Nitric Oxide Links the Apical Na+ Transport to the Basolateral K+ Conductance in the Rat Cortical Collecting Duct
Lu M, Giebisch G, Wang W. Nitric Oxide Links the Apical Na+ Transport to the Basolateral K+ Conductance in the Rat Cortical Collecting Duct. The Journal Of General Physiology 1997, 110: 717-726. PMID: 9382898, PMCID: PMC2229403, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.110.6.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmilorideAnimalsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsBiological TransportCalciumCyclic GMPDiureticsEnzyme InhibitorsKidney Tubules, CollectingNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePatch-Clamp TechniquesPenicillaminePotassiumPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineSodiumSodium ChannelsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsConceptsEffects of amilorideIntracellular Ca2Cell-attached patchesControl valuesChannel activityRat cortical collecting ductsNO-cGMP dependent pathwayNitric oxide synthaseFree bath solutionCortical collecting ductsNa/H exchangerPatch-clamp techniqueAddition of SNAPMicroM benzamilOxide synthaseChannel blockersFura-2MicroM amilorideExtracellular Ca2Rat CCDRemoval of Ca2Clamp techniqueNeuronal formCollecting ductsRat kidneyPhospholipase A2 is involved in mediating the effect of extracellular Ca2+ on apical K+ channels in rat TAL
Wang W, Lu M, Balazy M, Hebert S. Phospholipase A2 is involved in mediating the effect of extracellular Ca2+ on apical K+ channels in rat TAL. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: f421-f429. PMID: 9321915, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.3.f421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumEstrenesFluorescent DyesFura-2GadoliniumHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsKidney CortexKidney MedullaKineticsLoop of HenleMembrane PotentialsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPhospholipases APhospholipases A2Potassium ChannelsPyrrolidinonesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsConceptsThick ascending limbMicroM Gd3Phospholipase A2Extracellular Ca2Rat thick ascending limbAddition of thapsigarginEffects of stimulationInflux of Ca2Channel activityPatch-clamp techniquePhospholipase CCell-attached patchesMicroM gadoliniumFura-2Ascending limbFluorescent sodium indicatorIntracellular Ca2Rat kidneyInhibitory effectAcetoxymethyl esterInhibitionStimulationCa2Signaling mechanismSodium indicator