Unilateral Nephrectomy Stimulates ERK and Is Associated With Enhanced Na Transport

Nephron loss initiates compensatory hemodynamic and cellular effects on the remaining nephrons. Increases in single nephron glomerular filtration rate and tubular flow rate exert higher fluid shear stress (FSS) on tubules. In principal cell (PC) culture models FSS induces ERK, and ERK is implicated...

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Main Authors: Robert Repetti, Nomrota Majumder, Karin Carneiro De Oliveira, Jennifer Meth, Tenzin Yangchen, Mukut Sharma, Tarak Srivastava, Rajeev Rohatgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.583453/full