In vivo nuclear translocation of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in rat kidney: differential effect of corticosteroids along the distal tubule
Ackermann D, Gresko N, Carrel M, Loffing-Cueni D, Habermehl D, Gomez-Sanchez C, Rossier B, Loffing J. In vivo nuclear translocation of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in rat kidney: differential effect of corticosteroids along the distal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1473-f1485. PMID: 20861076, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00437.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldosterone-sensitive distal nephronThick ascending limbGlucocorticoid receptorLate distal convoluted tubuleLow-dose corticosterone replacementSegment-specific cellsNuclear translocationDietary NaCl loadingDistal convoluted tubuleKidneys of ratsDehydrogenase type 2Proximal tubule cellsAldosterone replacementMineralocorticoid selectivityPlasma aldosteroneCorticosteroid effectsCorticosterone replacementControl ratsDistal tubulesDistal nephronConvoluted tubulesNaCl loadingCorticosterone levelsAscending limbHigh doses