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ArticlePflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2016

Corticomedullary difference in the effects of dietary Ca²⁺ on tight junction properties in thick ascending limbs of Henle's loop.

Allein Plain, Vera C Wulfmeyer, Susanne Milatz, Adrian Klietz, Jianghui Hou, Markus Bleich, Nina Himmerkus

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Article in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Control of renal calcium permeability via a tight junctional claudin switch.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  4. Calcium-Sensing Receptor in the Thick Ascending Limb and Renal Response to Hypercalcemia.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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  10. Claudin-2 and claudin-12 form independent, complementary pores required to maintain calcium homeostasis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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  12. Activation of the calcium sensing receptor increases claudin-14 expression via a PLC -p38-Sp1 pathway.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021
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  18. A Novel Claudinopathy Based on Claudin-10 Mutations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Allein PlainInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany.
Vera C WulfmeyerInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany.
Susanne MilatzInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany.
Adrian KlietzInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany.
Jianghui HouWashington University Renal Division, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Markus BleichInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany.
Nina HimmerkusInstitute of Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, Kiel, 24098, Germany. n.himmerkus@physiologie.uni-kiel.de.
Kiel University · DEWashington University in St. Louis · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thick ascending limb of Henle's loop (TAL) drives an important part of the reabsorption of divalent cations. This reabsorption occurs via the paracellular pathway formed by the tight junction (TJ), which in the TAL shows cation selectivity. Claudins, a family of TJ proteins, determine the permeability and selectivity of this pathway. Mice were fed with normal or high-Ca(2+) diet, and effects on the reabsorptive properties of cortical and medullary TAL segments were analysed by tubule microdissection and microperfusion. Claudin expression was investigated by immunostaining and quantitative PCR. We show that the TAL adapted to high Ca(2+) load in a sub-segment-specific manner. In medullary TAL, transcellular NaCl transport was attenuated. The transepithelial voltage decreased from 10.9 ± 0.6 mV at control diet to 8.3 ± 0.5 mV at high Ca(2+) load, thereby reducing the driving force for Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) uptake. Cortical TAL showed a reduction in paracellular Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) permeabilities from 8.2 ± 0.7 to 6.2 ± 0.5 ∙ 10(-4) cm/s and from 4.8 ± 0.5 to 3.0 ± 0.2 · 10(-4) cm/s at control and high-Ca(2+) diet, respectively. Expression, localisation and regulation of claudins 10, 14, 16 and 19 differed along the corticomedullary axis: Towards the cortex, the main site of divalent cation reabsorption in TAL, high-Ca(2+) intake led to a strong upregulation of claudin-14 within TAL TJs while claudin-16 and -19 were unaltered. Towards the inner medulla, only claudin-10 was present in TAL TJ strands. In summary, high-Ca(2+) diet induced a reduction of divalent cation reabsorption via a diminution of NaCl transport and driving force in mTAL and via decreased paracellular permeabilities in cTAL. We reveal an important regulatory pattern along the corticomedullary axis and improve the understanding how the kidney disposes of detrimental excess Ca(2+).

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Renal ReabsorptionAction PotentialsAnimalsCalciumCalcium, DietaryClaudinsFemaleKidney CortexKidney MedullaLoop of HenleMagnesiumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSodium ChlorideTight JunctionsUp-RegulationCalciumCalcium, DietaryClaudinsMagnesiumSodium ChlorideCalciumClaudinIon transportMicroperfusionNephronParacellular permeability

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