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
2020
Sex Differences in Maxi‐K channel and Klotho Expressions in ROMK Bartter’s Mouse Kidney
Kim J, Song K, Lee E, Xu S, Wang T. Sex Differences in Maxi‐K channel and Klotho Expressions in ROMK Bartter’s Mouse Kidney. The FASEB Journal 2020, 34: 1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaxi-K channelsKO miceKlotho expressionMouse kidneyBartter's syndromeWT miceMaxi-KFemale WTRenal outer medullary potassium channelSurvival rateWT mouse kidneysUrinary potassium excretionProtein levelsBK channelsFemale mouse kidneyPotassium excretionVolume depletionROMKElectrolyte imbalancePotassium channelsBK expressionII phenotypeLife-threateningSex differencesBlood pressureSex 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 C, Liu T, Weinstein A, Palmer L, Wang T. Sex Difference In Kidney Electrolyte Transport III: Impact of Low K intake on Thiazide‐Sensitive Cation Excretion in Male and Female Mice. The FASEB Journal 2020, 34: 1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNa-Cl co-transporterNa/H exchanger isoform 3Glomerular filtration rateFemale miceHigh K intakeUrine volumeENaC protein expressionCation excretionDietary potassium intakeLow K intakeIncreased Na transportSex differencesNCC abundanceThiazide-sensitiveNCC expressionNa/H exchangeNa reabsorptionNHE2 expressionPotassium intakeNCC proteinDistal nephronNCC activityK intakeFiltration rateMale mice
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