2004
Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule
Du Z, Duan Y, Yan Q, Weinstein A, Weinbaum S, Wang T. Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13068-13073. PMID: 15319475, PMCID: PMC516518, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405179101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney proximal tubulesProximal tubulesNa+ reabsorptionNa+ transportNa+-H+ exchange activityProximal tubule Na+ reabsorptionNa+-H+ exchangeLuminal cell membraneMechanosensory functionNa+ absorptionTubular diameterLuminal diameterMouse kidneyEpithelial microvilliReabsorptionTubulesKidneyAutoregulatory mechanismNa+ uptakeHormonal systemsMiceActin cytoskeletonCell membraneTerminal webBending moment
2003
Inhibition of heme oxygenase decreases sodium and fluid absorption in the loop of Henle
Wang T, Sterling H, Shao W, Yan Q, Bailey M, Giebisch G, Wang W. Inhibition of heme oxygenase decreases sodium and fluid absorption in the loop of Henle. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2003, 285: f484-f490. PMID: 12890663, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00135.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoop of HenleHigh K+K+ channelsApical 70-pS K+ channelRegulation of Na+ transportNa+ transportFluid absorptionApical K+ channelsIn vivo microperfusionInhibition of HORenal sodium excretionGlomerular filtration rateHO-2 expressionInhibitor of HORenal clearance studiesHK ratsHO-2K+ recyclingNa+ absorptionUrinary Na+Sodium excretionChromium mesoporphyrinRat chowWestern blot analysisFiltration rate
1997
Nitric oxide regulates HCO3- and Na+ transport by a cGMP-mediated mechanism in the kidney proximal tubule
Wang T. Nitric oxide regulates HCO3- and Na+ transport by a cGMP-mediated mechanism in the kidney proximal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: f242-f248. PMID: 9124402, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.2.f242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney proximal tubulesS-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamineSodium nitroprussideProximal tubulesL-NAMEGuanylate cyclase inhibitor methyleneN(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl esterBlood pressureNitric oxideNa+ transportStimulatory effect of sodium nitroprussideN(G)-nitro-L-arginineNitric oxide synthase inhibitorCGMP-mediated mechanismAddition of L-NAMEIncreased urine flow rateGlomerular filtration rateEffects of sodium nitroprussideMean blood pressureUrine flow rateEffects of nitric oxideRenal excretion of NaExcretion of NaRenal hemodynamicsEffects of NO