2004
Dietary acid, endothelins, and sleep.
Alpern RJ, Preisig PA. Dietary acid, endothelins, and sleep. Transactions Of The American Clinical And Climatological Association 2004, 115: 385-93; discussion 393-4. PMID: 17060981, PMCID: PMC2263788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrafficking of NHE3Proximal tubule cell lineNHE3 activityTubule cell lineSecond intracellular loopEndothelin expressionDietary acidNHE3 abundanceActivation of NHE3OKP cellsProximal tubulesNHE3 mRNAApical membraneHomeostatic responseProtein expressionC-fosReceptor specificityIntracellular loopReceptorsEndothelinCell linesC-JunNHE3C-SrcAcid signaling
1997
The clinical spectrum of chronic metabolic acidosis: Homeostatic mechanisms produce significant morbidity
Alpern R, Sakhaee K. The clinical spectrum of chronic metabolic acidosis: Homeostatic mechanisms produce significant morbidity. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1997, 29: 291-302. PMID: 9016905, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(97)90045-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic metabolic acidosisMetabolic acidosisHomeostatic responseSerum HCO3Acid loadBody's homeostatic responseHomeostatic mechanismsMuscle protein breakdownNormal homeostatic mechanismsSignificant morbidityClinical spectrumMeat ingestionBone demineralizationRenal growthClinical conditionsPathologic processesPathologic consequencesAcidosisProtein breakdownBloodResponseMorbidityPatientsNephrolithiasisIngestion