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Laghmani K. Protein Quality Control of NKCC2 in Bartter Syndrome and Blood Pressure Regulation. Cells 2024; 13:818. [PMID: 38786040 PMCID: PMC11120568 DOI: 10.3390/cells13100818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Mutations in NKCC2 generate antenatal Bartter syndrome type 1 (type 1 BS), a life-threatening salt-losing nephropathy characterized by arterial hypotension, as well as electrolyte abnormalities. In contrast to the genetic inactivation of NKCC2, inappropriate increased NKCC2 activity has been associated with salt-sensitive hypertension. Given the importance of NKCC2 in salt-sensitive hypertension and the pathophysiology of prenatal BS, studying the molecular regulation of this Na-K-2Cl cotransporter has attracted great interest. Therefore, several studies have addressed various aspects of NKCC2 regulation, such as phosphorylation and post-Golgi trafficking. However, the regulation of this cotransporter at the pre-Golgi level remained unknown for years. Similar to several transmembrane proteins, export from the ER appears to be the rate-limiting step in the cotransporter's maturation and trafficking to the plasma membrane. The most compelling evidence comes from patients with type 5 BS, the most severe form of prenatal BS, in whom NKCC2 is not detectable in the apical membrane of thick ascending limb (TAL) cells due to ER retention and ER-associated degradation (ERAD) mechanisms. In addition, type 1 BS is one of the diseases linked to ERAD pathways. In recent years, several molecular determinants of NKCC2 export from the ER and protein quality control have been identified. The aim of this review is therefore to summarize recent data regarding the protein quality control of NKCC2 and to discuss their potential implications in BS and blood pressure regulation.
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- Kamel Laghmani
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France;
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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Frachon N, Demaretz S, Seaayfan E, Chelbi L, Bakhos-Douaihy D, Laghmani K. AUP1 Regulates the Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation and Polyubiquitination of NKCC2. Cells 2024; 13:389. [PMID: 38474353 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Inactivating mutations of kidney Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC2 lead to antenatal Bartter syndrome (BS) type 1, a life-threatening salt-losing tubulopathy. We previously reported that this serious inherited renal disease is linked to the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway. The purpose of this work is to characterize further the ERAD machinery of NKCC2. Here, we report the identification of ancient ubiquitous protein 1 (AUP1) as a novel interactor of NKCC2 ER-resident form in renal cells. AUP1 is also an interactor of the ER lectin OS9, a key player in the ERAD of NKCC2. Similar to OS9, AUP1 co-expression decreased the amount of total NKCC2 protein by enhancing the ER retention and associated protein degradation of the cotransporter. Blocking the ERAD pathway with the proteasome inhibitor MG132 or the α-mannosidase inhibitor kifunensine fully abolished the AUP1 effect on NKCC2. Importantly, AUP1 knock-down or inhibition by overexpressing its dominant negative form strikingly decreased NKCC2 polyubiquitination and increased the protein level of the cotransporter. Interestingly, AUP1 co-expression produced a more profound impact on NKCC2 folding mutants. Moreover, AUP1 also interacted with the related kidney cotransporter NCC and downregulated its expression, strongly indicating that AUP1 is a common regulator of sodium-dependent chloride cotransporters. In conclusion, our data reveal the presence of an AUP1-mediated pathway enhancing the polyubiquitination and ERAD of NKCC2. The characterization and selective regulation of specific ERAD constituents of NKCC2 and its pathogenic mutants could open new avenues in the therapeutic strategies for type 1 BS treatment.
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- Nadia Frachon
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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Lindner ML, Lohmeyer JL, Adam EH, Zacharowski K, Weber CF. [Mechanisms of action and clinical application of diuretics in intensive care medicine]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2023; 72:757-770. [PMID: 37768358 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-023-01338-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The paired kidneys play a significant role in the human body due to the multitude of physiological tasks. Complex biochemical processes keep the sensitive electrolyte and water balance stable and thus ensure the organism's ability to adapt to exogenous and endogenous factors, which is essential for survival. The drug class of diuretics includes substances with very differing pharmacological characteristics. The functioning of the nephron is therefore indispensable for a deeper understanding of the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and side effect profile of diuretics. In the treatment of acute heart failure with pulmonary congestion, certain diuretics represent an important therapeutic option to counteract hypervolemia and thus an increase in preload. According to current data, diuretics have no proven benefits in the treatment or prevention of acute kidney injury but they can counteract hypervolemia and under certain conditions even reduce the use of renal replacement procedures.
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- M-L Lindner
- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin, Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH, Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek, Alphonsstraße 14, 22043, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv‑, Notfall-, und Schmerzmedizin, Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 1, 22763, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin, Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH, Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek, Alphonsstraße 14, 22043, Hamburg, Deutschland
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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Boyarko B, Podvin S, Greenberg B, Momper JD, Huang Y, Gerwick WH, Bang AG, Quinti L, Griciuc A, Kim DY, Tanzi RE, Feldman HH, Hook V. Evaluation of bumetanide as a potential therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1190402. [PMID: 37601062 PMCID: PMC10436590 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1190402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Therapeutics discovery and development for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been an area of intense research to alleviate memory loss and the underlying pathogenic processes. Recent drug discovery approaches have utilized in silico computational strategies for drug candidate selection which has opened the door to repurposing drugs for AD. Computational analysis of gene expression signatures of patients stratified by the APOE4 risk allele of AD led to the discovery of the FDA-approved drug bumetanide as a top candidate agent that reverses APOE4 transcriptomic brain signatures and improves memory deficits in APOE4 animal models of AD. Bumetanide is a loop diuretic which inhibits the kidney Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter isoform, NKCC2, for the treatment of hypertension and edema in cardiovascular, liver, and renal disease. Electronic health record data revealed that patients exposed to bumetanide have lower incidences of AD by 35%-70%. In the brain, bumetanide has been proposed to antagonize the NKCC1 isoform which mediates cellular uptake of chloride ions. Blocking neuronal NKCC1 leads to a decrease in intracellular chloride and thus promotes GABAergic receptor mediated hyperpolarization, which may ameliorate disease conditions associated with GABAergic-mediated depolarization. NKCC1 is expressed in neurons and in all brain cells including glia (oligodendrocytes, microglia, and astrocytes) and the vasculature. In consideration of bumetanide as a repurposed drug for AD, this review evaluates its pharmaceutical properties with respect to its estimated brain levels across doses that can improve neurologic disease deficits of animal models to distinguish between NKCC1 and non-NKCC1 mechanisms. The available data indicate that bumetanide efficacy may occur at brain drug levels that are below those required for inhibition of the NKCC1 transporter which implicates non-NKCC1 brain mechansims for improvement of brain dysfunctions and memory deficits. Alternatively, peripheral bumetanide mechanisms may involve cells outside the central nervous system (e.g., in epithelia and the immune system). Clinical bumetanide doses for improved neurological deficits are reviewed. Regardless of mechanism, the efficacy of bumetanide to improve memory deficits in the APOE4 model of AD and its potential to reduce the incidence of AD provide support for clinical investigation of bumetanide as a repurposed AD therapeutic agent.
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- Ben Boyarko
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Departments of Neurology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics, Sanford Burnham Prebys, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Genetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosciences and Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States
- Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Department of Neurosciences and Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States
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Delpire E, Koumangoye R. NKCC1 in human diseases: is the SLC12A2 gene haploinsufficient? Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2023; 325:C385-C390. [PMID: 37399495 PMCID: PMC10393318 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00238.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Mutations in the SLC12A2 gene, which encodes the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter-1 (NKCC1), are linked to various conditions such as neurodevelopmental deficits, deafness, and fluid secretion in different epithelia. Cases of complete NKCC1 deficiency in young patients are straightforward, leading to clinical presentations that overlap with the phenotypes observed in NKCC1 knockout mouse models. However, cases involving deleterious variants in one allele are more difficult, as the clinical presentation is variable, and the cause-effect relationship is not always clear. For instance, we worked on a single patient's case from multiple angles and published six related papers to convince ourselves of the cause-and-effect relationship between her NKCC1 mutation and her clinical presentations. The cluster of mutations in a small portion of the carboxyl terminus and its association with deafness point to a cause-and-effect relationship, even if the molecular mechanism is unknown. Overall, the preponderance of evidence suggests that the SLC12A2 gene is a human disease-causing and likely haploinsufficient gene that requires further investigation.
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- Eric Delpire
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Nakagawa Y, Kaseda R, Suzuki Y, Watanabe H, Otsuka T, Yamamoto S, Kaneko Y, Goto S, Terada Y, Haishi T, Sasaki S, Narita I. Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Impairment of the Counter-current Multiplication System in Diabetic Mice Kidney. KIDNEY360 2023; 4:582-590. [PMID: 36963113 PMCID: PMC10278814 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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Key Points 23Na MRI allows us to noninvasively assess sodium distribution. We propose the utility of 23Na MRI for evaluating functional changes in diabetic kidney disease and not as a marker reflecting structural damage. 23Na MRI may be an early marker for structures beyond the glomeruli, enabling prompt intervention with novel efficacious tubule-targeting therapies. Background Sodium magnetic resonance imaging can noninvasively assess sodium distribution, specifically sodium concentration in the countercurrent multiplication system in the kidney, which forms a sodium concentration gradient from the cortex to the medulla, enabling efficient water reabsorption. This study aimed to investigate whether sodium magnetic resonance imaging can detect changes in sodium concentrations under normal conditions in mice and in disease models, such as a mouse model with diabetes mellitus. Methods We performed sodium and proton nuclear magnetic resonance imaging using a 9.4-T vertical standard-bore superconducting magnet. Results A condition of deep anesthesia, with widened breath intervals, or furosemide administration in 6-week-old C57BL/6JJcl mice showed a decrease in both tissue sodium concentrations in the medulla and sodium concentration gradients from the cortex to the medulla. Furthermore, sodium magnetic resonance imaging revealed reductions in the sodium concentration in the medulla and in the gradient from the cortex to the medulla in BKS.Cg-Leprdb+/+ Leprdb/Jcl mice at very early type 2 diabetes mellitus stages compared with corresponding control BKS.Cg-m+/m+/Jcl mice. Conclusions The kidneys of BKS.Cg-Leprdb+/+ Leprdb/Jcl mice aged 6 weeks showed impairments in the countercurrent multiplication system. We propose the utility of 23Na MRI for evaluating functional changes in diabetic kidney disease and not as a marker that reflects structural damage. Thus, 23Na MRI may be a potentially very early marker for structures beyond the glomerulus; this may prompt intervention with novel efficacious tubule-targeting therapies.
