2017
Urinary bladder hypertrophy characteristic of male ROMK Bartter’s mice does not occur in female mice
Kim JM, Xu S, Guo X, Hu H, Dong K, Wang T. Urinary bladder hypertrophy characteristic of male ROMK Bartter’s mice does not occur in female mice. AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2017, 314: r334-r341. PMID: 29092859, PMCID: PMC5899254, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00315.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKO miceBladder hypertrophyBladder weightUrinary bladder hypertrophyRenal outer medullary potassium channelSeverity of hydronephrosisWild-type miceROMK knockout miceBladder capacityDetrusor muscleWT miceUrinary tractBartter's syndromeFemale miceSalt wastingHydronephrosisKnockout miceROMK expressionMiceBladderHypertrophyPotassium channelsMRNA levelsSignificant enlargementSyndrome
2011
Renal outer medullary potassium channel knockout models reveal thick ascending limb function and dysfunction
Wang T. Renal outer medullary potassium channel knockout models reveal thick ascending limb function and dysfunction. Clinical And Experimental Nephrology 2011, 16: 49-54. PMID: 22038261, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-011-0495-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbIon transporter expressionRenal outer medullary potassium channelBartter's syndromeInward rectifier potassium channelPotassium channelsSmall-conductance K channelsROMK null miceMedullary thick ascending limbType II Bartter's syndromeSimilar phenotypeMammalian kidneyApical membraneK channelsROMK knockout miceKnockout modelsChannel activityChannel mutationsRenal functionLimb functionNull micePhysiological conditionsSalt wastingTransporter expressionPathophysiological conditions