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
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
1995
Effects of Glyburide on Renal Tubule Transport and Potassium-Channel Activity
Wang T, Wang W, Klein-Robbenhaar G, Giebisch G. Effects of Glyburide on Renal Tubule Transport and Potassium-Channel Activity. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research 1995, 18: 169-182. PMID: 7481068, DOI: 10.1159/000173914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbRenal tubule transportEffects of glyburideCortical collecting tubuleK channel activityPatch-clamp techniqueApical K channelsPotassium channel activityElectrolyte excretionRenal clearanceK secretionTubule transportCollecting tubuleAscending limbGlyburideApical membraneK channelsK recyclingTransport of NaKaliuresis