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- Yusuke Nakagawa
- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- MRTechnology Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Health Sciences at Narita, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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Cai L, Wang D, Gui T, Wang X, Zhao L, Boron WF, Chen LM, Liu Y. Dietary sodium enhances the expression of SLC4 family transporters, IRBIT, L-IRBIT, and PP1 in rat kidney: Insights into the molecular mechanism for renal sodium handling. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1154694. [PMID: 37082243 PMCID: PMC10111226 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1154694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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The kidney plays a central role in maintaining the fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in the body. Bicarbonate transporters NBCn1, NBCn2, and AE2 are expressed at the basolateral membrane of the medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL). In a previous study, NBCn1, NBCn2, and AE2 are proposed to play as a regulatory pathway to decrease NaCl reabsorption in the mTAL under high salt condition. When heterologously expressed, the activity of these transporters could be stimulated by the InsP3R binding protein released with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IRBIT), L-IRBIT (collectively the IRBITs), or protein phosphatase PP1. In the present study, we characterized by immunofluorescence the expression and localization of the IRBITs, and PP1 in rat kidney. Our data showed that the IRBITs were predominantly expressed from the mTAL through the distal renal tubules. PP1 was predominantly expressed in the TAL, but is also present in high abundance from the distal convoluted tubule through the medullary collecting duct. Western blotting analyses showed that the abundances of NBCn1, NBCn2, and AE2 as well as the IRBITs and PP1 were greatly upregulated in rat kidney by dietary sodium. Co-immunoprecipitation study provided the evidence for protein interaction between NBCn1 and L-IRBIT in rat kidney. Taken together, our data suggest that the IRBITs and PP1 play an important role in sodium handling in the kidney. We propose that the IRBITs and PP1 stimulates NBCn1, NBCn2, and AE2 in the basolateral mTAL to inhibit sodium reabsorption under high sodium condition. Our study provides important insights into understanding the molecular mechanism for the regulation of sodium homeostasis in the body.
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- Lu Cai
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- *Correspondence: Li-Ming Chen, ; Ying Liu,
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- *Correspondence: Li-Ming Chen, ; Ying Liu,
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Ares GR. Ubiquitination of NKCC2 by the cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase family in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2023; 324:F315-F328. [PMID: 36727946 PMCID: PMC9988521 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00079.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TAL) mediates NaCl reabsorption. cGMP, the second messenger of nitric oxide and atrial natriuretic peptide, inhibits NKCC2 activity by stimulating NKCC2 ubiquitination and decreasing surface NKCC2 levels. Among the E3 ubiquitin ligase families, the cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase (CRL) family is the largest. Cullins are molecular scaffold proteins that recruit multiple subunits to form the CRL complex. We hypothesized that a CRL complex mediates the cGMP-dependent increase in NKCC2 ubiquitination in TALs. Cullin-1, cullin-2, cullin-3, cullin-4A, and cullin-5 were expressed at the protein level, whereas the other members of the cullin family were expressed at the mRNA level, in rat TALs. CRL complex activity is regulated by neuronal precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated protein 8 (Nedd8) to cullins, a process called neddylation. Inhibition of cullin neddylation blunted the cGMP-dependent increase in ubiquitinated NKCC2 while increasing the expression of cullin-1 by threefold, but this effect was not seen with other cullins. CRL complex activity is also regulated by cullin-associated Nedd8-dissociated 1 (CAND1). CAND1 binds to cullins and promotes the exchange of substrate-recognition proteins to target different proteins for ubiquitination. CAND1 inhibition exacerbated the cGMP-dependent increase in NKCC2 ubiquitination and decreased surface NKCC2 expression. Finally, cGMP increased neddylation of cullins. We conclude that the cGMP-dependent increase in NKCC2 ubiquitination is mediated by a CRL complex. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first evidence that a CRL complex mediates NKCC2 ubiquitination in native TALs.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) reabsorbs NaCl by the thick ascending limb. Nitric oxide and atrial natriuretic peptide decrease NaCl reabsorption in thick ascending limbs by increasing the second messenger cGMP. The present findings indicate that cGMP increases NKCC2 ubiquitination via a cullin-RING ligase complex and regulates in part surface NKCC2 levels. Identifying the E3 ubiquitin ligases that regulate NKCC2 expression and activity may provide new targets for the development of specific loop diuretics.
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- Gustavo R Ares
- Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States.,Department of Physiology, Integrative Bioscience Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Lai Y, Zhou H, Chen W, Liu H, Liu G, Xu Y, Du H, Zhang B, Li Y, Woo K, Yin Y. The intrarenal blood pressure modulation system is differentially altered after renal denervation guided by different intensities of blood pressure responses. Hypertens Res 2023; 46:456-467. [PMID: 36202981 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-022-01047-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in the intrarenal blood pressure (BP) regulation system after renal denervation (RDN) guided by renal nerve stimulation (RNS). Twenty-one dogs were randomized to receive RDN at strong (SRA group, n = 7) or weak (WRA group, n = 7) BP-elevation response sites identified by RNS or underwent RNS only (RNS-control, RSC, n = 7). After 4 weeks of follow-up, renal sympathetic components, the main components of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the major transporters involved in sodium and water reabsorption were assessed by immunohistochemical analysis. Compared with RSC treatment, RDN therapy significantly reduced renal norepinephrine and tyrosine hydroxylase levels, decreased the renin content and inhibited the onsite generation of angiotensinogen. Moreover, the expression of exciting axis components, including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II and angiotensin II type-1 receptor, was downregulated, while protective axis components for the cardiovascular system, including ACE2 and Mas receptors, were upregulated in both WRA and SRA groups. Moreover, RDN reduced the abundance of aquaporin-1 and aquaporin-2 in kidneys. Although RDN had a minimal effect on overall NKCC2 expression, its activation (p-NKCC2) and directional enrichment in the apical membrane (mNKCC2) were dramatically blunted. All these changes were more obvious in the SRA group than WRA group. Selective RDN guided by RNS effectively reduced systemic BP by affecting the renal neurohormone system, as well as the sodium and water transporter system, and these effects at sites with a strong BP response were more superior.
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- Yinchuan Lai
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, the Second People's Hospital of Yibin & West China Hospital, Sichuan University Yibin Hospital, Yibin City, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Future Cities, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapeutic Service Center, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia, Chongqing, China.
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Controls of Central and Peripheral Blood Pressure and Hemorrhagic/Hypovolemic Shock. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12031108. [PMID: 36769755 PMCID: PMC9917827 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12031108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The pressure exerted on the heart and blood vessels because of blood flow is considered an essential parameter for cardiovascular function. It determines sufficient blood perfusion, and transportation of nutrition, oxygen, and other essential factors to every organ. Pressure in the primary arteries near the heart and the brain is known as central blood pressure (CBP), while that in the peripheral arteries is known as peripheral blood pressure (PBP). Usually, CBP and PBP are correlated; however, various types of shocks and cardiovascular disorders interfere with their regulation and differently affect the blood flow in vital and accessory organs. Therefore, understanding blood pressure in normal and disease conditions is essential for managing shock-related cardiovascular implications and improving treatment outcomes. In this review, we have described the control systems (neural, hormonal, osmotic, and cellular) of blood pressure and their regulation in hemorrhagic/hypovolemic shock using centhaquine (Lyfaquin®) as a resuscitative agent.
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Transcriptomic plasticity of the hypothalamic osmoregulatory control centre of the Arabian dromedary camel. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1008. [PMID: 36151304 PMCID: PMC9508118 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03857-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Water conservation is vital for life in the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) produces low volumes of highly concentrated urine, more so when water is scarce, to conserve body water. Two hormones, arginine vasopressin and oxytocin, both produced in the supraoptic nucleus, the core hypothalamic osmoregulatory control centre, are vital for this adaptive process, but the mechanisms that enable the camel supraoptic nucleus to cope with osmotic stress are not known. To investigate the central control of water homeostasis in the camel, we first build three dimensional models of the camel supraoptic nucleus based on the expression of the vasopressin and oxytocin mRNAs in order to facilitate sampling. We then compare the transcriptomes of the supraoptic nucleus under control and water deprived conditions and identified genes that change in expression due to hyperosmotic stress. By comparing camel and rat datasets, we have identified common elements of the water deprivation transcriptomic response network, as well as elements, such as extracellular matrix remodelling and upregulation of angiotensinogen expression, that appear to be unique to the dromedary camel and that may be essential adaptations necessary for life in the desert. Comparative transcriptomic analyses between dromedary camels and rats provide insight into water homeostasis gene responses in animals under water stress conditions.
