2020
Role of potassium channels in female reproductive system
Kim J, Song K, Xu B, Wang T. Role of potassium channels in female reproductive system. Obstetrics & Gynecology Science 2020, 63: 565-576. PMID: 32838485, PMCID: PMC7494774, DOI: 10.5468/ogs.20064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotassium channelsFemale reproductive systemSulfonylurea receptorVoltage-gated (KvGonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronsEndothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factorSmall-conductance KCaHypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axisFunction of potassium channelsReproductive systemProduction of progesteroneLuteal granulosa cellsRegulation of hormone releaseUterine quiescenceMyometrial contractionsInward rectifierSecretion of nitric oxideHormone neuronsHyperpolarizing factorResistance arteriesGranulosa cellsChannel activityHormone releaseLate pregnancySmall-conductance
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
2002
Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Yang X, Dong K, Knepper MA, Wang W, Giebisch G, Shull GE, Hebert SC. Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 37881-37887. PMID: 12130653, PMCID: PMC4426997, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206644200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBartter SyndromeBase SequenceCell MembraneDisease Models, AnimalDNA PrimersGene Expression RegulationGenotypeHumansKidneyKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingMiceMice, KnockoutPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium ChlorideSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsSurvival AnalysisConceptsThick ascending limbSK channel activityROMK null miceBartter's syndromeNull miceSK channelsAscending limbChannel activityExtracellular volume depletionROMK geneCortical collecting ductsWild-type littermatesAbsorption/secretionROMK knockout miceNull mice exhibitPatch-clamp analysisSmall conductanceSignificant hydronephrosisRenal morphologyVolume depletionKnockout miceMice exhibitSyndromeCollecting ductsNaCl reabsorption
1998
Renal and intestinal absorptive defects in mice lacking the NHE3 Na+/H+ exchanger
Schultheis P, Clarke L, Meneton P, Miller M, Soleimani M, Gawenis L, Riddle T, Duffy J, Doetschman T, Wang T, Giebisch G, Aronson P, Lorenz J, Shull G. Renal and intestinal absorptive defects in mice lacking the NHE3 Na+/H+ exchanger. Nature Genetics 1998, 19: 282-285. PMID: 9662405, DOI: 10.1038/969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-base balanceAbsorptive defectsNHE3-deficient miceFluid volume homeostasisRenal proximalSlight diarrheaPlasma aldosteroneBlood pressureHomozygous mutant miceExchanger mRNANHE2 isoformsBlood analysisMutant miceCompensatory mechanismsFluid absorptionNHE3 functionVolume homeostasisMiceDistribution of NHE3Cl-/HCO3Channel activityNHE3KidneyATPase mRNAIntestine