2003
ROMK is required for expression of the 70-pS K channel in the thick ascending limb
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Wang W, Giebisch G, Hebert SC. ROMK is required for expression of the 70-pS K channel in the thick ascending limb. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2003, 286: f490-f495. PMID: 14600033, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00305.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbBartter's syndromeK dietK channelsAscending limbChannel activityApical K channelsFunctional expressionHypokalemic alkalosisTAL cellsNull miceSK activityHeterozygous miceHeterogeneous disorderMicePotassium recyclingROMKFunction mutationsSyndromeCritical subunitApical conductanceSalt absorptionLimbDietExpression
1997
Nitric oxide-induced hyperpolarization stimulates low-conductance Na+ channel of rat CCD
Lu M, Giebisch G, Wang W. Nitric oxide-induced hyperpolarization stimulates low-conductance Na+ channel of rat CCD. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: f498-f504. PMID: 9140051, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.4.f498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCyclic GMPElectric ConductivityKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingKineticsMembrane PotentialsModels, BiologicalNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePatch-Clamp TechniquesPenicillamineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineSodium ChannelsTime FactorsConceptsL-NAMESodium nitroprussideNitric oxideNitro-L-arginine methyl esterL-NAME-induced decreaseAction of NOL-NAME resultsS-nitroso-N-acetyl penicillamineEffect of NOEffect of SNAPWhole-cell recordingsMicroM sodium nitroprussidePatch-clamp techniqueExogenous NO donorD-NAMENO synthaseMicroM amilorideRat CCDCell recordingsNO donorControl valuesStimulatory effectIndirect actionDependent pathwayHyperpolarization
1996
Protein kinase C stimulates the small-conductance K+ channel in the basolateral membrane of the CCD
Lu M, Wang W. Protein kinase C stimulates the small-conductance K+ channel in the basolateral membrane of the CCD. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 271: f1045-f1051. PMID: 8945999, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1996.271.5.f1045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CCalphostin COkadaic acidKinase CEffect of PKCEffect of okadaicStimulator of PKCChannel activityBasolateral membraneExogenous protein kinase CCell-attached patchesMicroM okadaic acidNM calphostin CNitric oxide synthasesProtein phosphataseMembrane-delimited actionDirect phosphorylationPKC effectsNitric 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