Abstract
A correlation study of the effects of two agents, 2-methyl-2-[p-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl)phenoxy]propionic acid (TPIA) and amiloride, on aldosterone-induced alterations in Na+ transport, lipid synthesis, and phospholipid fatty acid composition has been carried out in the toad urinary bladder. TPIA, an inhibitor of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, inhibits aldosterone-stimulated Na+ transport as well as hormone-induced lipid synthesis and the increase in weight percentage of phospholipid long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Amiloride, a diuretic which blocks sodium entry into the transporting epithelium, does not alter aldosterone's effects on lipid and fatty acid metabolism but prevents the hormone-induced increase in Na+ transport. These results support the conclusion that aldosterone increases Na+ transport in the toad urinary bladder by altering membrane fatty acid metabolism and that the lipid biosynthetic events following aldosterone treatment are a primary response to the hormone and not secondary to increased Na+ transport.
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