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 micropunctureFiltration rateUrine volumeFractional NaNephron segmentsOverall kidney functionProximal tubule transportProximal tubule functionNHE3 protein expressionExchanger isoform 3HK animalsKCl dietFraction excretionKidney functionHigh dietaryTubule functionKidney microsomesTubule transportAnesthetized animalsProximal tubulesVolume reabsorptionExcretionWestern blotControl diet
2021
Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport III: Impact of low K intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice
Xu S, Li J, Yang L, Wang CJ, Liu T, Weinstein AM, Palmer LG, Wang T. Sex difference in kidney electrolyte transport III: Impact of low K intake on thiazide-sensitive cation excretion in male and female mice. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2021, 473: 1749-1760. PMID: 34455480, PMCID: PMC8528772, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02611-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateFemale miceUrine volumeNaCl cotransporterLow K intakeMeasurement of functionSex differencesNatriuretic responseFractional excretionK intakeTransport protein expressionFiltration rateNCC abundanceNCC expressionRenal clearanceDistal nephronLK dietCation excretionPlasma KNCC proteinNKCC2 expressionWestern blottingProtein expressionMiceFENa
2011
Differential regulation of ROMK (Kir1.1) in distal nephron segments by dietary potassium
Wade JB, Fang L, Coleman RA, Liu J, Grimm PR, Wang T, Welling PA. Differential regulation of ROMK (Kir1.1) in distal nephron segments by dietary potassium. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 300: f1385-f1393. PMID: 21454252, PMCID: PMC3119145, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00592.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal nephronDistal nephron segmentsRenal K secretionROMK knockout miceDietary potassiumExtent of expressionKnockout miceK secretionROMK expressionNephron segmentsNew antibodiesApical labelingPhysiological stimuliNephronROMKAntibodiesROMK channelsApical expressionChannel localizationChannel functionDifferential regulationLarge increaseDCT2Different regulatory mechanismsExtensive pattern