Effect of angiotensin II on the apical K+ channel in the thick ascending limb of the rat kidney.
Lu M, Zhu Y, Balazy M, Reddy K, Falck J, Wang W. Effect of angiotensin II on the apical K+ channel in the thick ascending limb of the rat kidney. The Journal Of General Physiology 1996, 108: 537-547. PMID: 8972391, PMCID: PMC2229337, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.108.6.537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsCell MembraneCytochrome P-450 Enzyme InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsIn Vitro TechniquesLoop of HenleNaphthalenesNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterPatch-Clamp TechniquesPenicillaminePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineSodiumConceptsEffect of AIIThick ascending limbAngiotensin IIControl valuesInhibitory effectChannel activityAscending limbRat kidneyL-arginine methyl esterArachidonic acidStimulatory effectExogenous nitric oxide donorNM angiotensin IIMicroM NG-nitroNitric oxide synthaseMajor AA metaboliteNitric oxide donorMicroM calphostin CPatch-clamp techniqueP450-dependent pathwayL-NAMENG-nitroCell-attached patchesOxide synthaseP450 metabolitesNitric oxide regulates the low-conductance K+ channel in basolateral membrane of cortical collecting duct
Lu M, Wang W. Nitric oxide regulates the low-conductance K+ channel in basolateral membrane of cortical collecting duct. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 270: c1336-c1342. PMID: 8967433, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.5.c1336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthaseCGMP-dependent pathwayL-NAMEL-NIOChannel activityL-arginine methyl esterExogenous nitric oxide donorOutward slope conductanceSlope conductanceNitric oxide donorPatch-clamp techniqueCell-attached patchesInward slope conductanceOxide synthaseBasolateral membraneSodium nitroprussideOxide donorRat kidneyNitric oxideIntermediate conductanceInhibitory effectEffect of NOTetraethylammonium chlorideMicroM NCyclic monophosphate