EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Edward W. Inscho

Purinoceptor regulation of renal tubular transport is coming of age
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1166-F1167, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00506.2009 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo B. Silva and Jeffrey L. Garvin

Extracellular ATP inhibits transport in medullary thick ascending limbs: role of P2X receptors
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1168-F1173, 2009. First published August 26, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00325.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Liza George, Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, and Mohammad Asghar

Exercise activates redox-sensitive transcription factors and restores renal D₁ receptor function in old rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1174-F1180, 2009. First published September 16, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00397.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Gabriela Márquez, María del Carmen Fernández-Tome, Nicolás Octavio Favale, Lucila Gisele Pescio, and Norma Beatriz Sterin-Speziale

Bradykinin induces formation of vesicle-like structures containing vinculin and PtdIns(4,5)P₂ in renal papillary collecting duct cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1181-F1191, 2009. First published September 16, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00062.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomer Meir, Ronen Levi, Liesbet Lieben, Steven Libutti, Geert Carmeliet, Roger Bouillon, Justin Silver, and Tally Naveh-Many

Deletion of the vitamin D receptor specifically in the parathyroid demonstrates a limited role for the receptor in parathyroid physiology
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1192-F1198, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00360.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Don Sharkey, David S. Gardner, Michael E. Symonds, and Helen Budge

Maternal nutrient restriction during early fetal kidney development attenuates the renal innate inflammatory response in obese young adult offspring
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1199-F1207, 2009. First published September 16, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00303.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunder Sims-Lucas, Luise Cullen-McEwen, Veraragavan P. Eswarakumar, David Hains, Kayle Kish, Brian Becknell, Jue Zhang, John F. Bertram, Fen Wang, and Carlton M. Bates

Deletion of Frs2 from the ureteric epithelium causes renal hypoplasia
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1208-F1219, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00262.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing Yang, Pascale H. Lane, Jennifer S. Pollock, and Pamela K Carmines

PKC-dependent superoxide production by the renal medullary thick ascending limb from diabetic rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1220-F1228, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00314.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danqing Min, J. Guy Lyons, James Bonner, Stephen M. Twigg, Dennis K. Yue, and Susan V. McLennan

Mesangial cell-derived factors alter monocyte activation and function through inflammatory pathways: possible pathogenic role in diabetic nephropathy
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1229-F1237, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00074.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Mangalakumar Veerasamy, Tri Q. Nguyen, Reza Motazed, Alexander L. Pearson, Roel Goldschmeding, and Mark E. C. Dockrell

Differential regulation of E-cadherin and -smooth muscle actin by BMP 7 in human renal proximal tubule epithelial cells and its implication in renal fibrosis
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1238-F1248, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90539.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gustavo Frindt and Lawrence G. Palmer

Surface expression of sodium channels and transporters in rat kidney: effects of dietary sodium
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1249-F1255, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00401.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mona Oppermann, Yan Qin, En Yin Lai, Christoph Eisner, Lingli Li, Yuning Huang, Diane Mizel, Justyna Fryc, Christopher S. Wilcox, Josephine Briggs, Jurgen Schnermann, and Hayo Castrop

Enhanced tubuloglomerular feedback in mice with vascular overexpression of A₁ adenosine receptors
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1256-F1264, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00264.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lina Nordquist, Russell Brown, Angelica Fasching, Patrik Persson, and Fredrik Palm

Proinsulin C-peptide reduces diabetes-induced glomerular hyperfiltration via efferent arteriole dilation and inhibition of tubular sodium reabsorption
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1265-F1272, 2009. First published September 9, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00228.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elke Hammerschmidt, Ivone Loeffler, and Gunter Wolf

Morg1 heterozygous mice are protected from acute renal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1273-F1287, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00204.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bharath K. Atthe, Andriy M. Babsky, Paige N. Hopewell, Carrie L. Phillips, Bruce A. Molitoris, and Navin Bansal

Early monitoring of acute tubular necrosis in the rat kidney by ²³Na-MRI
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1288-F1298, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00388.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Daniel, Andrea Wagner, Bernd Hohenstein, and Christian Hugo

Thrombospondin-2 therapy ameliorates experimental glomerulonephritis via inhibition of cell proliferation, inflammation, and TGF-β activation
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1299-F1309, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00254.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jozefina Casuscelli, Stefan Schmidt, Brenda DeGray, Edward T. Petri, Andjelka Celic, Ewa Folta-Stogniew, Barbara E. Ehrlich, and Titus J. Boggon

Analysis of the cytoplasmic interaction between polycystin-1 and polycystin-2
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1310-F1315, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00412.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Material]  

Susan C. Hubchak, Erin E. Sparks, Tomoko Hayashida, and H. William Schnaper

Rac1 promotes TGF-β-stimulated mesangial cell type I collagen expression through a PI3K/Akt-dependent mechanism
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1316-F1323, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00345.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas R. Yingst, Ali Araghi, Tabitha M. Doci, Raymond Mattingly, and William H. Beierwaltes

Decreased renal perfusion rapidly increases plasma membrane Na-K-ATPase in rat cortex by an angiotensin II-dependent mechanism
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1324-F1329, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90363.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mita M. Shah, James B. Tee, Tobias Meyer, Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger, Yohan Choi, Derina E. Sweeney, Thomas F. Gallegos, Kohei Johkura, Eran Rosines, Valentina Kouznetsova, David W. Rose, Kevin T. Bush, Hiroyuki Sakurai, and Sanjay K. Nigam

