2023
High dietary K+ intake inhibits proximal tubule transport
Wang T, Liu T, Xu S, Frindt G, Weinstein A, Palmer L. High dietary K+ intake inhibits proximal tubule transport. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2023, 325: f224-f234. PMID: 37318989, PMCID: PMC10396284, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00013.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateFree-flow micropunctureUrine volumeFractional excretion of Na<sup>+</sup>Proximal tubulesFiltration rateFractional NaNephron segmentsExcretion of Na<sup>+</sup>Dietary K<sup>+</sup>NHE3 protein expressionExchanger isoform 3Increased urine volumeIncreased fractional excretionVolume reabsorptionAbsolute NaKidney functionProtein expressionIsoform 3PT transportAnesthetized animalsReabsorptionWestern blottingRatsExcretion
2021
Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateGlomerulotubular balanceRenal cyst formationCyst formationReceptor 1 antagonistPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney weightUntreated miceDA1 antagonistControl miceKidney diseaseFiltration rateFractional reabsorptionCystic indexMouse modelCyst growthConditional KOHCO3- absorptionHeterozygous miceSame antagonistsMicePT transportAntagonistEpithelial ciliaHCO3- transportDeletion of Cdh16 Ksp-cadherin leads to a developmental delay in the ability to maximally concentrate urine in mouse
Thomson R, Dynia DW, Burlein S, Thomson BR, Booth C, Knauf F, Wang T, Aronson P. Deletion of Cdh16 Ksp-cadherin leads to a developmental delay in the ability to maximally concentrate urine in mouse. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2021, 320: f1106-f1122. PMID: 33938239, PMCID: PMC8285649, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00556.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKsp-cadherinCell adhesion moleculeAtypical memberKidney developmentMammalian kidneyAdult mammalian kidneyBasolateral membraneNormal kidney developmentEpithelial cellsAdhesion moleculesMutant animalsExpression analysisSpecific expressionE-cadherin expressionWestern blot analysisEpithelial phenotypePrincipal proteinE-cadherinBlot analysisMouse linesAquaporin-2CadherinCritical roleDevelopmental delayKnockout mice
2019
Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport II: impact of K+ intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice
Li J, Xu S, Yang L, Yang J, Wang CJ, Weinstein AM, Palmer LG, Wang T. Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport II: impact of K+ intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2019, 317: f967-f977. PMID: 31390232, PMCID: PMC6843050, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00125.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHK dietCation excretionWT animalsFemale animalsMale animalsSex differencesRenal clearance experimentsGlomerular filtration rateR KO miceExchanger isoform 3Distal NaHK intakeWestern blot analysisFractional excretionUrine volumeFiltration rateFemale miceKO miceNHE3 abundanceClearance experimentsNCC abundanceLittle sex differenceKnockout miceENaC expressionExcretion
2017
Gender difference in kidney electrolyte transport. I. Role of AT1a receptor in thiazide-sensitive Na+-Cl− cotransporter activity and expression in male and female mice
Li J, Hatano R, Xu S, Wan L, Yang L, Weinstein AM, Palmer L, Wang T. Gender difference in kidney electrolyte transport. I. Role of AT1a receptor in thiazide-sensitive Na+-Cl− cotransporter activity and expression in male and female mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2017, 313: f505-f513. PMID: 28566500, PMCID: PMC5582908, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00087.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsDiuresisFemaleHydrochlorothiazideKidneyMaleMice, KnockoutNatriuresisPhenotypeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Receptors, DrugSex CharacteristicsSodium Chloride SymportersSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 3ConceptsUrine volumeKO miceCotransporter activityRenal clearance experimentsReceptor knockout miceGlomerular filtration rateBolus intravenous injectionDelivery of NaClNCC protein expressionGender differencesFiltration rateFemale miceAT1A receptorClearance experimentsKO animalsIntravenous injectionNCC expressionDistal nephronFractional NaKnockout miceMale KOProximal tubulesHCTZMiceNHE3 expression
2013
Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation
Pluznick JL, Protzko RJ, Gevorgyan H, Peterlin Z, Sipos A, Han J, Brunet I, Wan LX, Rey F, Wang T, Firestein SJ, Yanagisawa M, Gordon JI, Eichmann A, Peti-Peterdi J, Caplan MJ. Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 4410-4415. PMID: 23401498, PMCID: PMC3600440, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215927110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-chain fatty acidsRenin secretionBlood pressureGut microbiotaG protein-coupled receptor 41Acute hypotensive responseRenal juxtaglomerular apparatusSmall resistance vesselsMicrobiota-derived signalsModulate blood pressureBlood pressure regulationWild-type miceSmooth muscle cellsG protein-coupled receptorsGPR41 expressionOlfactory receptorsHypotensive responseProtein-coupled receptorsSCFA receptorsResistance vesselsJuxtaglomerular apparatusAntibiotic treatmentOlfr78Receptor 41Knockout mice
