Succinate dehydrogenase activity in rat kidney after repeated administrations of p-aminohippurate or sodium chloride

During PAH excretion and 18 h after repeated PAH administrations to rats, renal cortical SDH activity was unchanged in comparison with untreated controls. On the other hand, 18 h after repeated administrations of 0.9% or 1.8% NaCl solution, SDH activity was decreased by about 20% in kidney cortex. In outer medulla SDH activity was decreased 18 h after all pretreatments. The decline of SDH activity was observed whenever an increased urinary Na excretion occurred, except that PAH was repeatedly administered. The probability is discussed that substrate-induced stimulation of the carrier system for weak organic acids is accompanied by an increase of mitochondrial activity in kidney cortex.