2021
Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport III: Impact of low K intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice
Xu S, Li J, Yang L, Wang CJ, Liu T, Weinstein AM, Palmer LG, Wang T. Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport III: Impact of low K intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2021, 473: 1749-1760. PMID: 34455480, PMCID: PMC8528772, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02611-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateFemale miceUrine volumeNaCl cotransporterLow K intakeMeasurement of functionSex differencesNatriuretic responseFractional excretionK intakeTransport protein expressionFiltration rateNCC abundanceNCC expressionRenal clearanceDistal nephronLK dietCation excretionPlasma KNCC proteinNKCC2 expressionWestern blottingProtein expressionMiceFENa
2019
Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport II: impact of K+ intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice
Li J, Xu S, Yang L, Yang J, Wang CJ, Weinstein AM, Palmer LG, Wang T. Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport II: impact of K+ intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2019, 317: f967-f977. PMID: 31390232, PMCID: PMC6843050, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00125.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHK dietCation excretionWT animalsFemale animalsMale animalsSex differencesRenal clearance experimentsGlomerular filtration rateR KO miceExchanger isoform 3Distal NaHK intakeWestern blot analysisFractional excretionUrine volumeFiltration rateFemale miceKO miceNHE3 abundanceClearance experimentsNCC abundanceLittle sex differenceKnockout miceENaC expressionExcretion
2018
Potassium conservation is impaired in mice with reduced renal expression of Kir4.1
Malik S, Lambert E, Zhang J, Wang T, Clark H, Cypress M, Goldman B, Porter GA, Pena S, Nino W, Gray D. Potassium conservation is impaired in mice with reduced renal expression of Kir4.1. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2018, 315: f1271-f1282. PMID: 30110571, PMCID: PMC6293297, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00022.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkalosisAnimalsAquaporin 3Gene Knockdown TechniquesGenotypeHypercalcemiaHyperkalemiaHypernatremiaKidney Concentrating AbilityMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNephronsPhenotypePhosphorylationPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium, DietaryRenal ReabsorptionSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 3ConceptsMg-free dietSevere urinary concentrating defectReduced renal expressionRenal K wastingSeSAME/EAST syndromeDistal convoluted tubuleKir4.1 protein expressionWild-type miceUrinary concentrating defectCre-LoxP methodologyAquaporin 3 expressionRelative hypercalcemiaRenal expressionPotassium conservationMetabolic alkalosisNCC expressionChannel Kir4.1Distal nephronKnockout miceConvoluted tubulesCotransporter expressionEAST syndromeHypokalemiaMiceReduced expression
2014
Kir1.1 (ROMK) and Kv7.1 (KCNQ1/KvLQT1) are essential for normal gastric acid secretion: importance of functional Kir1.1
Vucic E, Alfadda T, MacGregor GG, Dong K, Wang T, Geibel JP. Kir1.1 (ROMK) and Kv7.1 (KCNQ1/KvLQT1) are essential for normal gastric acid secretion: importance of functional Kir1.1. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2014, 467: 1457-1468. PMID: 25127675, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1593-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGastric AcidGastric MucosaKCNQ1 Potassium ChannelMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingStomachXenopusConceptsGastric parietal cellsPotassium channelsParietal cellsΒ-subunitKir1.1 channelsWild-type miceSecretagogue-stimulated gastric acid secretionApical poleGastric glandsLeak pathwayPotential therapeutic targetKir1.1Proton secretionRegulatory characteristicsKv7.1Therapeutic targetATPaseCell numberParietal cell numberCellsNormal gastric acid secretionSecretionInhibitorsAcid secretionMice
2010
Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Marin EP, Moeckel G, Al-Lamki R, Bradley J, Yan Q, Wang T, Wright PL, Yu J, Sessa WC. Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2765-2773. PMID: 20971739, PMCID: PMC2993268, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral ureteral obstructionAcute tubular necrosisEpithelial cellsRenal tubular epithelial cellsMurine kidneyIschemia/reperfusionMeasurement of fibrosisDistal nephron segmentsRecruitment of macrophagesWild-type miceInflammatory gene expressionTubular epithelial cellsDe novo expressionHuman biopsy specimensRenal injuryTubular necrosisUreteral obstructionWT miceVascular injuryHistological damageBiopsy specimensCortical tubulesDeficient miceMacrophage recruitmentTissue injury
2000
Defective fluid and HCO3 − absorption in proximal tubule of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-knockout mice
Wang T, Inglis F, Kalb R. Defective fluid and HCO3 − absorption in proximal tubule of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-knockout mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2000, 279: f518-f524. PMID: 10966931, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.279.3.f518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAnimalsBicarbonatesBiological TransportBlood Gas AnalysisBody FluidsElectrolytesEnzyme InhibitorsInjections, IntravenousKidney Tubules, ProximalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IPotassiumSodiumConceptsNNOS knockout miceWild-type miceL-NAMEProximal tubulesMetabolic acidosisAbsorption of fluidDecreased absorption of fluidBlood pressureIncreased mean blood pressureResponse to L-NAMEWild-type control animalsFluid absorptionAdministration of L-NAMEIn situ microperfusionProximal tubule transportNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseLuminal perfusion solutionMean blood pressureRenal clearance techniquesNitric oxide synthaseRates of HCO(3)(-Urinary Na(+HCO3- absorptionRegulation of acid-base balanceTubule transport
1998
A tyrosine-based signal regulates H-K-ATPase-mediated potassium reabsorption in the kidney
Wang T, Courtois-Coutry N, Giebisch G, Caplan M. A tyrosine-based signal regulates H-K-ATPase-mediated potassium reabsorption in the kidney. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: f818-f826. PMID: 9815140, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.5.f818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsH(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPaseKidney Tubules, CollectingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPotassiumSignal TransductionTyrosineConceptsGlomerular filtration rateTransgenic miceGastric acid outputPlasma K concentrationK pumpK-ATPaseRenal collecting tubulesK clearanceBlood pressurePotassium reabsorptionAcid outputUrine volumeK excretionFiltration rateGastric acidK reabsorptionPump functionCollecting tubuleMicePlasma NaTyrosine-based sequenceTyrosine-based signalsKidneyExcretionCytoplasmic tail