Proximal tubule specific knockout of the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3: effects on bicarbonate absorption and ammonium excretion
Li H, Du Z, Barone S, Rubera I, McDonough A, Tauc M, Zahedi K, Wang T, Soleimani M. Proximal tubule specific knockout of the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3: effects on bicarbonate absorption and ammonium excretion. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2013, 91: 951-963. PMID: 23508938, PMCID: PMC3730089, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa+/H+ exchanger NHE3Proximal convoluted tubulesKO miceMetabolic acidosisBicarbonate reabsorptionDays of acid loadingIsolated proximal convoluted tubulesConvoluted tubulesIn vitro microperfusion studyCompared to WT miceNHE3 knockout miceProximal tubule NHE3Acid loadNH4Cl acid loadMild metabolic acidosisWT miceNHE3Microperfusion studiesKnockout miceBicarbonate absorptionMutant miceVolume reabsorptionFloxed miceNH4Cl loadingTransgenic mice