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ArticleKidney3602022

In Primary Aldosteronism Acute Potassium Chloride Supplementation Suppresses Abundance and Phosphorylation of the Sodium-Chloride Cotransporter.

Aihua Wu, Martin J Wolley, Alexandra Matthews, Diane Cowley, Paul A Welling, Robert A Fenton, Michael Stowasser

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Article in Kidney360, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Aihua WuEndocrine Hypertension Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9610-0943
Martin J WolleyEndocrine Hypertension Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.
Alexandra MatthewsEndocrine Hypertension Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.
Diane CowleyEndocrine Hypertension Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.
Paul A WellingDepartment of Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Robert A FentonDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1623-199X
Michael StowasserEndocrine Hypertension Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUAarhus University · DKJohns Hopkins University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Elevated abundance of sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCC) and phosphorylated NCC (pNCC) are potential markers of primary aldosteronism (PA), but these effects may be driven by hypokalemia. Methods: We measured plasma potassium in patients with PA. If potassium was <4.0 mmol/L, patients were given sufficient oral potassium chloride (KCl) over 24 hours to achieve as close to 4.0 mmol/L as possible. Clinical chemistries were assessed, and urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) were examined to investigate effects on NCC. Results: Among 21 patients with PA who received a median total dose of 6.0 g (2.4-16.8 g) of KCl, increases were observed in plasma potassium (from 3.4 to 4.0 mmol/L; Conclusions: Acute oral KCl loading replenished plasma potassium in patients with PA and suppressed NCC abundance and phosphorylation, despite a significant rise in plasma aldosterone. This supports the view that potassium supplementation in humans with PA overrides the aldosterone stimulatory effect on NCC. The increased plasma aldosterone in patients with PA without KCl supplementation may be due to aldosterone response to posture challenge.

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HyperaldosteronismSodium Chloride SymportersAldosteroneDietary SupplementsHumansPhosphorylationPotassiumPotassium ChlorideReninAldosteronePotassiumPotassium ChlorideReninSodium Chloride Symportersblood pressurehypertensionNCCpotassiumprimary aldosteronismurinary extracellular vesicles

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PMID36514401
PMCPMC9717638
OpenAlexW4293795137

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