2006
Flow-activated transport events along the nephron
Wang T. Flow-activated transport events along the nephron. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2006, 15: 530-536. PMID: 16914967, DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000242180.46362.c4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrush-border microvilliProximal tubulesCultured proximal tubule cellsProximal tubules in vitroGlomerular filtration rateProximal tubule cellsBrush-borderH-ATPase activityTubules in vitroNHE3 activityHCO3- absorptionENOS translocationTubule cellsFiltration rateMg2+ transportReceptor localizationSignal transduction mechanismsH-ATPaseHormonal regulationCa2+NephronTubulesResponse to flowTransduction mechanismsIntact actin cytoskeleton
2005
Axial flow modulates proximal tubule NHE3 and H-ATPase activities by changing microvillus bending moments
Du Z, Yan Q, Duan Y, Weinbaum S, Weinstein A, Wang T. Axial flow modulates proximal tubule NHE3 and H-ATPase activities by changing microvillus bending moments. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2005, 290: f289-f296. PMID: 16144961, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00255.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubules in vitroHCO3- absorptionTubules in vitroBrush-border microvilliHCO3- permeabilityH(+)-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycinInhibition of NHE3Proximal tubule NHE3Transepithelial potential differenceH-ATPase activityLuminal cell membraneH(+)-ATPaseTransepithelial PDNa+ absorptionParacellular permeabilityH(+)-ATPase activityInhibitor EIPAMembrane transport activityProximal tubulesHCO3- reabsorptionNHE3HCO3- transportH-ATPaseBicarbonate transportPermeability changes