2023
High dietary K+ intake inhibits proximal tubule transport
Wang T, Liu T, Xu S, Frindt G, Weinstein A, Palmer L. High dietary K+ intake inhibits proximal tubule transport. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2023, 325: f224-f234. PMID: 37318989, PMCID: PMC10396284, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00013.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateFree-flow micropunctureUrine volumeFractional excretion of Na<sup>+</sup>Proximal tubulesFiltration rateFractional NaNephron segmentsExcretion of Na<sup>+</sup>Dietary K<sup>+</sup>NHE3 protein expressionExchanger isoform 3Increased urine volumeIncreased fractional excretionVolume reabsorptionAbsolute NaKidney functionProtein expressionIsoform 3PT transportAnesthetized animalsReabsorptionWestern blottingRatsExcretion
2013
REGULATION OF GLOMERULOTUBULAR BALANCE IV: IMPLICATION OF AQUAPORIN 1 IN FLOW‐DEPENDENT TRANSPORT AND CELL VOLUME
Du Z, Yan Q, Weinbaum S, Weinstein A, Wang T. REGULATION OF GLOMERULOTUBULAR BALANCE IV: IMPLICATION OF AQUAPORIN 1 IN FLOW‐DEPENDENT TRANSPORT AND CELL VOLUME. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 912.27-912.27. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.912.27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAQP-1Proximal tubulesKO miceWild-typeMicroperfused in vitroTransepithelial osmotic gradientHCO-3 transportWT miceNo significant differencePeritubular transportHCO-3 absorptionVolume reabsorptionPeritubular membraneWater reabsorptionAquaporin-1Mouse kidneyMicePerfusion rateH-ATPaseSignificant differenceTubulesReabsorptionOsmotic gradientCell volumePerfusionProximal tubule specific knockout of the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3: effects on bicarbonate absorption and ammonium excretion
Li H, Du Z, Barone S, Rubera I, McDonough A, Tauc M, Zahedi K, Wang T, Soleimani M. Proximal tubule specific knockout of the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3: effects on bicarbonate absorption and ammonium excretion. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2013, 91: 951-963. PMID: 23508938, PMCID: PMC3730089, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa+/H+ exchanger NHE3Proximal convoluted tubulesKO miceMetabolic acidosisBicarbonate reabsorptionDays of acid loadingIsolated proximal convoluted tubulesConvoluted tubulesIn vitro microperfusion studyCompared to WT miceNHE3 knockout miceProximal tubule NHE3Acid loadNH4Cl acid loadMild metabolic acidosisWT miceNHE3Microperfusion studiesKnockout miceBicarbonate absorptionMutant miceVolume reabsorptionFloxed miceNH4Cl loadingTransgenic mice
2010
Shear stress-induced changes of membrane transporter localization and expression in mouse proximal tubule cells
Duan Y, Weinstein A, Weinbaum S, Wang T. Shear stress-induced changes of membrane transporter localization and expression in mouse proximal tubule cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 21860-21865. PMID: 21106755, PMCID: PMC3003103, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1015751107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubule cellsMouse proximal tubuleNa/K-ATPaseTubule cellsApical NHE3Proximal tubulesMouse proximal tubule cellsFSS-induced changesApical plasma membraneV-ATPaseAmount of protein expressionBasolateral membraneWestern blot analysisNHE3Volume reabsorptionTransporter expressionBasolateral transportProtein expressionMPT cellsShear stress-induced changesVacuolar H(+)-ATPaseBlock microtubule polymerizationControl cellsModulate cellular functionsTransporter localization