EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Jonathan D. Kaunitz

Membrane transport proteins: not just for transport anymore
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F995-F996, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00515.2005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shadi Oweis, Liang Wu, Pawel R. Kiela, Hui Zhao, Deepak Malhotra, Fayez K. Ghishan, Zijian Xie, Joseph I. Shapiro, and Jiang Liu

Cardiac glycoside downregulates NHE3 activity and expression in LLC-PK₁ cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F997-F1008, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00322.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INVITED REVIEWS:

Oleh Pochynyuk, Qiusheng Tong, Alexander Staruschenko, He-Ping Ma, and James D. Stockand

Regulation of the epithelial Na⁺ channel (ENaC) by phosphatidylinositides
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F949-F957, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00386.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pottumarthi V. Prasad

Functional MRI of the kidney: tools for translational studies of pathophysiology of renal disease
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F958-F974, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00114.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter A. Friedman and William G. Goodman

PTH(1–84)/PTH(7–84): a balance of power
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F975-F984, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00336.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Giuseppe Procino, Donne Bennett Caces, Giovanna Valenti, and Jeffrey E. Pessin

Adipocytes support cAMP-dependent translocation of aquaporin-2 from intracellular sites distinct from the insulin-responsive GLUT4 storage compartment
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F985-F994, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00369.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aihua Deng, Cynthia M. Miracle, Mark Lortie, Joseph Satriano, Francis B. Gabbai, Karen A. Munger, Scott C. Thomson, and Roland C. Blantz

Kidney oxygen consumption, carbonic anhydrase, and proton secretion
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1009-F1015, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00343.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soo Mi Kim, Diane Mizel, Yuning G. Huang, Josie P. Briggs, and Jurgen Schnermann

Adenosine as a mediator of macula densa-dependent inhibition of renin secretion
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1016-F1023, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00367.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao C. Li, Duncan J. Campbell, Mitsuru Ohishi, Shao Yuan, and Jia L. Zhuo

AT₁ receptor-activated signaling mediates angiotensin IV-induced renal cortical vasoconstriction in rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1024-F1033, 2006. First published December 27, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00221.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tarek M. El-Achkar, Xiaoping Huang, Zoya Plotkin, Ruben M. Sandoval, Georges J. Rhodes, and Pierre C. Dagher

Sepsis induces changes in the expression and distribution of Toll-like receptor 4 in the rat kidney
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1034-F1043, 2006. First published December 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00414.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caigan Du, Qiunong Guan, Hong Diao, Ziqin Yin, and Anthony M. Jevnikar

Nitric oxide induces apoptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells through activation of caspase-8
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1044-F1054, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00341.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Song, Xinqun Hu, Shahla Riazi, Swasti Tiwari, James B. Wade, and Carolyn A. Ecelbarger

Regulation of blood pressure, the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), and other key renal sodium transporters by chronic insulin infusion in rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1055-F1064, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00108.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yahua Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Lihong Chen, Jing Wu, Dongming Su, Wendell J. Lu, Mei-Tsuey Hwang, Guangrui Yang, Shuo Li, Minfen Wei, Linda Davis, Matthew D. Breyer, and Youfei Guan

Liver X receptor agonist TO-901317 upregulates SCD1 expression in renal proximal straight tubule
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1065-F1073, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00131.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Geeth Gunawardana, Raul E. Martinez, Weiqun Xiao, and Douglas M. Templeton

Cadmium inhibits both intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways in renal mesangial cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1074-F1082, 2006. First published November 1, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00067.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Yao, Masanori Kitamura, Ying Zhu, Yiman Meng, Ayumi Kasai, Nobuhiko Hiramatsu, Tetsuo Morioka, Masayuki Takeda, and Takashi Oite

Synergistic effects of PDGF-BB and cAMP-elevating agents on expression of connexin43 in mesangial cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1083-F1093, 2006. First published November 1, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00134.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anahí Paredes, Consuelo Plata, Manuel Rivera, Erika Moreno, Norma Vázquez, Rosario Muñoz-Clares, Steven C. Hebert, and Gerardo Gamba

Activity of the renal Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl^– cotransporter is reduced by mutagenesis of N-glycosylation sites: role for protein surface charge in Cl^– transport
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1094-F1102, 2006. First published November 15, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00071.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hongshi Xu, Yi Fu, Wei Tian, and David M. Cohen

Glycosylation of the osmoresponsive transient receptor potential channel TRPV4 on Asn-651 influences membrane trafficking
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1103-F1109, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00245.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huda Ismail Abdullah, Paulina L. Pedraza, Shoujin Hao, Karin D. Rodland, John C. McGiff, and Nicholas R. Ferreri

NFAT regulates calcium-sensing receptor-mediated TNF production
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1110-F1117, 2006. First published December 27, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00223.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryan M. Pelis, Wendy M. Suhre, and Stephen H. Wright

Functional influence of N-glycosylation in OCT2-mediated tetraethylammonium transport
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1118-F1126, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00462.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ron J. Jankowski, Rachelle L. Prantil, Michael B. Chancellor, William C. de Groat, Johnny Huard, and David A. Vorp

