2019
Bladder urothelial BK channel activity is a critical mediator for innate immune response in urinary tract infection pathogenesis
Yeh J, Lu M, Alvarez-Lugo L, Chai TC. Bladder urothelial BK channel activity is a critical mediator for innate immune response in urinary tract infection pathogenesis. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2019, 316: f617-f623. PMID: 30648906, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00554.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionInnate immune responseImmune responseBK channel activityUrinary tract infection pathogenesisChannel activityFemale C57BL/6 miceInflammatory protein-2Voltage-gated potassium channelsUropathogenic Escherichia coliInhibitor iberiotoxinUPEC exposureUTI pathogenesisInflammatory biomarkersTract infectionsC57BL/6 miceIL-6Urinary biomarkersUrinary changesBiomarker levelsInfection pathogenesisUrine specimensProtein 10LPS inoculationSame biomarkers
2000
Two Types of K+ Channels are Present in the Apical Membrane of the Thick Ascending Limb of the Mouse Kidney
Lu M, Wang W. Two Types of K+ Channels are Present in the Apical Membrane of the Thick Ascending Limb of the Mouse Kidney. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research 2000, 23: 75-82. PMID: 10765108, DOI: 10.1159/000025957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBariumBiophysical PhenomenaBiophysicsCell MembraneCytosolElectrophysiologyIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsKidneyMembrane PotentialsMicePatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsTetraethylammonium
1996
Effect of angiotensin II on the apical K+ channel in the thick ascending limb of the rat kidney.
Lu M, Zhu Y, Balazy M, Reddy K, Falck J, Wang W. Effect of angiotensin II on the apical K+ channel in the thick ascending limb of the rat kidney. The Journal Of General Physiology 1996, 108: 537-547. PMID: 8972391, PMCID: PMC2229337, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.108.6.537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsCell MembraneCytochrome P-450 Enzyme InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsIn Vitro TechniquesLoop of HenleNaphthalenesNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterPatch-Clamp TechniquesPenicillaminePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineSodiumConceptsEffect of AIIThick ascending limbAngiotensin IIControl valuesInhibitory effectChannel activityAscending limbRat kidneyL-arginine methyl esterArachidonic acidStimulatory effectExogenous nitric oxide donorNM angiotensin IIMicroM NG-nitroNitric oxide synthaseMajor AA metaboliteNitric oxide donorMicroM calphostin CPatch-clamp techniqueP450-dependent pathwayL-NAMENG-nitroCell-attached patchesOxide synthaseP450 metabolitesCytochrome P-450 metabolites mediate extracellular Ca(2+)-induced inhibition of apical K+ channels in the TAL
Wang W, Lu M, Hebert S. Cytochrome P-450 metabolites mediate extracellular Ca(2+)-induced inhibition of apical K+ channels in the TAL. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 271: c103-c111. PMID: 8760035, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.1.c103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCalciumCell MembraneCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemExtracellular SpaceFatty Acids, UnsaturatedIn Vitro TechniquesLoop of HenleNeomycinPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsThick ascending limbCell-attached patchesChannel activityProtein kinase CCytochrome PArachidonic acidControl valuesInhibitory effectPatch-clamp techniqueEffects of neomycinCalphostin CMicroM neomycinExtracellular Ca2Ascending limbAddition of phorbolRat kidneyChannel open probabilityTAL tubulesNM calphostin CInhibition of PKC