The instructive role of metanephric mesenchyme in ureteric bud patterning, sculpting, and maturation and its potential ability to buffer ureteric bud branching defects
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1330-F1341, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00125.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao C. Li, Ulrich Hopfer, and Jia L. Zhuo

AT₁ receptor-mediated uptake of angiotensin II and NHE-3 expression in proximal tubule cells through a microtubule-dependent endocytic pathway
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1342-F1352, 2009. First published September 2, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90734.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Domingo Triguero, María Sancho, Marta García-Flores, and Ángeles García-Pascual

Presence of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the rat urethra and their involvement in nerve-mediated nitrergic relaxation
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1353-F1360, 2009. First published August 26, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00403.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murugavel Ponnusamy, Maoyin Pang, Pavan Kumar Annamaraju, Zhu Zhang, Rujun Gong, Y. Eugene Chin, and Shougang Zhuang

Transglutaminase-1 protects renal epithelial cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis through activation of STAT3 and AKT signaling pathways
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1361-F1370, 2009. First published August 26, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00251.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katharina Machura, Dominik Steppan, Bjoern Neubauer, Natalia Alenina, Thomas M. Coffman, Carie S. Facemire, Karl F. Hilgers, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Charlotte Wagner, and Armin Kurtz

Developmental renin expression in mice with a defective renin-angiotensin system
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1371-F1380, 2009. First published August 26, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00378.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sun Ha Lee, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Bo-Young Nam, Dong Ki Kim, Jin Ji Li, Dong-Sub Jung, Seung-Jae Kwak, Dong-Ryeol Ryu, Seung Hyeok Han, Jung Eun Lee, Sung Jin Moon, Dae Suk Han, and Shin-Wook Kang

Activation of local aldosterone system within podocytes is involved in apoptosis under diabetic conditions
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1381-F1390, 2009. First published August 26, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00101.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth Kemter, Birgit Rathkolb, Jan Rozman, Wolfgang Hans, Anja Schrewe, Christina Landbrecht, Matthias Klaften, Boris Ivandic, Helmut Fuchs, Valérie Gailus-Durner, Martin Klingenspor, Martin Hrabé de Angelis, Eckhard Wolf, Ruediger Wanke, and Bernhard Aigner

Novel missense mutation of uromodulin in mice causes renal dysfunction with alterations in urea handling, energy, and bone metabolism
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1391-F1398, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00261.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vijayalakshmi Thamilselvan, Mani Menon, and Sivagnanam Thamilselvan

Oxalate-induced activation of PKC- and - regulates NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative injury in renal tubular epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1399-F1410, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00051.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladislav Bugaj, Oleh Pochynyuk, and James D. Stockand

Activation of the epithelial Na⁺ channel in the collecting duct by vasopressin contributes to water reabsorption
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1411-F1418, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00371.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

I. Alexandru Bobulescu, Michele Dubree, Jianning Zhang, Paul McLeroy, and Orson W. Moe

Reduction of renal triglyceride accumulation: effects on proximal tubule Na⁺/H⁺ exchange and urinary acidification
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1419-F1426, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00177.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tilmann Ditting, Gisa Tiegs, Kristina Rodionova, Peter W. Reeh, Winfried Neuhuber, Wolfgang Freisinger, and Roland Veelken

Do distinct populations of dorsal root ganglion neurons account for the sensory peptidergic innervation of the kidney?
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1427-F1434, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90599.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philine Wangemann, Hyoung-Mi Kim, Sara Billings, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Xiangming Li, Ruchira Singh, David S. Sharlin, Douglas Forrest, Daniel C. Marcus, and Peying Fong

Developmental delays consistent with cochlear hypothyroidism contribute to failure to develop hearing in mice lacking Slc26a4/pendrin expression
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1435-F1447, 2009. First published August 19, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00011.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena Gagliardini, Daniela Corna, Carla Zoja, Fabio Sangalli, Fabiola Carrara, Matteo Rossi, Sara Conti, Daniela Rottoli, Lorena Longaretti, Andrea Remuzzi, Giuseppe Remuzzi, and Ariela Benigni

Unlike each drug alone, lisinopril if combined with avosentan promotes regression of renal lesions in experimental diabetes
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1448-F1456, 2009. First published August 12, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00340.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hye Ryoun Jang, Maria Teresa Gandolfo, Gang Jee Ko, Shailesh Satpute, Lorraine Racusen, and Hamid Rabb

Early exposure to germs modifies kidney damage and inflammation after experimental ischemia-reperfusion injury
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1457-F1465, 2009. First published August 12, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90769.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hector Giral, Yupanqui Caldas, Eileen Sutherland, Paul Wilson, Sophia Breusegem, Nicholas Barry, Judith Blaine, Tao Jiang, Xiaoxin X. Wang, and Moshe Levi

Regulation of rat intestinal Na-dependent phosphate transporters by dietary phosphate
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1466-F1475, 2009. First published August 12, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00279.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Tables]  

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Corrigendum
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1476-F1476, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.zh2-5742-corr.2009 [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEWS:

Nader G. Abraham, Jian Cao, David Sacerdoti, Xiaoying Li, and George Drummond

Heme oxygenase: the key to renal function regulation
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1137-F1152, 2009. First published July 1, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90449.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Balakuntalam S. Kasinath, Denis Feliers, Kavithalakshmi Sataranatarajan, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury, Myung Ja Lee, and Meenalakshmi M. Mariappan

Regulation of mRNA translation in renal physiology and disease
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1153-F1165, 2009. First published June 17, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.90748.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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