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Poursharif S, Hamza S, Braam B. Changes in Proximal Tubular Reabsorption Modulate Microvascular Regulation via the TGF System. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911203. [PMID: 36232506 PMCID: PMC9569689 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This review paper considers the consequences of modulating tubular reabsorption proximal to the macula densa by sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, acetazolamide, and furosemide in states of glomerular hyperfiltration. SGLT2 inhibitors improve renal function in early and advanced diabetic nephropathy by decreasing the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), presumably by activating the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism. Central in this paper is that the renoprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy can only be partially explained by TGF activation, and there are alternative explanations. The sustained activation of TGF leans on two prerequisites: no or only partial adaptation should occur in reabsorption proximal to macula densa, and no or only partial adaptation should occur in the TGF response. The main proximal tubular and loop of Henle sodium transporters are sodium–hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3), SGLT2, and the Na-K-2Cl co-transporter (NKCC2). SGLT2 inhibitors, acetazolamide, and furosemide are the most important compounds; inhibiting these transporters would decrease sodium reabsorption upstream of the macula densa and increase TGF activity. This could directly or indirectly affect TGF responsiveness, which could oppose sustained TGF activation. Only SGLT2 inhibitors can sustainably activate the TGF as there is only partial compensation in tubular reabsorption and TGF response. SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown to preserve GFR in both early and advanced diabetic nephropathy. Other than for early diabetic nephropathy, a solid physiological basis for these effects in advanced nephropathy is lacking. In addition, TGF has hardly been studied in humans, and therefore this role of TGF remains elusive. This review also considers alternative explanations for the renoprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetic patients such as the enhancement of microvascular network function. Furthermore, combination use of SGLT2 inhibitors and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). in diabetes can decrease inflammatory pathways, improve renal oxygenation, and delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Shayan Poursharif
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-780-492-1867
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The Post-Translational Modification Networking in WNK-Centric Hypertension Regulation and Electrolyte Homeostasis. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10092169. [PMID: 36140271 PMCID: PMC9496095 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10092169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The with-no-lysine (WNK) kinase family, comprising four serine-threonine protein kinases (WNK1-4), were first linked to hypertension due to their mutations in association with pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII). WNK kinases regulate crucial blood pressure regulators, SPAK/OSR1, to mediate the post-translational modifications (PTMs) of their downstream ion channel substrates, such as sodium chloride co-transporter (NCC), epithelial sodium chloride (ENaC), renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK), and Na/K/2Cl co-transporters (NKCCs). In this review, we summarize the molecular pathways dysregulating the WNKs and their downstream target renal ion transporters. We summarize each of the genetic variants of WNK kinases and the small molecule inhibitors that have been discovered to regulate blood pressure via WNK-triggered PTM cascades.
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Palmer LG. Directing two-way traffic in the kidney: A tale of two ions. J Gen Physiol 2022; 154:213433. [PMID: 36048011 PMCID: PMC9437110 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202213179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The kidneys regulate levels of Na+ and K+ in the body by varying urinary excretion of the electrolytes. Since transport of each of the two ions can affect the other, controlling both at the same time is a complex task. The kidneys meet this challenge in two ways. Some tubular segments change the coupling between Na+ and K+ transport. In addition, transport of Na+ can shift between segments where it is coupled to K+ reabsorption and segments where it is coupled to K+ secretion. This permits the kidney to maintain electrolyte balance with large variations in dietary intake.
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- Lawrence G. Palmer
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY,Correspondence to Lawrence G. Palmer:
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Klemens CA, Dissanayake LV, Levchenko V, Zietara A, Palygin O, Staruschenko A. Modulation of blood pressure regulatory genes in the Agtrap-Plod1 locus associated with a deletion in Clcn6. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15417. [PMID: 35927940 PMCID: PMC9353118 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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The AGTRAP-PLOD1 locus is a conserved gene cluster containing several blood pressure regulatory genes, including CLCN6, MTHFR, NPPA, and NPPB. Previous work revealed that knockout of Clcn6 on the Dahl Salt-Sensitive (SS) rat background (SS-Clcn6) resulted in lower diastolic blood pressure compared to SS-WT rats. Additionally, a recent study found sickle cell anemia patients with mutations in CLCN6 had improved survival and reduced stroke risk. We investigated whether loss of Clcn6 would delay the mortality of Dahl SS rats on an 8% NaCl (HS) diet. No significant difference in survival was found. The ability of Clcn6 to affect mRNA expression of nearby Mthfr, Nppa, and Nppb genes was also tested. On normal salt (0.4% NaCl, NS) diets, renal Mthfr mRNA and protein expression were significantly increased in the SS-Clcn6 rats. MTHFR reduces homocysteine to methionine, but no differences in circulating homocysteine levels were detected. Nppa mRNA levels in cardiac tissue from SS-Clcn6 rat in both normotensive and hypertensive conditions were significantly reduced compared to SS-WT. Nppb mRNA expression in SS-Clcn6 rats on a NS diet was also substantially decreased. Heightened Mthfr expression would be predicted to be protective; however, diminished Nppa and Nppb expression could be deleterious and by preventing or blunting vasodilation, natriuresis, and diuresis that ought to normally occur to offset blood pressure increases. The conserved nature of this genetic locus in humans and rats suggests more studies are warranted to understand how mutations in and around these genes may be influencing the expression of their neighbors.
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- Christine A. Klemens
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and PhysiologyUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
- Hypertension and Kidney Research CenterUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and PhysiologyUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
- Department of PhysiologyMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and PhysiologyUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and PhysiologyUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
- Department of PhysiologyMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineMedical University of South CarolinaCharlestonSouth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and PhysiologyUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
- Hypertension and Kidney Research CenterUniversity of South FloridaTampaFloridaUSA
- James A. Haley Veterans' HospitalTampaFloridaUSA
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Dow JAT, Simons M, Romero MF. Drosophila melanogaster: a simple genetic model of kidney structure, function and disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 2022; 18:417-434. [PMID: 35411063 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-022-00561-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Although the genetic basis of many kidney diseases is being rapidly elucidated, their experimental study remains problematic owing to the lack of suitable models. The fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster provides a rapid, ethical and cost-effective model system of the kidney. The unique advantages of D. melanogaster include ease and low cost of maintenance, comprehensive availability of genetic mutants and powerful transgenic technologies, and less onerous regulation, as compared with mammalian systems. Renal and excretory functions in D. melanogaster reside in three main tissues - the transporting renal (Malpighian) tubules, the reabsorptive hindgut and the endocytic nephrocytes. Tubules contain multiple cell types and regions and generate a primary urine by transcellular transport rather than filtration, which is then subjected to selective reabsorption in the hindgut. By contrast, the nephrocytes are specialized for uptake of macromolecules and equipped with a filtering slit diaphragm resembling that of podocytes. Many genes with key roles in the human kidney have D. melanogaster orthologues that are enriched and functionally relevant in fly renal tissues. This similarity has allowed investigations of epithelial transport, kidney stone formation and podocyte and proximal tubule function. Furthermore, a range of unique quantitative phenotypes are available to measure function in both wild type and disease-modelling flies.
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- Julian A T Dow
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- INSERM UMR1163, Laboratory of Epithelial Biology and Disease, Imagine Institute, Université de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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Pravikova PD, Ivanova LN. Effect of Vasopressin V1a Receptor Blockade on Renal Osmoregulatory Function in L-Thyroxine-Induced Hyperthyroid Rats with Different Blood Vasopressin Levels. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093022040238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bamgbola OF. Review of the Pathophysiologic and Clinical Aspects of Hypokalemia in Children and Young Adults: an Update. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN PEDIATRICS 2022; 8:96-114. [PMID: 37521171 PMCID: PMC9115742 DOI: 10.1007/s40746-022-00240-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This article examines the regulatory function of the skeletal muscle, renal, and adrenergic systems in potassium homeostasis. The pathophysiologic bases of hypokalemia, systematic approach for an early diagnosis, and therapeutic strategy to avert life-threatening complications are highlighted. By promoting skeletal muscle uptake, intense physical exercise (post), severe trauma, and several toxins produce profound hypokalemia. Hypovolemia due to renal and extra-renal fluid losses and ineffective circulation activate secondary aldosteronism causing urinary potassium wasting. In addition to hypokalemic alkalosis, primary aldosteronism causes low-renin hypertension. Non-aldosterone mineralocorticoid activation leading to low-renin and low-aldosterone hypertension occurs in Liddle's syndrome and apparent mineralocorticoid excess. Although there is enzymatic inhibition of cortisol synthesis in congenital adrenal hyperplasia, precursors of aldosterone produce low-renin hypokalemic hypertension. In addition to the glucocorticoid effect, hypercortisolism activates mineralocorticoid receptors in Cushing's syndrome. Genetic mutations involving furosemide-sensitive Na+-K+-2Cl- co-transporters and thiazide-sensitive Na+-Cl- transporters result in (non-hypertensive) salt-wasting nephropathy. Proximal and distal renal tubular acidosis is associated with hypokalemia. Eating disorders causing hypokalemia include bulimia, laxative abuse, and diuretic misuse. Low urinary potassium (<15 mmol/day) and/or low urinary chloride (<20 mol/L) suggest a gastrointestinal pathology. Co-morbidity of hypokalemia with chronic pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases may increase the fatality rate.
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- Oluwatoyin Fatai Bamgbola
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
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Svendsen SL, Kornvig S, Berg P, Jensen IS, Araujo IBBA, Larsen CK, Leipziger J, Sørensen MV. Dietary K + acts as a genuine diuretic. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2022; 234:e13762. [PMID: 34984847 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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K+ balance in mammals relies on regulated renal K+ excretion matching unregulated fluctuating K+ intake. Upon a K+ rich meal, rapid and powerful K+ excretion is needed. Renal K+ secretion is stimulated by the increased tubular flow. We speculated that high K+ intake acutely increases urinary flow to stimulate K+ excretion. METHODS Mice were K+ challenged through diets or gavage. Post K+ loading urinary output, osmolarity, [K+ ]u , [Na+ ]u , plasma osmolarity, [copeptin]p , [K+ ]p , and [Na+ ]p were measured. To locate the mechanism of K+ -induced diuresis in the glomerular/tubular system we measured creatinine excretion and assessed functional transport in isolated perfused TALs and CDs during an acute [K+ ]bl switch from 3.6 to 6.5 mM. Molecular adaptations of transport proteins involved in water reabsorption were investigated by immunoblotting. RESULTS (1) Mice switched from a 1% to 2% K+ diet increased diuresis within 12 hours and reciprocally reduced diuresis when switched from 1% to 0.01% K+ diet. (2) A single K+ gavage load, corresponding to 25%-50% of daily K+ intake, induced 100% increase in diuresis within 30 minutes. This occurred despite augmented plasma osmolarity and AVP synthesis. (3) K+ gavage did not change GFR. (4) In isolated perfused TALs, shifting [K+ ]bl from 3.6 to 6.5 mM did not affect AVP-induced NaCl transport. (5) In sharp contrast, in isolated perfused CDs, shifting [K+ ]bl from 3.6 to 6.5 mM markedly reduced CD AVP sensitivity, ie inhibited water absorption. CONCLUSION Dietary K+ loading induces a rapidly on-setting diuresis. The mechanism of K+ -induced diuresis involves desensitization of the CD to AVP.
