2013
Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation
Pluznick JL, Protzko RJ, Gevorgyan H, Peterlin Z, Sipos A, Han J, Brunet I, Wan LX, Rey F, Wang T, Firestein SJ, Yanagisawa M, Gordon JI, Eichmann A, Peti-Peterdi J, Caplan MJ. Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 4410-4415. PMID: 23401498, PMCID: PMC3600440, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215927110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-chain fatty acidsRenin secretionBlood pressureGut microbiotaG protein-coupled receptor 41Acute hypotensive responseRenal juxtaglomerular apparatusSmall resistance vesselsMicrobiota-derived signalsModulate blood pressureBlood pressure regulationWild-type miceSmooth muscle cellsG protein-coupled receptorsGPR41 expressionOlfactory receptorsHypotensive responseProtein-coupled receptorsSCFA receptorsResistance vesselsJuxtaglomerular apparatusAntibiotic treatmentOlfr78Receptor 41Knockout mice
2009
Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney
Pluznick JL, Zou DJ, Zhang X, Yan Q, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Eisner C, Wells E, Greer CA, Wang T, Firestein S, Schnermann J, Caplan MJ. Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2059-2064. PMID: 19174512, PMCID: PMC2644163, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812859106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration ratePlasma renin levelsMacula densa cellsCOX-2 expressionRenal distal nephronOlfactory G-proteinMDS cell linesOlfactory receptorsRenin levelsRenin secretionFiltration rateNNOS activityTubuloglomerular feedbackDistal nephronOlfactory epitheliumRenal tubulesGFR regulationAdenylate cyclaseG proteinsCell linesSensory roleKidneyFunctional expressionOlfactionExpression