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 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
2016
Hydronephrosis and Urinary Bladder Hypertrophy in ROMK Bartter's Mouse
Kim J, Guo X, Hu H, Xu S, Wang T. Hydronephrosis and Urinary Bladder Hypertrophy in ROMK Bartter's Mouse. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1224.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThickness of urotheliumKO miceROMK expressionBladder capacityBladder weightWT miceKnockout miceRenal outer medullary potassium channelLuminal membraneROMK knockout miceUrinary bladder hypertrophyLow K intakeWestern blottingLow potassium dietSmooth muscle layerMonths of ageNormal KBladder hypertrophyDetrusor muscleMouse bladderBartter's syndromePotassium dietK intakeROMKUrinary bladder