2009
Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds
Dvoryanchikov G, Sinclair M, Perea‐Martinez I, Wang T, Chaudhari N. Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 517: 1-14. PMID: 19708028, PMCID: PMC3104395, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGap JunctionsGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryKidneyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeurogliaPhospholipase C betaPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingProtein IsoformsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTaste BudsTight JunctionsConceptsTaste budsTaste cellsTight junctionsHyperpolarized resting membrane potentialInwardly rectifying K channelsMouse taste budsRT-PCRApical tight junctionsMouse taste cellsInward rectifier channelsFungiform taste budsReverse-transcription polymerase chain reactionGlial cell markersQuantitative (q)RT-PCRGlial-like cellsROMK mRNAApical tipExtracellular K(+Rectifier channelsCell markersPolymerase chain reactionK channelsTransgenic miceAction potentialsBudsFunctional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney
Pluznick JL, Zou DJ, Zhang X, Yan Q, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Eisner C, Wells E, Greer CA, Wang T, Firestein S, Schnermann J, Caplan MJ. Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2059-2064. PMID: 19174512, PMCID: PMC2644163, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812859106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration ratePlasma renin levelsMacula densa cellsCOX-2 expressionRenal distal nephronOlfactory G-proteinMDS cell linesOlfactory receptorsRenin levelsRenin secretionFiltration rateNNOS activityTubuloglomerular feedbackDistal nephronOlfactory epitheliumRenal tubulesGFR regulationAdenylate cyclaseG proteinsCell linesSensory roleKidneyFunctional expressionOlfactionExpression
2007
Transgenic RNAi Depletion of Claudin-16 and the Renal Handling of Magnesium*
Hou J, Shan Q, Wang T, Gomes A, Yan Q, Paul D, Bleich M, Goodenough D. Transgenic RNAi Depletion of Claudin-16 and the Renal Handling of Magnesium*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 17114-17122. PMID: 17442678, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700632200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClaudin-16Tight junction proteinsTight junction proteins claudin-16Junction proteinsRenal handlingTight junctionsRenal handling of magnesiumRenal wasting of magnesiumParacellular ion reabsorptionHandling of magnesiumKnock-downFamilial hypomagnesemiaRenal functionElectrolyte disordersCation channelsTarget of drug developmentAscending limbMouse modelFHHNCParacellular cation channelsControl of ion homeostasisRenal controlIn vivo analysisIon reabsorptionNephrocalcinosisNHE3 phosphorylation at serines 552 and 605 does not directly affect NHE3 activity
Kocinsky HS, Dynia DW, Wang T, Aronson PS. NHE3 phosphorylation at serines 552 and 605 does not directly affect NHE3 activity. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2007, 293: f212-f218. PMID: 17409282, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00042.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineAnimalsCells, CulturedColforsinCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelKidneyKidney Tubules, ProximalMaleMicrovilliParathyroid HormonePhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySerineSodiumSodium RadioisotopesSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersStimulation, ChemicalConceptsSerine 552NHE3 phosphorylationNHE3 activityMicrovillar membrane vesiclesPhosphorylation of NHE3Direct phosphorylationPhosphospecific antibodiesSprague-Dawley ratsExchanger type 3PKA activationMembrane vesiclesSite-specific changesPhosphorylationTransport activityOpossum kidney cellsParathyroid hormoneIntravenous infusionRat modelExchange activityKidney cellsOKP cellsNHE3 inhibitionPKACell modelExact role
2003
Distribution and regulation of expression of serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐induced kinase‐1 in the rat kidney
de la Rosa D, Coric T, Todorovic N, Shao D, Wang T, Canessa C. Distribution and regulation of expression of serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐induced kinase‐1 in the rat kidney. The Journal Of Physiology 2003, 551: 455-466. PMID: 12816971, PMCID: PMC2343216, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.042903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenalectomyAldosteroneAnimalsAntibodiesAntibody SpecificityBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEpithelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlucocorticoidsImmediate-Early ProteinsImmunoblottingIn Vitro TechniquesIsoenzymesKidneyKidney TubulesMicroscopy, FluorescenceNuclear ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNASubcellular FractionsTransfectionConceptsGlucocorticoid-induced kinase 1Kinase 1Ion channelsRegulation of expressionConstitutive high expressionBasolateral membraneRenal epithelial cellsSubcellular localizationLevel of expressionRegulation of levelsEpithelial ion channelsSGK1 proteinMammalian kidneyApical membraneDirect interactionSGK1Epithelial cellsWestern blottingHigh expressionExpressionExpression of SGK1ProteinRat kidneyTransportersPhysiological changesThe Effects of the Potassium Channel Opener Minoxidil on Renal Electrolytes Transport in the Loop of Henle
