2010
Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule
Weinbaum S, Duan Y, Satlin L, Wang T, Weinstein A. Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1220-f1236. PMID: 20810611, PMCID: PMC3006307, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical collecting ductCa(2+) signalingProximal tubulesModulation of Na(+Stretch-activated ion channelsDistal nephronRenal epitheliumWater reabsorptionRenal tubulesGlomerulotubular balanceInner earEndothelial cellsIon channelsHair cellsIntracellular signalingBone cellsCa(2TubulesPrimary ciliaIntracellular cytoskeletonCellsShear stressHydrodynamic forcesApical structuresFluid shear stress
2006
Maxi-K channels contribute to urinary potassium excretion in the ROMK-deficient mouse model of Type II Bartter's syndrome and in adaptation to a high-K diet
Bailey M, Cantone A, Yan Q, MacGregor G, Leng Q, Amorim J, Wang T, Hebert S, Giebisch G, Malnic G. Maxi-K channels contribute to urinary potassium excretion in the ROMK-deficient mouse model of Type II Bartter's syndrome and in adaptation to a high-K diet. Kidney International 2006, 70: 51-59. PMID: 16710355, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBartter SyndromeBiological TransportDietDisease Models, AnimalHypokalemiaKidney Tubules, DistalLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsLoop of HenleMiceMice, Mutant StrainsPeptidesPotassiumPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium, DietaryConceptsCortical collecting ductLate distal tubuleType II Bartter syndromeRenal potassium wastingMaxi-K channelsPotassium secretionDistal tubulesBartter's syndromePotassium wastingPotassium excretionIberiotoxin (IBTX)-sensitiveRenal potassium lossSalt-wasting disorderUrinary potassium excretionWild-type miceRenal potassium excretionFree-flow micropunctureDistal convoluted tubuleIncreased renal potassium excretionHigh-K dietLoop of HenleROMK-deficientPersistent hypokalemiaROMK channelsMaxi-K