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- Samuel L. Svendsen
- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Physiology, Health Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
- Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies (AIAS) Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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Demaretz S, Seaayfan E, Bakhos-Douaihy D, Frachon N, Kömhoff M, Laghmani K. Golgi Alpha1,2-Mannosidase IA Promotes Efficient Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation of NKCC2. Cells 2021; 11:cells11010101. [PMID: 35011665 PMCID: PMC8750359 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mutations in the apically located kidney Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC2 cause type I Bartter syndrome, a life-threatening kidney disorder. We previously showed that transport from the ER represents the limiting phase in NKCC2 journey to the cell surface. Yet very little is known about the ER quality control components specific to NKCC2 and its disease-causing mutants. Here, we report the identification of Golgi alpha1, 2-mannosidase IA (ManIA) as a novel binding partner of the immature form of NKCC2. ManIA interaction with NKCC2 takes place mainly at the cis-Golgi network. ManIA coexpression decreased total NKCC2 protein abundance whereas ManIA knock-down produced the opposite effect. Importantly, ManIA coexpression had a more profound effect on NKCC2 folding mutants. Cycloheximide chase assay showed that in cells overexpressing ManIA, NKCC2 stability and maturation are heavily hampered. Deleting the cytoplasmic region of ManIA attenuated its interaction with NKCC2 and inhibited its effect on the maturation of the cotransporter. ManIA-induced reductions in NKCC2 expression were offset by the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Likewise, kifunensine treatment greatly reduced ManIA effect, strongly suggesting that mannose trimming is involved in the enhanced ERAD of the cotransporter. Moreover, depriving ManIA of its catalytic domain fully abolished its effect on NKCC2. In summary, our data demonstrate the presence of a ManIA-mediated ERAD pathway in renal cells promoting retention and degradation of misfolded NKCC2 proteins. They suggest a model whereby Golgi ManIA contributes to ERAD of NKCC2, by promoting the retention, recycling, and ERAD of misfolded proteins that initially escape protein quality control surveillance within the ER.
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- Sylvie Demaretz
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France; (S.D.); (E.S.); (D.B.-D.); (N.F.)
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France; (S.D.); (E.S.); (D.B.-D.); (N.F.)
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France; (S.D.); (E.S.); (D.B.-D.); (N.F.)
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France; (S.D.); (E.S.); (D.B.-D.); (N.F.)
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, University Children’s Hospital, Philipps-University, 35043 Marburg, Germany;
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France; (S.D.); (E.S.); (D.B.-D.); (N.F.)
- CNRS, ERL8228, F-75006 Paris, France
- Correspondence:
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West CA, Beck SD, Masilamani SM. Time course of renal sodium transport in the pregnant rat. Curr Res Physiol 2021; 4:229-234. [PMID: 34988469 PMCID: PMC8710989 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphys.2021.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Progressive sodium retention and cumulative plasma volume expansion occur to support the developing fetus during pregnancy. Sodium retention is regulated by individual tubular transporters and channels. An increase or decrease in any single transporter could cause a change in sodium balance. Understanding the time-course for changes in each sodium transporter during pregnancy will enable us to understand progressive sodium retention seen in pregnancy. Here, we examined the activity of the major apical sodium transporters found in the nephron using natriuretic response tests in virgin, early pregnant, mid-pregnant, and late pregnant rats. We also measured renal and serum aldosterone levels. We found that furosemide sensitive sodium transport (NKCC2) is only increased during late pregnancy, thiazide sensitive sodium transport (NDCBE/pendrin) is increased in all stages of pregnancy, and that benzamil sensitive sodium transport (ENaC) is increased beginning in mid-pregnancy. We also found that serum aldosterone levels progressively increased throughout gestation and kidney tissue aldosterone levels increased only during late pregnancy. Here we have shown progressive turning on of specific sodium transport mechanisms to help support progressive sodium retention through the course of gestation. These mechanisms contribute to the renal sodium retention and plasma volume expansion required for an optimal pregnancy.
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- Crystal A. West
- Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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Boder P, Mary S, Mark PB, Leiper J, Dominiczak AF, Padmanabhan S, Rampoldi L, Delles C. Mechanistic interactions of uromodulin with the thick ascending limb: perspectives in physiology and hypertension. J Hypertens 2021; 39:1490-1504. [PMID: 34187999 PMCID: PMC7611110 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality worldwide. The kidney is a major regulator of blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis, with monogenic disorders indicating a link between abnormal ion transport and salt-sensitive hypertension. However, the association between salt and hypertension remains controversial. Thus, there is continued interest in deciphering the molecular mechanisms behind these processes. Uromodulin (UMOD) is the most abundant protein in the normal urine and is primarily synthesized by the thick ascending limb epithelial cells of the kidney. Genome-wide association studies have linked common UMOD variants with kidney function, susceptibility to chronic kidney disease and hypertension independent of renal excretory function. This review will discuss and provide predictions on the role of the UMOD protein in renal ion transport and hypertension based on current observational, biochemical, genetic, pharmacological and clinical evidence.
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- Philipp Boder
- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Genetics of Renal Disorders Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Schumacher SA, Kamr AM, Lakritz J, Burns TA, Bertone AL, Toribio RE. Effects of intravenous magnesium sulfate on serum calcium-regulating hormones and plasma and urinary electrolytes in healthy horses. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0247542. [PMID: 34181644 PMCID: PMC8238178 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Intravenous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is used in equine practice to treat hypomagnesemia, dysrhythmias, neurological disorders, and calcium dysregulation. MgSO4 is also used as a calming agent in equestrian events. Hypercalcemia affects calcium-regulating hormones, as well as plasma and urinary electrolytes; however, the effect of hypermagnesemia on these variables is unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of hypermagnesemia on blood parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitonin (CT), ionized calcium (Ca2+), ionized magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Cl-) and their urinary fractional excretion (F) after intravenous administration of MgSO4 in healthy horses. Twelve healthy female horses of 4–18 years of age and 432–600 kg of body weight received a single intravenous dose of MgSO4 (60 mg/kg) over 5 minutes, and blood and urine samples were collected at different time points over 360 minutes. Plasma Mg2+ concentrations increased 3.7-fold over baseline values at 5 minutes and remained elevated for 120 minutes (P < 0.05), Ca2+ concentrations decreased from 30–60 minutes (P < 0.05), but Na+, K+ and Cl- concentrations did not change. Serum PTH concentrations dropped initially to rebound and remain elevated from 30 to 60 minutes, while CT concentrations increased at 5 minutes to return to baseline by 10 minutes (P < 0.05). The FMg, FCa, FNa, FK, and FCl increased, while urine osmolality decreased from 30–60 minutes compared baseline (P < 0.05). Short-term experimental hypermagnesemia alters calcium-regulating hormones (PTH, CT), reduces plasma Ca2+ concentrations, and increases the urinary excretion of Mg2+, Ca2+, K+, Na+ and Cl- in healthy horses. This information has clinical implications for the short-term effects of hypermagnesemia on calcium-regulation, electrolytes, and neuromuscular activity, in particular with increasing use of Mg salts to treat horses with various acute and chronic conditions as well as a calming agent in equestrian events.
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- Stephen A. Schumacher
- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
- United States Equestrian Federation, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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Pauža AG, Mecawi AS, Paterson A, Hindmarch CCT, Greenwood M, Murphy D, Greenwood MP. Osmoregulation of the transcriptome of the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus: A resource for the community. J Neuroendocrinol 2021; 33:e13007. [PMID: 34297454 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) is a core osmoregulatory control centre that deciphers information about the metabolic state of the organism and orchestrates appropriate homeostatic (endocrine) and allostatic (behavioural) responses. We have used RNA sequencing to describe the polyadenylated transcriptome of the SON of the male Wistar Han rat. These data have been mined to generate comprehensive catalogues of functional classes of genes (enzymes, transcription factors, endogenous peptides, G protein coupled receptors, transporters, catalytic receptors, channels and other pharmacological targets) expressed in this nucleus in the euhydrated state, and that together form the basal substrate for its physiological interactions. We have gone on to show that fluid deprivation for 3 days (dehydration) results in changes in the expression levels of 2247 RNA transcripts, which have similarly been functionally catalogued, and further mined to describe enriched gene categories and putative regulatory networks (Regulons) that may have physiological importance in SON function related plasticity. We hope that the revelation of these genes, pathways and networks, most of which have no characterised roles in the SON, will encourage the neuroendocrine community to pursue new investigations into the new 'known-unknowns' reported in the present study.
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- Audrys G Pauža
- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Bristol Genomics Facility, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit (QCPU), Department of Medicine, Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Arman T, Lynch KD, Goedken M, Clarke JD. Sub-chronic microcystin-LR renal toxicity in rats fed a high fat/high cholesterol diet. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 269:128773. [PMID: 33143886 PMCID: PMC8276626 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Microcystin-LR (MCLR) is a liver and kidney toxin produced by cyanobacteria. Recently, it was demonstrated that MCLR exposure drives the progression of high fat/high cholesterol (HFHC) induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to a more severe state. NAFLD is also a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the current study investigated MCLR renal toxicity in the context of an HFHC diet. Sprague Dawley rats were fed either a control diet or an HFHC diet for 10 weeks. After 6 weeks of diet, animals were administered either vehicle, 10 μg/kg, or 30 μg/kg MCLR via intraperitoneal injection every other day for 4 weeks. HFHC diet alone increased the renal glomerular change histopathology score, and 30 μg/kg MCLR exposure increased this score in both the control group and the HFHC group. In contrast, 30 μg/kg MCLR caused greater proteinuria and cast formation and decreased protein phosphatase 1 and 2A protein expression in the HFHC group. Urinary excretion of KIM-1 increased, but albumin and tamm-horsfall protein did not change after MCLR exposure. The general concordance between KIM-1, polyuria, proteinuria, and renal casts after MCLR exposure suggests that proximal tubule cell damage contributed to these connected pathologies. The control group adapted to repeated MCLR exposure by increasing the urinary elimination of MCLR and its metabolites, whereas this adaptation was blunted in the HFHC group. These data suggest an HFHC diet may increase the severity of certain MCLR-elicited renal toxicities.
