Endogenous renal dopamine production regulates phosphate excretion.

We examined the effect of endogenous dopamine production on Pi and citrate excretion by Wistar rats. Carbidopa (20-40 mumol/kg ip) decreased dopamine, Pi, and citrate excretion within 20 min (86%, 47%, and 38%, respectively); Pi reabsorption increased 11 +/- 4% (P = 0.03). The decreases were sustained for at least 18 h. 3-Hydroxybenzylhydrazine (45 mumol/kg ip) reduced Pi excretion 24%. Benserazide (40 mumol/kg ip and 0.1 mumol/min iv) reduced dopamine excretion (94%) and blocked the effect of carbidopa on Pi and citrate excretion. In isolated perfused kidneys benserazide, carbidopa, and 3-hydroxybenzylhydrazine all decreased Pi excretion. Dopamine (1 mumol/l) added to cortical minceates reduced brush-border membrane vesicle (BBMV) 32P uptake by 8% (P < 0.02) and amiloride-inhibitable 22Na uptake by 19%. Carbidopa added to minceates increased 32P uptake by 12%. Carbidopa pretreatment increased (75%) amiloride-sensitive 22Na uptake into BBMV of rats fed a high-salt diet. Uptake was not increased into BBMV from rats fed a low-salt diet. Carbidopa increased (17%) basolateral membrane Na(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) gradually over 4 h. Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase did not increase in rats fed a low-phosphorous diet, but did increase when dopa was added to the diet. Thus endogenous dopamine appears to directly control Na(+)-Pi and Na+/H+ transport and secondarily alter basolateral membrane Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase.