2000
Renal citrate metabolism and urinary citrate excretion in the infant rat
Melnick J, Preisig P, Alpern R, Baum M. Renal citrate metabolism and urinary citrate excretion in the infant rat. Kidney International 2000, 57: 891-897. PMID: 10720942, PMCID: PMC4089854, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.057003891.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary citrate excretionHigher urinary citrateCitrate excretionInfant ratsAdult ratsUrinary citrateRenal citrate metabolismMitochondrial aconitase activityCreatinine ratioCitrate metabolismRenal excretionSame prevalenceRenal stonesTwofold higher concentrationLower plasmaATP citrate lyase activityProximal tubulesHigher plasmaMetabolic cagesRat kidneyRatsAdult levelsInfantsMaturational differencesExcretion
1999
Incubation of OKP cells in low-K+ media increases NHE3 activity after early decrease in intracellular pH
Amemiya M, Tabei K, Kusano E, Asano Y, Alpern R. Incubation of OKP cells in low-K+ media increases NHE3 activity after early decrease in intracellular pH. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: c711-c716. PMID: 10069999, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.3.c711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOKP cellsEarly decreaseNHE3 activityNHE3 protein abundanceTyrosine kinase inhibitorsProximal tubule apical membraneChronic hypokalemiaTyrosine kinase pathwayIntracellular acidosisNHE3 mRNAKinase inhibitorsControl levelsNHE3Herbimycin AKinase pathwayControl mediumPresent studySodium propionateIntracellularCellsAntiporter activityApical membraneHypokalemiaIncubationProtein abundance
1997
Adaptation to low-K+ media increases H(+)-K(+)-ATPase but not H(+)-ATPase-mediated pHi recovery in OMCD1 cells
Guntupalli J, Onuigbo M, Wall S, Alpern RJ, DuBose TD. Adaptation to low-K+ media increases H(+)-K(+)-ATPase but not H(+)-ATPase-mediated pHi recovery in OMCD1 cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: c558-c571. PMID: 9277353, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.2.c558.Peer-Reviewed Original Research