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- Tarana Arman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 99202, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 99202, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 99202, USA.
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Zheleznova NN, Kumar V, Kurth T, Cowley AW. Hydrogen peroxide (H 2O 2) mediated activation of mTORC2 increases intracellular Na + concentration in the renal medullary thick ascending limb of Henle. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7300. [PMID: 33790341 PMCID: PMC8012714 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86678-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production in the renal outer medulla is an important determinant of renal medullary blood flow and blood pressure (BP) salt-sensitivity in Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats. The mechanisms and pathways responsible for these actions are poorly understood. Recently, we have discovered that the mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) plays a critical role in BP salt-sensitivity of SS rats by regulating Na+ homeostasis. PP242, an inhibitor of mTORC1/2 pathways exhibits potent natriuretic actions and completely prevented salt-induced hypertension in SS rats. In the present study, we have found that chronic infusion of H2O2 into the single remaining kidney of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats (3 days) stimulated the functional marker (pAKTSer473/AKT) of mTORC2 activity measured by Western Blot analysis. No changes in mTORC1 activity in OM were observed as determined by pS6Ser235/236/S6. Using fluorescent microscopy and the Na+ sensitive dye Sodium Green, we have shown that H2O2 (100 µM added in the bath) increased intracellular sodium concentration ([Na+]i) in renal medullary thick ascending limbs (mTALs) isolated from SD rats. These responses were almost completely abolished by pretreatment of mTAL with 10 µM PP242, indicating that mTORC1/2 pathways were involved in the H2O2 induced increase of [Na+]i. mTAL cell volume remained unchanged (± 1%) by H2O2 as determined by 3D reconstruction confocal laser scanning microscopy techniques. Consistent with the microscopy data, Western Blot analysis of proteins obtained from freshly isolated mTAL treated with 100 µM H2O2 exhibited increased activity/phosphorylation of AKT (pAKTSer473/AKT) that was inhibited by PP242. This was associated with increased protein activity of the apical membrane cotransporter Na+-K+-2Cl- (NKCC2) and the Na/H exchanger (NHE-3). Na+-K+-ATPase activity was increased as reflected an increase in the ratio of pNa+-K+-ATPaseSer16 to total Na+-K+-ATPase. Overall, the results indicate that H2O2 mediated activation of mTORC2 plays a key role in transducing the observed increases of cytosolic [Na+]i despite associated increases of basolateral pump activity.
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- Nadezhda N Zheleznova
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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Marcoux A, Tremblay LE, Slimani S, Fiola M, Mac‐Way F, Garneau AP, Isenring P. Molecular characteristics and physiological roles of Na + -K + -Cl - cotransporter 2. J Cell Physiol 2021; 236:1712-1729. [PMID: 32776569 PMCID: PMC7818487 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Na+ -K+ -Cl- cotransporter 2 (NKCC2; SLC12A1) is an integral membrane protein that comes as three splice variants and mediates the cotranslocation of Na+ , K+ , and Cl- ions through the apical membrane of the thick ascending loop of Henle (TALH). In doing so, and through the involvement of other ion transport systems, it allows this nephron segment to reclaim a large fraction of the ultrafiltered Na+ , Cl- , Ca2+ , Mg2+ , and HCO3- loads. The functional relevance of NKCC2 in human is illustrated by the many abnormalities that result from the inactivation of this transport system through the use of loop diuretics or in the setting of inherited disorders. The following presentation aims at discussing the physiological roles and molecular characteristics of Na+ -K+ -Cl- cotransport in the TALH and those of the individual NKCC2 splice variants more specifically. Many of the historical and recent data that have emerged from the experiments conducted will be outlined and their larger meaning will also be placed into perspective with the aid of various hypotheses.
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- Andree‐Anne Marcoux
- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity SciencesUniversity of MontréalMontréalQuebecCanada
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology Research GroupLaval UniversityQuebec CityQuébecCanada
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Differential Effects of STCH and Stress-Inducible Hsp70 on the Stability and Maturation of NKCC2. Int J Mol Sci 2021. [PMID: 33672238 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042207.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mutations in the Na-K-2Cl co-transporter NKCC2 lead to type I Bartter syndrome, a life-threatening kidney disease. We previously showed that export from the ER constitutes the limiting step in NKCC2 maturation and cell surface expression. Yet, the molecular mechanisms involved in this process remain obscure. Here, we report the identification of chaperone stress 70 protein (STCH) and the stress-inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), as two novel binding partners of the ER-resident form of NKCC2. STCH knock-down increased total NKCC2 expression whereas Hsp70 knock-down or its inhibition by YM-01 had the opposite effect. Accordingly, overexpressing of STCH and Hsp70 exerted opposite actions on total protein abundance of NKCC2 and its folding mutants. Cycloheximide chase assay showed that in cells over-expressing STCH, NKCC2 stability and maturation are heavily impaired. In contrast to STCH, Hsp70 co-expression increased NKCC2 maturation. Interestingly, treatment by protein degradation inhibitors revealed that in addition to the proteasome, the ER associated degradation (ERAD) of NKCC2 mediated by STCH, involves also the ER-to-lysosome-associated degradation pathway. In summary, our data are consistent with STCH and Hsp70 having differential and antagonistic effects with regard to NKCC2 biogenesis. These findings may have an impact on our understanding and potential treatment of diseases related to aberrant NKCC2 trafficking and expression.
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Differential Effects of STCH and Stress-Inducible Hsp70 on the Stability and Maturation of NKCC2. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22042207. [PMID: 33672238 PMCID: PMC7926544 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mutations in the Na-K-2Cl co-transporter NKCC2 lead to type I Bartter syndrome, a life-threatening kidney disease. We previously showed that export from the ER constitutes the limiting step in NKCC2 maturation and cell surface expression. Yet, the molecular mechanisms involved in this process remain obscure. Here, we report the identification of chaperone stress 70 protein (STCH) and the stress-inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), as two novel binding partners of the ER-resident form of NKCC2. STCH knock-down increased total NKCC2 expression whereas Hsp70 knock-down or its inhibition by YM-01 had the opposite effect. Accordingly, overexpressing of STCH and Hsp70 exerted opposite actions on total protein abundance of NKCC2 and its folding mutants. Cycloheximide chase assay showed that in cells over-expressing STCH, NKCC2 stability and maturation are heavily impaired. In contrast to STCH, Hsp70 co-expression increased NKCC2 maturation. Interestingly, treatment by protein degradation inhibitors revealed that in addition to the proteasome, the ER associated degradation (ERAD) of NKCC2 mediated by STCH, involves also the ER-to-lysosome-associated degradation pathway. In summary, our data are consistent with STCH and Hsp70 having differential and antagonistic effects with regard to NKCC2 biogenesis. These findings may have an impact on our understanding and potential treatment of diseases related to aberrant NKCC2 trafficking and expression.
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Chan CH, Wu SN, Bao BY, Li HW, Lu TL. MST3 Involvement in Na + and K + Homeostasis with Increasing Dietary Potassium Intake. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22030999. [PMID: 33498219 PMCID: PMC7863938 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22030999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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K+ loading inhibits NKCC2 (Na-K-Cl cotransporter) and NCC (Na-Cl cotransporter) in the early distal tubules, resulting in Na+ delivery to the late distal convoluted tubules (DCTs). In the DCTs, Na+ entry through ENaC (epithelial Na channel) drives K+ secretion through ROMK (renal outer medullary potassium channel). WNK4 (with-no-lysine 4) regulates the NCC/NKCC2 through SAPK (Ste20-related proline-alanine-rich kinase)/OSR1 (oxidative stress responsive). K+ loading increases intracellular Cl−, which binds to the WNK4, thereby inhibiting autophosphorylation and downstream signals. Acute K+ loading-deactivated NCC was not observed in Cl−-insensitive WNK4 mice, indicating that WNK4 was involved in K+ loading-inhibited NCC activity. However, chronic K+ loading deactivated NCC in Cl−-insensitive WNK4 mice, indicating that other mechanisms may be involved. We previously reported that mammalian Ste20-like protein kinase 3 (MST3/STK24) was expressed mainly in the medullary TAL (thick ascending tubule) and at lower levels in the DCTs. MST3−/− mice exhibited higher ENaC activity, causing hypernatremia and hypertension. To investigate MST3 function in maintaining Na+/K+ homeostasis in kidneys, mice were fed diets containing various concentrations of Na+ and K+. The 2% KCl diets induced less MST3 expression in MST3−/− mice than that in wild-type (WT) mice. The MST3−/− mice had higher WNK4, NKCC2-S130 phosphorylation, and ENaC expression, resulting in lower urinary Na+ and K+ excretion than those of WT mice. Lower urinary Na+ excretion was associated with elevated plasma [Na+] and hypertension. These results suggest that MST3 maintains Na+/K+ homeostasis in response to K+ loading by regulation of WNK4 expression and NKCC2 and ENaC activity.