Biomechanical characterization of the urethral musculature
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1127-F1134, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00330.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weidong Wang, Chunling Li, Sandra N. Summer, Sandor Falk, Melissa A. Cadnapaphornchai, Yung-Chang Chen, and Robert W. Schrier

Molecular analysis of impaired urinary diluting capacity in glucocorticoid deficiency
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1135-F1142, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00356.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huai Zhen Ruan, Lori A. Birder, Zhenghua Xiang, Bikramjit Chopra, Tony Buffington, Changfeng Tai, James R. Roppolo, William C. de Groat, and Geoffrey Burnstock

Expression of P2X and P2Y receptors in the intramural parasympathetic ganglia of the cat urinary bladder
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1143-F1152, 2006. First published December 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00333.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen J. Gibson, Clare L. Thomson, Amanda C. Boyce, Bilal M. Karime, and Eugenie R. Lumbers

Effects of a reduction in maternal renal mass on pregnancy and cardiovascular and renal function of the pregnant ewe
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1153-F1162, 2006. First published November 29, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00241.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuan Wei, Peng Sun, ZhiJian Wang, BaoFeng Yang, Mairead A. Carroll, and Wen-Hui Wang

Adenosine inhibits ENaC via cytochrome P-450 epoxygenase-dependent metabolites of arachidonic acid
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1163-F1168, 2006. First published October 18, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00301.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaoming Zhou, Joan D. Ferraris, and Maurice B. Burg

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species contribute to high NaCl-induced activation of the transcription factor TonEBP/OREBP
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1169-F1176, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00378.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard, Christopher J. Monjure, and Benjamin J. Bivona

Efferent arterioles exclusively express the subtype 1A angiotensin receptor: functional insights from genetic mouse models
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1177-F1186, 2006. First published December 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00265.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roshni R. Molls, Vladimir Savransky, Manchang Liu, Shannon Bevans, Tulsi Mehta, Rubin M. Tuder, Landon S. King, and Hamid Rabb

Keratinocyte-derived chemokine is an early biomarker of ischemic acute kidney injury
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1187-F1193, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00342.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Snezana Petrovic, Hassane Amlal, Xuming Sun, Fiona Karet, Sharon Barone, and Manoocher Soleimani

Vasopressin induces expression of the Cl^–/HCO₃^– exchanger SLC26A7 in kidney medullary collecting ducts of Brattleboro rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1194-F1201, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00247.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil G. Docherty, Orfhlaith E. O'Sullivan, Declan A. Healy, Madeline Murphy, Amanda J. O'Neill, John M. Fitzpatrick, and R. William G. Watson

TGF-₁-induced EMT can occur independently of its proapoptotic effects and is aided by EGF receptor activation
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1202-F1212, 2006. First published December 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00406.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernardo López, Robert P. Ryan, Carol Moreno, Albert Sarkis, Jozef Lazar, Abraham P. Provoost, Howard J. Jacob, and Richard J. Roman

Identification of a QTL on chromosome 1 for impaired autoregulation of RBF in fawn-hooded hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1213-F1221, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00335.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jakob Nielsen, Tae-Hwan Kwon, Jørgen Frøkiær, Mark A. Knepper, and Søren Nielsen

Lithium-induced NDI in rats is associated with loss of -ENaC regulation by aldosterone in CCD
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1222-F1233, 2006. First published December 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00321.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myrto Giannopoulou, Steven C. Iszkula, Chunsun Dai, Xiaoyue Tan, Junwei Yang, George K. Michalopoulos, and Youhua Liu

Distinctive role of Stat3 and Erk-1/2 activation in mediating interferon- inhibition of TGF-₁ action
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1234-F1240, 2006. First published December 6, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00388.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monu Goel, William G. Sinkins, Cheng-Di Zuo, Mark Estacion, and William P. Schilling

Identification and localization of TRPC channels in the rat kidney
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1241-F1252, 2006. First published November 22, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00376.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables and Figures]  

Dimitra Gkika, Catalin N. Topala, Joost G. J. Hoenderop, and René J. M. Bindels

The immunophilin FKBP52 inhibits the activity of the epithelial Ca²⁺ channel TRPV5
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1253-F1259, 2006. First published December 13, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00298.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daina Lasaitiene, Yun Chen, Vida Mildaziene, Zita Nauciene, Birgitta Sundelin, Bengt R. Johansson, Masato Yano, and Peter Friberg

Tubular mitochondrial alterations in neonatal rats subjected to RAS inhibition
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1260-F1269, 2006. First published October 25, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00150.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Romer Gonzalez-Villalobos, R. Bryan Klassen, Patricia L. Allen, Kelly Johanson, Chasity B. Baker, Hiroyuki Kobori, L. G. Navar, and Timothy G. Hammond

Megalin binds and internalizes angiotensin-(1–7)
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1270-F1275, 2006. First published December 27, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00164.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Mirian A. Boim

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1276-F1276, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00052.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRIGENDA:

Corrigendum
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1277-F1277, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00053.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Announcement
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290: F1278-F1278, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00018.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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