2018
Lipopolysaccharide stimulates BK channel activity in bladder umbrella cells
Lu M, Li JR, Alvarez-Lugo L, Li Y, Yu S, Li X, Shi B, Chai TC. Lipopolysaccharide stimulates BK channel activity in bladder umbrella cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2018, 314: c643-c653. PMID: 29466671, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00339.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesFemaleLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha SubunitsLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsLipopolysaccharidesLymphocyte Antigen 96Membrane PotentialsMice, Inbred C57BLPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4Urinary BladderUrinary Tract InfectionsUrotheliumConceptsBK channel activityBK channelsChannel activityUmbrella cellsUrinary tract infectionFemale C57BL6 micePotassium channel inhibitorsUropathogenic Escherichia coliProtein kinase ATract infectionsLPS effectsC57BL6 miceBladder urotheliumLamina propriaMin of exposureChannel inhibitorsBacterial infectionsLPS receptorUrothelial tissuesUrothelial cellsUrotheliumLipopolysaccharidePotassium channelsRT-PCRPKA blocker
2017
PD12-05 BIG POTASSIUM CHANNEL (BK) ACTIVITY IN FEMALE MOUSE BLADDER UMBRELLA CELLS IS ENHANCED BY BACTERIAL LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE: AN ACUTE HOST RESPONSE IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) PATHOGENESIS
Lu M, Li J, Li Y, Yu S, Chai T. PD12-05 BIG POTASSIUM CHANNEL (BK) ACTIVITY IN FEMALE MOUSE BLADDER UMBRELLA CELLS IS ENHANCED BY BACTERIAL LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE: AN ACUTE HOST RESPONSE IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) PATHOGENESIS. Journal Of Urology 2017, 197: e267. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.680.Peer-Reviewed Original Research