2004
An autocrine role for endothelin-1 in the regulation of proximal tubule NHE3
Licht C, Laghmani K, Yanagisawa M, Preisig PA, Alpern RJ. An autocrine role for endothelin-1 in the regulation of proximal tubule NHE3. Kidney International 2004, 65: 1320-1326. PMID: 15086471, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00506.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic metabolic acidosisMetabolic acidosisReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionProximal tubulesKidney cortexCompetitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionProximal tubule NHE3NHE3 activityPreproET-1 expressionEndothelin B receptorEndothelin-1 expressionET-1 expressionPreproET-1 mRNA abundancePreproET-1 mRNA expressionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionProximal tubule cellsRenal proximal tubulesMRNA abundanceEndothelin-1Control ratsAbdominal aortaAutocrine roleAcidosisTubule cellsAutocrine regulation
1999
What Makes Cells Grow Larger and How Do They Do It? Renal Hypertrophy Revisited
Preisig P. What Makes Cells Grow Larger and How Do They Do It? Renal Hypertrophy Revisited. Nephron 1999, 7: 273-283. PMID: 10450014, DOI: 10.1159/000020614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle-dependent mechanismCell cycle-independent mechanismsCell cycle processRegulation of processesRenal hypertrophyProtein degradationChronic potassium deficiencyCompensatory renal growthChronic metabolic acidosisDevelopment of hypertrophyCompensatory renal hypertrophyPotassium deficiencyDiabetes mellitusMetabolic acidosisLysosomal enzymesRenal growthCell sizeHypertrophyCell numberInitial eventProtein feedingRegulationVivo studiesCell culture studiesCycle process