Wang T. The Effects of the Potassium Channel Opener Minoxidil on Renal Electrolytes Transport in the Loop of Henle. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2003, 304: 833-840. PMID: 12538840, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.043380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoop of HenleUrine volumeIn vivo microperfusion techniquesCa(2+ATP-sensitive potassium channelsRenal electrolyte transportK channel openerPotassium channel opener minoxidilGlomerular filtration rateApical K(+Fractional Na(+Natriuretic effectAntinatriuretic actionsRenal clearanceFiltration ratePotassium channelsUrinary excretionIncreased fluidAscending limbIntravenous injectionBlood pressureMicroperfusion techniqueHenlePerfusion fluidDecreased Na(+
2002
Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Yang X, Dong K, Knepper MA, Wang W, Giebisch G, Shull GE, Hebert SC. Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 37881-37887. PMID: 12130653, PMCID: PMC4426997, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206644200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBartter SyndromeBase SequenceCell MembraneDisease Models, AnimalDNA PrimersGene Expression RegulationGenotypeHumansKidneyKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingMiceMice, KnockoutPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium ChlorideSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsSurvival AnalysisConceptsThick ascending limbSK channel activityROMK null miceBartter's syndromeNull miceSK channelsAscending limbChannel activityExtracellular volume depletionROMK geneCortical collecting ductsWild-type littermatesAbsorption/secretionROMK knockout miceNull mice exhibitPatch-clamp analysisSmall conductanceSignificant hydronephrosisRenal morphologyVolume depletionKnockout miceMice exhibitSyndromeCollecting ductsNaCl reabsorptionUse of transgenic animals to study renal acid-base transport.
Wang T, Giebisch G, Aronson PS. Use of transgenic animals to study renal acid-base transport. Journal Of Nephrology 2002, 15 Suppl 5: s151-60. PMID: 12027214.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsAcid-base transportSpecific transporter isoformsSuch knockout miceRenal acid-base transportRenal acid-base homeostasisTransgenic miceTransporter isoformsPump subunitsTransgenic animalsKnockout micePhysiological roleATPase isoformsTransport deficiencyMolecular levelAcid-base homeostasisIsoformsAdaptive mechanismsCarbonic anhydraseCompensatory-adaptive mechanismsUseful experimental modelTransportersRegulatory mediatorsNHE isoformsNitric oxideExperimental model
1998
Renal and intestinal absorptive defects in mice lacking the NHE3 Na+/H+ exchanger
Schultheis P, Clarke L, Meneton P, Miller M, Soleimani M, Gawenis L, Riddle T, Duffy J, Doetschman T, Wang T, Giebisch G, Aronson P, Lorenz J, Shull G. Renal and intestinal absorptive defects in mice lacking the NHE3 Na+/H+ exchanger. Nature Genetics 1998, 19: 282-285. PMID: 9662405, DOI: 10.1038/969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-base balanceAbsorptive defectsNHE3-deficient miceFluid volume homeostasisRenal proximalSlight diarrheaPlasma aldosteroneBlood pressureHomozygous mutant miceExchanger mRNANHE2 isoformsBlood analysisMutant miceCompensatory mechanismsFluid absorptionNHE3 functionVolume homeostasisMiceDistribution of NHE3Cl-/HCO3Channel activityNHE3KidneyATPase mRNAIntestine
1997
Nitric oxide regulates HCO3- and Na+ transport by a cGMP-mediated mechanism in the kidney proximal tubule
Wang T. Nitric oxide regulates HCO3- and Na+ transport by a cGMP-mediated mechanism in the kidney proximal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: f242-f248. PMID: 9124402, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.2.f242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney proximal tubulesS-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamineSodium nitroprussideProximal tubulesL-NAMEGuanylate cyclase inhibitor methyleneN(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl esterBlood pressureNitric oxideNa+ transportStimulatory effect of sodium nitroprussideN(G)-nitro-L-arginineNitric oxide synthase inhibitorCGMP-mediated mechanismAddition of L-NAMEIncreased urine flow rateGlomerular filtration rateEffects of sodium nitroprussideMean blood pressureUrine flow rateEffects of nitric oxideRenal excretion of NaExcretion of NaRenal hemodynamicsEffects of NO