2020
Slc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival
Chande S, Caballero D, Ho BB, Fetene J, Serna J, Pesta D, Nasiri A, Jurczak M, Chavkin NW, Hernando N, Giachelli CM, Wagner CA, Zeiss C, Shulman GI, Bergwitz C. Slc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3069. PMID: 32080237, PMCID: PMC7033257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyp miceMuscle functionSkeletal muscleMyofiber functionNormal body weightSkeletal muscle atrophyGene dose-dependent reductionConditional knockout miceReduced oxygen consumption rateStimulation of AMP kinaseKnockout miceHypophosphatemic disordersMuscle atrophyERK1/2 activationGrip strengthConditional deletionHormonal changesLow bloodBody weightC2C12 myoblastsMiceFurther evaluationBlood phosphateDependent reductionAMP kinase
2017
Response of Npt2a knockout mice to dietary calcium and phosphorus
Li Y, Caballero D, Ponsetto J, Chen A, Zhu C, Guo J, Demay M, Jüppner H, Bergwitz C. Response of Npt2a knockout mice to dietary calcium and phosphorus. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0176232. PMID: 28448530, PMCID: PMC5407772, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompared to WT miceWT miceDietary calciumDietary phosphateCalcium x phosphorus productUrine phosphate levelsUrinary calcium excretionUrine anion gapDevelopment of novel therapiesWild-typeRenal stone diseaseWild-type miceNpt2a-knockout (KO) miceCalcium excretionFGF23 levelsNovel therapiesPreventing nephrolithiasisPlasma phosphateStone diseaseAnion gapAddition of calciumKnockout micePhosphorus productCalcium phosphate depositionHuman carriers
2016
Hypophosphatemia promotes lower rates of muscle ATP synthesis
Pesta DH, Tsirigotis DN, Befroy DE, Caballero D, Jurczak MJ, Rahimi Y, Cline GW, Dufour S, Birkenfeld AL, Rothman DL, Carpenter TO, Insogna K, Petersen KF, Bergwitz C, Shulman GI. Hypophosphatemia promotes lower rates of muscle ATP synthesis. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 3378-3387. PMID: 27338702, PMCID: PMC5024687, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600473r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle ATP synthesisATP synthesisMuscle weaknessIsolated muscle mitochondriaSolute carrier familyWild-type littermate controlsSolute carrier family 34Carrier familyLower ratesInsulin-stimulated ratesMuscle mitochondriaChronic hypophosphatemiaHeart failureHypophosphatemic groupHypophosphatemic miceHypophosphatemiaLittermate controlsKnockout miceBlood PLow ratePlasma PPatientsSimilar findingsMember 1Plasma inorganic phosphate