the same range of Na+ intake as the colonic amiloride-inhibitable Na+ absorption decreased, whereas the hexose-Na+ coabsorption increased at higher levels of Na+ intake, from 2 to 11 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1. Both these Na+ absorption types had reached their maximums at 24.7 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1, whereas the plasma [AVT] and plasma [PRL], although significantly increased, apparently had not; their 80% range of change occurred from 9.9 to 99 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1, and the main changes in plasma osmolity were predicted to occur from 5.4 to 107 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1. These results suggest that these colonic and hormonal variables conserve osmotically-free water and operate at high NaCl intake. The theophylline-induced colonic Cl− secretion did not change with NaCl intake, whereas the stimulation of SCC in coprodeum decreased with increasing NaCl intake: The main change occurred between 0 and 3.2 mmoles Na+·kg bw−1·day−1. Thus, all ion-transport capacity disappears in coprodeum with increased dietary NaCl intake, whereas colon maintains its ion-transport capacity (although the nature of the Na+ transport changes). It is suggested that hormones defending the extracellular volume and composition are regulated close to zero input and output of both NaCl and water, regardless of whether they are NaCl conserving or free-water conserving. Therefore, changes in their stable plasma concentrations occur at the extremes of tolerable range of NaCl intake.
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Abbreviations
- AA :
-
aminoacids
- ALDO :
-
aldosterone
- AMI :
-
amiloride
- AVT :
-
arginine vasotocin
- bw :
-
body weight
- CS :
-
corticosterone
- HEX :
-
hexoses
- INDO :
-
indomethacin
- PD :
-
potential difference
- PRL :
-
prolactin
- R :
-
resistance
- SCC :
-
short-circuit current
- SD :
-
standard deviation
- SEM :
-
standard error of mean
- THEO :
-
theophylline
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Árnason, S.S., Skadhauge, E. Steady-state sodium absorption and chloride secretion of colon and coprodeum, and plasma levels of osmoregulatory hormones in hens in relation to sodium intake. J Comp Physiol B 161, 1–14 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00258740
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