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 ResearchConceptsK channelsApical membraneInhibition of K secretionApical K channelsRenal tubule transportCortical collecting tubuleK channel activityPatch-clamp techniquePotassium channel activityEffect of glyburideTubule transportK secretionRenal clearanceElectrolyte excretionPotassium channelsTransport of NaAscending limbGlyburideInhibit transportK recyclingKaliuresisHenleMicroperfusionTubulesExcretion