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- Chee-Hong Chan
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Lukang, Changhua 505, Taiwan;
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- Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan 70101, Taiwan;
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
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Frank Holden M, Oczachowska-Kulik AE, Fenton RA, Bech JN. Effect of furosemide on body composition and urinary proteins that mediate tubular sodium and sodium transport-A randomized controlled trial. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14653. [PMID: 33356004 PMCID: PMC7757674 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Furosemide inhibits the sodium potassium chloride cotransporter (NKCC2) in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle and increases urinary water and sodium excretion. This study investigates the effect of furosemide on body composition estimated with multifrequency bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) technique and urinary proteins from NKCC2. Methods This study is a randomized, placebo‐controlled, crossover study where healthy subjects received either placebo or 40 mg furosemide on two separate occasions, where body composition with BIS, renal function, proteins from tubular proteins that mediate sodium and water transport, and plasma concentrations of vasoactive hormones were measured before and after intervention. Results We observed an expected increased diuresis with a subsequent reduction in bodyweight of (−1.51 ± 0.36 kg, p < .001) and extracellular water (ECW; −1.14 ± 0.23 L, p < .001) after furosemide. We found a positive correlation between the decrease in ECW and a decrease in bodyweight and a negative correlation between the decrease in ECW and the increase in urinary output. Intracellular water (ICW) increased (0.47 ± 0.28 L, p < .001). Urinary excretion of NKCC2 increased after furosemide and the increase in NKCC2 correlated with an increase in urine output and a decrease in ECW. Conclusion We found BIS can detect acute changes in body water content but the method may be limited to estimation of ECW. BIS demonstrated that furosemide increases ICW which might be explained by an extracellular sodium loss. Finally, urinary proteins from NKCC2 increases after furosemide with a good correlation with diuresis end the decrease in ECW.
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- University Clinic in Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Aarhus and Gødstrup Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark
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- University Clinic in Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Aarhus and Gødstrup Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark
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- University Clinic in Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Aarhus and Gødstrup Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark
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High blood pressure induced by vitamin D deficiency is associated with renal overexpression and hyperphosphorylation of Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter type 2. J Hypertens 2020; 39:880-891. [PMID: 33337598 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Clinical and epidemiological studies have suggested a correlation between vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and high blood pressure (BP). This study aimed to test the hypothesis that high BP induced by VDD is associated with altered expression and covalent modification of apical sodium transporters along the nephron. The contributions of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and oxidative stress were also investigated. METHODS Male Wistar rats were fed a vitamin D-free (n = 26) or standard diet (n = 25) for 30 days. BP was recorded using noninvasive and invasive procedures. The expression levels of total and phosphorylated apical sodium transporters in rat renal cortex and medulla were evaluated by immunoblotting. Intrarenal RAS components were assessed by immunoblotting and ELISA. Renal oxidative stress was analyzed by measuring the concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and reduced glutathione. RESULTS Higher BP levels in VDD rats than controls were accompanied by overexpression and hyperphosphorylation of renal cortical and medullary Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter type 2, enhanced levels of phosphorylated Na+/H+ exchanger type 3, and reduced expression levels of total and phosphorylated Na+/Cl- cotransporter. Changes in intrarenal RAS induced by VDD vs. controls included the marked elevation of medullary renin expression, higher expression of cortical angiotensinogen, higher urinary angiotensinogen excretion, and higher cortical and medullary angiotensin II content. VDD rats displayed higher thiobarbituric acid reactive substances/glutathione ratios in the renal cortex and medulla than controls. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of VDD on BP may include the upregulation of Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter type 2 and activation of intrarenal RAS and oxidative stress.
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Bamgbola OF, Ahmed Y. Differential diagnosis of perinatal Bartter, Bartter and Gitelman syndromes. Clin Kidney J 2020; 14:36-48. [PMID: 33564404 PMCID: PMC7857843 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The common finding of hypokalemic alkalosis in several unrelated disorders may confound the early diagnosis of salt-losing tubulopathy (SLT). Antenatal Bartter syndrome (BS) must be considered in idiopathic early-onset polyhydramnios. Fetal megabladder in BS may allow its distinction from third-trimester polyhydramnios that occurs in congenital chloride diarrhea (CCD). Fetal megacolon occurs in CCD while fecal chloride >90 mEq/L in infants is diagnostic. Failure-to-thrive, polydipsia and polyuria in early childhood are the hallmarks of classic BS. Unlike BS, there is low urinary chloride in hypokalemic alkalosis of intractable emesis and cystic fibrosis. Rarely, renal salt wasting may result from cystinosis, Dent disease, disorders of paracellular claudin-10b and Kir4.1 potassium-channel deficiency. Acquired BS may result from calcimimetic up-regulation of a calcium-sensing receptor or autoantibody inactivation of sodium chloride co-transporters in Sjögren syndrome. A relatively common event of heterozygous gene mutations for Gitelman syndrome increases the likelihood of its random occurrence in certain diseases of adult onset. Finally, diuretic abuse is the most common differential diagnosis of SLT. Unlike the persistent elevation in BS, urinary chloride concentration losses waxes and wanes on day-to-day assessment in patients with diuretic misuse.
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- Oluwatoyin Fatai Bamgbola
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Kabutomori J, Pina-Lopes N, Musa-Aziz R. Water transport mediated by murine urea transporters: implications for urine concentration mechanisms. Biol Open 2020; 9:bio051805. [PMID: 32661130 PMCID: PMC7438002 DOI: 10.1242/bio.051805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Urea transporters (UTs) facilitate urea diffusion across cell membranes and play an important role in the urinary concentration mechanisms in the kidney. Herein, we injected cRNAs encoding for c-Myc-tagged murine UT-B, UT-A2 or UT-A3 (versus water-injected control) in Lithobates oocytes and evaluated oocyte surface protein expression with biotinylation and immunoblotting, urea uptake using [14C] counts and water permeability (P f ) by video microscopy. Immunoblots of UT-injected oocyte membranes revealed bands with a molecular weight consistent with that of a UT monomer (34 kDa), and UT-injected oocytes displayed significantly increased and phloretin-sensitive urea uptake and P f when compared to day-matched control oocytes. Subtracting the water-injected urea uptake or P f values from those of UT-injected oocytes yielded UT-dependent values*. We demonstrate for the first time that UT-A2 and UT-A3 can transport water, and we confirm that UT-B is permeable to water. Moreover, the [14C] urea*/P f * ratios fell in the sequence mUT-B>mUT-A2>mUT-A3, indicating that UTs can exhibit selectivity to urea and/or water. It is likely that specific kidney regions with high levels of UTs will exhibit increased urea and/or water permeabilities, directly influencing urine concentration. Furthermore, UT-mediated water transport activity must be considered when developing UT-inhibitors as novel diuretics.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- J Kabutomori
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 05508-900
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 05508-900
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 05508-900
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Hu R, McDonough AA, Layton AT. Sex differences in solute transport along the nephrons: effects of Na + transport inhibition. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 319:F487-F505. [PMID: 32744084 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00240.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Each day, ~1.7 kg of NaCl and 180 liters of water are reabsorbed by nephron segments in humans, with urinary excretion fine tuned to meet homeostatic requirements. These tasks are coordinated by a spectrum of renal Na+ transporters and channels. The goal of the present study was to investigate the extent to which inhibitors of transepithelial Na+ transport (TNa) along the nephron alter urinary solute excretion and how those effects may vary between male and female subjects. To accomplish that goal, we developed sex-specific multinephron models that represent detailed transcellular and paracellular transport processes along the nephrons of male and female rat kidneys. We simulated inhibition of Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3), bumetanide-sensitive Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2), Na+-Cl- cotransporter (NCC), and amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC). NHE3 inhibition simulations predicted a substantially reduced proximal tubule TNa, and NKCC2 inhibition substantially reduced thick ascending limb TNa. Both gave rise to diuresis, natriuresis, and kaliuresis, with those effects stronger in female rats. While NCC inhibition was predicted to have only minor impact on renal TNa, it nonetheless had a notable effect of enhancing excretion of Na+, K+, and Cl-, particularly in female rats. Inhibition of ENaC was predicted to have opposite effects on the excretion of Na+ (increased) and K+ (decreased) and to have only a minor impact on whole kidney TNa. Unlike inhibition of other transporters, ENaC inhibition induced stronger natriuresis and diuresis in male rats than female rats. Overall, model predictions agreed well with measured changes in Na+ and K+ excretion in response to diuretics and Na+ transporter mutations.
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- Rui Hu
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biology, Cheriton School of Computer Science, and School of Pharmacology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The apical Na/K/2Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) mediates NaCl reabsorption by the thick ascending limb, contributing to maintenance of blood pressure (BP). Despite effective NKCC2 inhibition by loop diuretics, these agents are not viable for long-term management of BP due to side effects. Novel molecular mechanisms that control NKCC2 activity reveal an increasingly complex picture with interacting layers of NKCC2 regulation. Here, we review the latest developments that shine new light on NKCC2-mediated control of BP and potential new long-term therapies to treat hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS Emerging molecular NKCC2 regulators, often binding partners, reveal a complex overlay of interacting mechanisms aimed at fine tuning NKCC2 activity. Different factors achieve this by shifting the balance between trafficking steps like exocytosis, endocytosis, recycling and protein turnover, or by balancing phosphorylation vs. dephosphorylation. Further molecular details are also emerging on previously known pathways of NKCC2 regulation, and recent in-vivo data continues to place NKCC2 regulation at the center of BP control. SUMMARY Several layers of emerging molecular mechanisms that control NKCC2 activity may operate simultaneously, but they can also be controlled independently. This provides an opportunity to identify new pharmacological targets to fine-tune NKCC2 activity for BP management.
