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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Renal physiology2015

Nephron-specific deletion of the prorenin receptor causes a urine concentration defect.

Nirupama Ramkumar, Deborah Stuart, Matias Calquin, Syed Quadri, Shuping Wang, Alfred N Van Hoek, Helmy M Siragy, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Donald E Kohan

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Article in American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nirupama RamkumarDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; nirupama.ramkumar@hsc.utah.edu.
Deborah StuartDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Matias CalquinDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Syed QuadriDepartment of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; and.
Shuping WangDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Alfred N Van HoekDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Helmy M SiragyDepartment of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; and.
Atsuhiro IchiharaDepartment of Medicine II, Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Donald E KohanDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
University of Utah · USUniversity of Virginia Health System · USTokyo Women's Medical University · JP

Funding

Prorenin Receptors Mediate Hypertension and Kidney Disease in DiabetesR01HL091535 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI SIRAGY, HELMY M · 2008 to 2020
$5.1M
Renin receptor provoked renal inflammationR01DK078757 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI SIRAGY, HELMY M · 2007 to 2016
$3.3M
Role of adenylyl cyclase isoforms in collecting duct physiology & pathophysiologyR01DK097007 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI KOHAN, DONALD E · 2013 to 2016
$1.3M
Collecting duct renin regulation of blood pressure in health and hypertensionI01BX002510 · VA · VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI KOHAN, DONALD E · 2015 to 2018
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BLRD VA I01 BX002510NHLBI NIH HHS HL-091535NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL091535NIDDK NIH HHS DK-078757NIDDK NIH HHS DK-097007NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK078757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prorenin receptor (PRR), a recently discovered component of the renin-angiotensin system, is expressed in the nephron in general and the collecting duct in particular. However, the physiological significance of nephron PRR remains unclear, partly due to developmental abnormalities associated with global or renal-specific PRR gene knockout (KO). Therefore, we developed mice with inducible nephron-wide PRR deletion using Pax8-reverse tetracycline transactivator and LC-1 transgenes and loxP flanked PRR alleles such that ablation of PRR occurs in adulthood, after induction with doxycycline. Nephron-specific PRR KO mice have normal survival to ∼1 yr of age and no renal histological defects. Compared with control mice, PRR KO mice had 65% lower medullary PRR mRNA and protein levels and markedly diminished renal PRR immunofluorescence. During both normal water intake and mild water restriction, PRR KO mice had significantly lower urine osmolality, higher water intake, and higher urine volume compared with control mice. No differences were seen in urine vasopressin excretion, urine Na(+) and K(+) excretion, plasma Na(+), or plasma osmolality between the two groups. However, PRR KO mice had reduced medullary aquaporin-2 levels and arginine vasopressin-stimulated cAMP accumulation in the isolated renal medulla compared with control mice. Taken together, these results suggest nephron PRR can potentially modulate renal water excretion.

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UrineAnimalsFemaleKidneyMaleMice, KnockoutProrenin ReceptorProton-Translocating ATPasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceWaterATP6AP2 protein, mouseProrenin ReceptorProton-Translocating ATPasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceWaternephron knockoutprorenin receptorurine concentration

Identifiers

PMID25995108
PMCPMC4490380
OpenAlexW2173952730

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