2016
Hydronephrosis and Urinary Bladder Hypertrophy in ROMK Bartter's Mouse
Kim J, Guo X, Hu H, Xu S, Wang T. Hydronephrosis and Urinary Bladder Hypertrophy in ROMK Bartter's Mouse. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1224.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThickness of urotheliumKO miceROMK expressionBladder capacityBladder weightWT miceKnockout miceRenal outer medullary potassium channelLuminal membraneROMK knockout miceUrinary bladder hypertrophyLow K intakeWestern blottingLow potassium dietSmooth muscle layerMonths of ageNormal KBladder hypertrophyDetrusor muscleMouse bladderBartter's syndromePotassium dietK intakeROMKUrinary bladderExpression of KCNJ1 (ROMK) in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Han J, Lee S, Ishikawa Y, Guo X, Xu S, Wang T. Expression of KCNJ1 (ROMK) in the Gastrointestinal Tract. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1224.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchROMK expressionDistal colonMRNA expressionKO miceRenal outer medullary potassium channelEpithelial cellsGI tractGastric acid secretionGastrointestinal (GI) tractHK intakeROMK channelsWT miceDistal nephronReal-time PCRApical membraneROMKPotassium channelsAcid secretionParietal cellsIF stainingRenal tubulesQ-PCR dataEsophagusDiet animalsGastrointestinal tract
2011
Renal outer medullary potassium channel knockout models reveal thick ascending limb function and dysfunction
Wang T. Renal outer medullary potassium channel knockout models reveal thick ascending limb function and dysfunction. Clinical And Experimental Nephrology 2011, 16: 49-54. PMID: 22038261, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-011-0495-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbIon transporter expressionRenal outer medullary potassium channelBartter's syndromeInward rectifier potassium channelPotassium channelsSmall-conductance K channelsROMK null miceMedullary thick ascending limbType II Bartter's syndromeSimilar phenotypeMammalian kidneyApical membraneK channelsROMK knockout miceKnockout modelsChannel activityChannel mutationsRenal functionLimb functionNull micePhysiological conditionsSalt wastingTransporter expressionPathophysiological conditions