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
2006
Use of transgenic mice in acid-base balance studies.
Cantone A, Wang T, Pica A, Simeoni M, Capasso G. Use of transgenic mice in acid-base balance studies. Journal Of Nephrology 2006, 19 Suppl 9: s121-7. PMID: 16736435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAcid-Base ImbalanceAnimalsCation Transport ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalDNAGene ExpressionKidney TubulesMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicNitric Oxide SynthaseSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsAcid-base statusNitric oxide synthaseTransgenic miceMedullary thick ascending limbProximal tubule transportThick ascending limbSubunit expression levelsPotassium-chloride cotransporterKnockout animal modelsAcid-base balanceKidney regulationTransepithelial HCO3- absorptionNatriuretic responseBlood pressureRenal diseaseOxide synthaseDistal nephronAnimal modelsEndothelial isoformTubule transportBasolateral NHE1Proximal tubulesFunction of pendrinAscending limbHCO3- absorption