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Pushpakumar S, Ahmad A, Ketchem CJ, Jose PA, Weinman EJ, Sen U, Lederer ED, Khundmiri SJ. Sodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor-1 (NHERF1) confers salt sensitivity in both male and female models of hypertension in aging. Life Sci 2020; 243:117226. [PMID: 31904366 PMCID: PMC7015806 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.117226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hypertension is a risk factor for premature death and roughly 50% of hypertensive patients are salt-sensitive. The incidence of salt-sensitive hypertension increases with age. However, the mechanisms of salt-sensitive hypertension are not well understood. We had demonstrated decreased renal sodium‑hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor 1 (NHERF1) expression in old salt-resistant F344 rats. Based on those studies we hypothesized that NHERF1 expression is required for the development of some forms of salt-sensitive hypertension. To address this hypothesis, we measured blood pressure in NHERF1 expressing salt-sensitive 4-mo and 24-mo-old male and female Fischer Brown Norway (FBN) rats male and female 18-mo-old NHERF1 knock-out (NHERF1-/-) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates on C57BL/6J background after feeding high salt (8% NaCl) diet for 7 days. Our data demonstrate that 8% salt diet increased blood pressure in both male and female 24-mo-old FBN rats but not in 4-mo-old FBN rats and in 18-mo-old male and female WT mice but not in NHERF1-/- mice. Renal dopamine 1 receptor (D1R) expression was decreased in 24-mo-old rats, compared with 4-mo-old FBN rats. However, sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC) expression increased in 24-mo-old FBN rats. In FBN rats, age had no effect on NaK ATPase α1 and NKCC2 expression. By contrast, high salt diet increased the renal expressions of NKCC2, and NCC in 24-mo-old FBN rats. High salt diet also increased NKCC2 and NCC expression in WT mice but not NHERF1-/- mice. Our data suggest that renal NHERF1 expression confers salt sensitivity with aging, associated with increased expression of sodium transporters.
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- Sathnur Pushpakumar
- Department of Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America; Department of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America; Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States of America.
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Bankir L, Figueres L, Prot-Bertoye C, Bouby N, Crambert G, Pratt JH, Houillier P. Medullary and cortical thick ascending limb: similarities and differences. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 318:F422-F442. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00261.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TAL) is the first segment of the distal nephron, extending through the whole outer medulla and cortex, two regions with different composition of the peritubular environment. The TAL plays a critical role in the control of NaCl, water, acid, and divalent cation homeostasis, as illustrated by the consequences of the various monogenic diseases that affect the TAL. It delivers tubular fluid to the distal convoluted tubule and thereby affects the function of the downstream tubular segments. The TAL is commonly considered as a whole. However, many structural and functional differences exist between its medullary and cortical parts. The present review summarizes the available data regarding the similarities and differences between the medullary and cortical parts of the TAL. Both subsegments reabsorb NaCl and have high Na+-K+-ATPase activity and negligible water permeability; however, they express distinct isoforms of the Na+-K+-2Cl−cotransporter at the apical membrane. Ammonia and bicarbonate are mostly reabsorbed in the medullary TAL, whereas Ca2+and Mg2+are mostly reabsorbed in the cortical TAL. The peptidic hormone receptors controlling transport in the TAL are not homogeneously expressed along the cortical and medullary TAL. Besides this axial heterogeneity, structural and functional differences are also apparent between species, which underscores the link between properties and role of the TAL under various environments.
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- Lise Bankir
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Département de Physiologie, Paris, France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rénales Héréditaires de l’Enfant et de l’Adulte, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
- CNRS ERL 8228-Laboratoire de Physiologie Rénale et Tubulopathies, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Département de Physiologie, Paris, France
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Rénales Héréditaires de l’Enfant et de l’Adulte, Paris, France
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The Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin is Regulated by the Potassium Channel ROMK. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19517. [PMID: 31863061 PMCID: PMC6925250 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55771-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Uromodulin, the most abundant protein in normal urine, is produced by cells lining the thick ascending limb (TAL) of the loop of Henle. Uromodulin regulates the activity of the potassium channel ROMK in TAL cells. Common variants in KCNJ1, the gene encoding ROMK, are associated with urinary levels of uromodulin in population studies. Here, we investigated the functional link between ROMK and uromodulin in Kcnj1 knock-out mouse models, in primary cultures of mouse TAL (mTAL) cells, and in patients with Bartter syndrome due to KCNJ1 mutations. Both global and kidney-specific Kcnj1 knock-out mice showed reduced urinary levels of uromodulin paralleled by increased levels in the kidney, compared to wild-type controls. Pharmacological inhibition and genetic deletion of ROMK in mTAL cells caused a reduction in apical uromodulin excretion, reflected by cellular accumulation. In contrast, NKCC2 inhibition showed no effect on uromodulin processing. Patients with Bartter syndrome type 2 showed reduced urinary uromodulin levels compared to age and gender matched controls. These results demonstrate that ROMK directly regulates processing and release of uromodulin by TAL cells, independently from NKCC2. They support the functional link between transport activity and uromodulin in the TAL, relevant for blood pressure control and urinary concentrating ability.
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Keppner A, Maric D, Sergi C, Ansermet C, De Bellis D, Kratschmar DV, Canonica J, Klusonova P, Fenton RA, Odermatt A, Crambert G, Hoogewijs D, Hummler E. Deletion of the serine protease CAP2/Tmprss4 leads to dysregulated renal water handling upon dietary potassium depletion. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19540. [PMID: 31863073 PMCID: PMC6925205 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55995-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The kidney needs to adapt daily to variable dietary K+ contents via various mechanisms including diuretic, acid-base and hormonal changes that are still not fully understood. In this study, we demonstrate that following a K+-deficient diet in wildtype mice, the serine protease CAP2/Tmprss4 is upregulated in connecting tubule and cortical collecting duct and also localizes to the medulla and transitional epithelium of the papilla and minor calyx. Male CAP2/Tmprss4 knockout mice display altered water handling and urine osmolality, enhanced vasopressin response leading to upregulated adenylate cyclase 6 expression and cAMP overproduction, and subsequently greater aquaporin 2 (AQP2) and Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporter 2 (NKCC2) expression following K+-deficient diet. Urinary acidification coincides with significantly increased H+,K+-ATPase type 2 (HKA2) mRNA and protein expression, and decreased calcium and phosphate excretion. This is accompanied by increased glucocorticoid receptor (GR) protein levels and reduced 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 activity in knockout mice. Strikingly, genetic nephron-specific deletion of GR leads to the mirrored phenotype of CAP2/Tmprss4 knockouts, including increased water intake and urine output, urinary alkalinisation, downregulation of HKA2, AQP2 and NKCC2. Collectively, our data unveil a novel role of the serine protease CAP2/Tmprss4 and GR on renal water handling upon dietary K+ depletion.
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- Anna Keppner
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine/Physiology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine/Physiology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Electron Microscopy Facility, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Ophthalmic Hospital Jules Gonin, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine/Physiology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. .,National Center of Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis (NCCR Kidney.CH), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Mazaheri M, Assadi F, Sadeghi-Bojd S. Adjunctive acetazolamide therapy for the treatment of Bartter syndrome. Int Urol Nephrol 2019; 52:121-128. [PMID: 31820361 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-019-02351-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Bartter syndrome is a rare hereditary salt-losing tubulopathy caused by mutations of several genes in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop, characterized by polyuria, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, growth retardation and normal blood pressure. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, potassium-sparing diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are currently used to treat electrolyte derangements, but with poor response. Whether treatment with acetazolamide, a carbonic-anhydrase inhibitor, would result in better clinical outcomes is unknown. METHODS We randomly assigned children with Bartter syndrome in a 1:1 ratio to either receive indomethacin, enalapril, and spironolactone or indomethacin, enalapril, and spironolactone plus acetazolamide once daily in the morning for 4 weeks. After 2 days of washout, participants crossed over to receive the alternative intervention for 4 weeks. The present study examines the serum bicarbonate lowering effect of acetazolamide as an adjunctive therapy in children with Batter syndrome. RESULTS Of the 43 patients screened for eligibility, 22 (51%), between the ages 6 and 42 months, were randomized to intervention. Baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. Addition of acetazolamide for a period of 4 weeks significantly reduced serum bicarbonate and increased serum potassium levels, parallel with a reduction in serum aldosterone and plasma renin concentration. The 24-h urine volume, sodium, potassium, and chloride decreased significantly. CONCLUSION Our data define a new physiologic and therapeutic role of acetazolamide for the management of children with Bartter syndrome.
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- Mojgan Mazaheri
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nephrology, Semnan University of Medical Science, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Rush University Medical Center, 445 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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Edwards A, McDonough AA. Impact of angiotensin II-mediated stimulation of sodium transporters in the nephron assessed by computational modeling. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 317:F1656-F1668. [PMID: 31657247 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00335.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II (ANG II) raises blood pressure partly by stimulating tubular Na+ reabsorption. The effects of ANG II on tubular Na+ transporters (i.e., channels, pumps, cotransporters, and exchangers) vary between short-term and long-term exposure. To better understand the physiological impact, we used a computational model of transport along the rat nephron to predict the effects of short- and long-term ANG II-induced transporter activation on Na+ and K+ reabsorption/secretion, and to compare measured and calculated excretion rates. Three days of ANG II infusion at 200 ng·kg-1·min-1 is nonpressor, yet stimulates transporter accumulation. The increase in abundance of Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3) or activated Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter-2 (NKCC2-P) predicted significant reductions in urinary Na+ excretion, yet there was no observed change in urine Na+. The lack of antinatriuresis, despite Na+ transporter accumulation, was supported by Li+ and creatinine clearance measurements, leading to the conclusion that 3-day nonpressor ANG II increases transporter abundance without proportional activation. Fourteen days of ANG II infusion at 400 ng·kg-1·min-1 raises blood pressure and increases Na+ transporter abundance along the distal nephron; proximal tubule and medullary loop transporters are decreased and urine Na+ and volume output are increased, evidence for pressure natriuresis. Simulations indicate that decreases in NHE3 and NKCC2-P contribute significantly to reducing Na+ reabsorption along the nephron and to pressure natriuresis. Our results also suggest that differential regulation of medullary (decrease) and cortical (increase) NKCC2-P is important to preserve K+ while minimizing Na+ retention during ANG II infusion. Lastly, our model indicates that accumulation of active Na+-Cl- cotransporter counteracts epithelial Na+ channel-induced urinary K+ loss.
