Non-Natriuretic Doses of Furosemide: Potential Use for Decreasing the Workload of the Renal Outer Medulla with Minimal Magnesium Wasting in the Rat
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Abstract
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Since furosemide (FS) inhibits active Na<sup>+</sup> reabsorption by medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL) in the renal outer medulla, it may decrease its work during periods of low O<sub>2</sub> supply to deep in the renal outer medulla. This study was designed to demonstrate that there may be a dose of FS would reduce its metabolic work while preventing the excessive loss of magnesium (Mg<sup>2+</sup>). Mg<sup>2+</sup> is important because the ATP needed to perform work must have bound Mg<sup>2+</sup> to it. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Rats were injected intraperitoneally with a range of doses of FS. The measured outcomes were urine flow rate and parameters of functions of the mTAL (i.e. urine and renal papillary osmolality and urinary excretion of Na<sup>+</sup>, Cl<sup>-</sup>, K<sup>+</sup> and Mg<sup>2+</sup>, and concentrations of Mg<sup>2+</sup> in serum). <b><i>Results:</i></b> The urine flow rate increased significantly starting at 2.4 mg FS/kg. The renal papillary osmolality decreased at ≥0.4 mg FS/kg, and the large detectable natriuresis started at 1.6 mg FS/kg. At this latter dose, the urinary excretion of Mg<sup>2+</sup> rose significantly. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> In rats, the non-natriuretic dose of FS may reduce the work of the mTAL. The earliest indicator of reduced work in the mTAL appears to be a decrease in urine osmolality rather than a rise in urine flow rate. Higher doses of FS should be avoided, as they induce high rates of Mg<sup>2+</sup> excretion, which can deplete the body of this essential electrolyte.
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