Identify the role of kidneys in
the excretion and regulation of
the blood pH
Production of hormones
rennin to control blood pressure
Filtering blood, to form urine
Regulation of plasma
osmolarity and volume
Maintain water, ionic and pH balance in body fluids
Elimination of nitrogen containing metabolic waste
Urea= amino acid break down
Uric acid = nucleic acid break down
Indirectly regulate composition of extra cellular fluid too
Identify processes contributing to the renal excretion and implement this
on elimination of drugs
ELIMINATION
ADME
irreversible removal of the
drug form the body
= metabolism + excretion
kindeys contribute to
excretion
parent drugs are often lipophillic so they remain in the
body for longer, one mechanism to remove drugs involves
converting these into polar, hydrophilic metabolites so
they are easier to eliminate
unchanged drugs eliminated via renal excretion,
dominant route
some metabolising in
kidenys too
dependant on
physicochemical
properties of drug
Glomelular filtration = non
selective, passive
Samll sugars, water, urea,
uric acid, K Na Cl- ions
No cells or large proteins
Drugs unbound to plasm proteins
Tubular Secretion
Selective transport from peritubular fluid
to lumen of renal tubules
Occurs in poximal and distal tublues via
different tansportet proteins OAT, OCT
SATURABLE PROCESS, once the conc of drug is
increased, transporter proteins become
saturated- limit rate of excretion
acidic and basic drugs excreted this way
Tubular Reabsoprtion
From renal tubules membrane back
in to plasma either passive or use of
trnasporters
lipophillic unionised drugs, nutrients
absorbed too - often with WA or WB
depending urine pH
Descending loop of Henle not permeable to NA+
Ascending loop of Henle – active reabsorption of
Na+, not permeable to H20
Identify main transporters involved in renal elimination
OAT1, 2, 3
Organic anion transporter
transport small anionic
drugs
OAT1
transmembrane
mainly on basolateral membrane of proximal tubular cells
OCT2
Organic cation transporter,
move hydrophilic small
cations
Potential DDI via inhibition of OCT eg penicillin and preobenicin
Structure
highly perfused,
receives around 20% of
cardiac output
Cortex
Medula
Pyramids
Nephrons
Bowman's
capsule
Glomerulas = cluster of capillaries
Filters the blood,
remaining blood
leaves via
efferent ateriole
Secretion of drugs- proximal tube
Reabsorption - distal tube
180L blood filtered
per day
Diabetes mellitus
glucose in urine, increase in osmotic
pressure in renal tubule, less water
reabsorbed and more urination
GFR = glomerular
filtration rate
Creatine or inulin used- do not bind to plasma proteins
120-110 ml/min
Dose
adjustment
Fraction of drug excreted unchanged (via kidneys) is > 50%
For drugs with narrow therapeutic index - e.g., digoxin
Impaired metabolism