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- Aurélie Edwards
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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King-Medina KN, Romero CA. New molecular motif contributes to NKCC2 trafficking. J Physiol 2019; 597:5331-5332. [PMID: 31541451 DOI: 10.1113/jp278896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Keyona N King-Medina
- Department of Internal Medicine Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Haque MZ, Ortiz PA. Superoxide increases surface NKCC2 in the rat thick ascending limbs via PKC. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 317:F99-F106. [PMID: 31091128 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00232.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The apical Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) mediates NaCl reabsorption by the thick ascending limb (TAL). The free radical superoxide ( O2- ) stimulates TAL NaCl absorption by enhancing NKCC2 activity. In contrast, nitric oxide (NO) scavenges O2- and inhibits NKCC2. NKCC2 activity depends on the number of NKCC2 transporters in the TAL apical membrane and its phosphorylation. We hypothesized that O2- stimulates NKCC2 activity by enhancing apical surface NKCC2 expression. We measured surface NKCC2 expression in rat TALs by surface biotinylation and Western blot analysis. Treatment of TALs with O2- produced by exogenous xanthine oxidase (1 mU/ml) and hypoxanthine (500 µM) stimulated surface NKCC2 expression by ~18 ± 5% (P < 0.05). O2- -stimulated surface NKCC2 expression was blocked by the O2- scavenger tempol (50 µM). Scavenging H2O2 with 100 U/ml catalase did not block the stimulatory effect of xanthine oxidase-hypoxanthine (22 ± 8% increase from control, P < 0.05). Inhibition of endogenous NO production with Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester enhanced surface NKCC2 expression by 21 ± 6% and, when added together with xanthine oxidase-hypoxanthine, increased surface NKCC2 by 41 ± 10% (P < 0.05). Scavenging O2- with superoxide dismutase (300 U/ml) decreased this stimulatory effect by 60% (39 ± 4% to 15 ± 10%, P < 0.05). Protein kinase C inhibition with Gö-6976 (100 nM) blocked O2- -stimulated surface NKCC2 expression (P < 0.05). O2- did not affect NKCC2 phosphorylation at Thr96/101 or its upstream kinases STE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase-oxidative stress-responsive kinase 1. We conclude that O2- increases surface NKCC2 expression by stimulating protein kinase C and that this effect is blunted by endogenous NO. O2- -stimulated apical trafficking of NKCC2 may be involved in the enhanced surface NKCC2 expression observed in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
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- Mohammed Ziaul Haque
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital , Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital , Detroit, Michigan
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Rodan AR. Intracellular chloride: a regulator of transepithelial transport in the distal nephron. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2019; 28:360-367. [PMID: 30865168 PMCID: PMC6684285 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review focuses on the role of intracellular chloride in regulating transepithelial ion transport in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) in response to perturbations in plasma potassium homeostasis. RECENT FINDINGS Low dietary potassium increases the phosphorylation and activity of the sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC) in the DCT, and vice versa, affecting sodium-dependent potassium secretion in the downstream aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron. In cells, NCC phosphorylation is increased by lowering of intracellular chloride, via activation of the chloride-sensitive with no lysine (WNK)-SPAK/OSR1 (Ste20-related proline/alanine-rich kinase/oxidative stress response) kinase cascade. In-vivo studies have demonstrated pathway activation in the kidney in response to low dietary potassium. A possible mechanism is lowering of DCT intracellular chloride in response to low potassium because of parallel basolateral potassium and chloride channels. Recent studies support a role for these channels in the response of NCC to varying potassium. Studies examining chloride-insensitive WNK mutants, in the Drosophila renal tubule and in the mouse, lend further support to a role for chloride in regulating WNK activity and transepithelial ion transport. Caveats, alternatives, and future directions are also discussed. SUMMARY Chloride sensing by WNK kinase provides a mechanism to allow coupling of extracellular potassium with NCC phosphorylation and activity to maintain potassium homeostasis.
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- Aylin R. Rodan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, and Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
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Han Y, Zhao X, Wang S, Wang C, Tian D, Lang Y, Bottillo I, Wang X, Shao L. Eleven novel SLC12A1 variants and an exonic mutation cause exon skipping in Bartter syndrome type I. Endocrine 2019; 64:708-718. [PMID: 30790175 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-019-01856-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Bartter syndrome type I (BS1) has been rarely reported in large groups. On the other hand, the phenomenon of exon skipping, in which exonic mutations result in abnormal splicing, has been reported to be associated with various diseases. Specifically, mutations that result in the disruption of exonic splicing enhancers (ESEs) and/or the creation of exonic splicing silencers (ESSs) can promote exon skipping. However, the aberrant exon skipping caused by an exonic variant in such splicing regulatory elements (SREs) sequences has never been reported in the causal gene of SLC12A1 in BS1. METHODS We analyze the variants in nine Chinese families with BS1, including eight with antenatal BS (aBS) and one presenting as classical BS (cBS), by next-generation sequencing. Then we used bioinformatics programs to analyze all these variants found in this study and identify candidate mutations that may induce exon skipping. Furthermore, the effects of identified variants were classified according to the 2015 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) standards and guidelines. RESULTS Fifteen different variants of SLC12A1 gene were identified, including 11 novel ones. Two of the nine probands were homozygotes, the rest seven ones were compound heterozygotes. One candidate variant (c.1435C>G), not only significantly reduced ESEs scores but also markedly increased ESSs scores, were further investigated by mini-gene splicing assay, and found this single-nucleotide substitution causes abnormal splicing in vitro (exclusion of exon 11). Finally, among 15 variants, 9, 3, and 3 were classified as "pathogenic variants", "likely pathogenic variants", "variants with uncertain significance", respectively. CONCLUSION These data would enrich the human gene mutation database (HGMD) and would provide valuable references to the genetic counseling and diagnosis of BS1 for Chinese population. Additionally, our results suggest that aberrant exon skipping is one previously unrecognized mechanism by which an exonic variant in SLC12A1 can lead to BS1.
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- Yue Han
- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Qingdao Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University, No.5 Donghai Middle Road, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Qingdao Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University, No.5 Donghai Middle Road, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Qingdao Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University, No.5 Donghai Middle Road, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Qingdao Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University, No.5 Donghai Middle Road, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266003, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
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Tyrosine phosphorylation modulates cell surface expression of chloride cotransporters NKCC2 and KCC3. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 669:61-70. [PMID: 31145900 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cellular chloride transport has a fundamental role in cell volume regulation and renal salt handling. Cellular chloride entry or exit are mediated at the plasma membrane by cotransporter proteins of the solute carrier 12 family. For example, NKCC2 resorbs chloride with sodium and potassium ions at the apical membrane of epithelial cells in the kidney, whereas KCC3 releases chloride with potassium ions at the basolateral membrane. Their ion transport activity is regulated by protein phosphorylation in response to signaling pathways. An additional regulatory mechanism concerns the amount of cotransporter molecules inserted into the plasma membrane. Here we describe that tyrosine phosphorylation of NKCC2 and KCC3 regulates their plasma membrane expression levels. We identified that spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) phosphorylates a specific N-terminal tyrosine residue in each cotransporter. Experimental depletion of endogenous SYK or pharmacological inhibition of its kinase activity increased the abundance of NKCC2 at the plasma membrane of human embryonic kidney cells. In contrast, overexpression of a constitutively active SYK mutant decreased NKCC2 membrane abundance. Intriguingly, the same experimental approaches revealed the opposite effect on KCC3 abundance at the plasma membrane, compatible with the known antagonistic roles of NKCC and KCC cotransporters in cell volume regulation. Thus, we identified a novel pathway modulating the cell surface expression of NKCC2 and KCC3 and show that this same pathway has opposite functional outcomes for these two cotransporters. The findings have several biomedical implications considering the role of these cotransporters in regulating blood pressure and cell volume.
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Gonzalez-Vicente A, Saez F, Monzon CM, Asirwatham J, Garvin JL. Thick Ascending Limb Sodium Transport in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:235-309. [PMID: 30354966 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00055.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The thick ascending limb plays a key role in maintaining water and electrolyte balance. The importance of this segment in regulating blood pressure is evidenced by the effect of loop diuretics or local genetic defects on this parameter. Hormones and factors produced by thick ascending limbs have both autocrine and paracrine effects, which can extend prohypertensive signaling to other structures of the nephron. In this review, we discuss the role of the thick ascending limb in the development of hypertension, not as a sole participant, but one that works within the rich biological context of the renal medulla. We first provide an overview of the basic physiology of the segment and the anatomical considerations necessary to understand its relationship with other renal structures. We explore the physiopathological changes in thick ascending limbs occurring in both genetic and induced animal models of hypertension. We then discuss the racial differences and genetic defects that affect blood pressure in humans through changes in thick ascending limb transport rates. Throughout the text, we scrutinize methodologies and discuss the limitations of research techniques that, when overlooked, can lead investigators to make erroneous conclusions. Thus, in addition to advancing an understanding of the basic mechanisms of physiology, the ultimate goal of this work is to understand our research tools, to make better use of them, and to contextualize research data. Future advances in renal hypertension research will require not only collection of new experimental data, but also integration of our current knowledge.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Antenatal Bartter's syndrome (aBS) is the most severe form of Bartter's syndrome, requiring close follow-up, in particular during the neonatal period, primarily because of prematurity. The recent identification of a novel and very severe form of aBS merits an update on this topic. RECENT FINDING Despite the identification of several genes involved in Bartter's syndrome, about 20% of patients clinically diagnosed with aBS remained without genetic explanation for decades. We recently identified mutations in MAGED2 as a cause of an X-linked form of aBS characterized by a very early onset of severe polyhydramnios and extreme prematurity leading to high mortality. Remarkably, all symptoms in surviving patients with MAGE-D2 mutations resolve spontaneously, within weeks after preterm birth. Interestingly, MAGE-D2 affects the expression of the sodium chloride cotransporters NKCC2 and NCC, explaining thereby the severity of the disease. Importantly, a more recent analysis of MAGED2 in a large French cohort of patients with aBS confirmed our data and showed that females can also be affected. SUMMARY MAGE-D2 is critical for renal salt reabsorption in the fetus, amniotic fluid volume regulation, and maintenance of pregnancy. Most importantly, MAGED2 must be included in the genetic screening of every form of aBS.
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