2011
Role of renalase in the regulation of blood pressure and the renal dopamine system
Desir GV. Role of renalase in the regulation of blood pressure and the renal dopamine system. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2011, 20: 31-36. PMID: 21099685, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e3283412721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseDahl salt-sensitive ratsRenal dopamine systemSalt-sensitive ratsRenalase deficiencyBlood pressureKidney diseaseRenalase levelsResistant hypertensionRecombinant renalaseDopamine systemProximal tubular sodium transportStable coronary artery diseaseComparable blood pressurePlasma renalase levelsRole of renalaseMechanisms of hypertensionNormal renal functionTubular sodium transportCoronary artery diseaseElevation of plasmaPotent antihypertensive agentSevere cardiac hypertrophyKnockout mouse modelRenalase expression
2002
On the natriuretic effect of verapamil: inhibition of ENaC and transepithelial sodium transport
Segal AS, Hayslett JP, Desir GV. On the natriuretic effect of verapamil: inhibition of ENaC and transepithelial sodium transport. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2002, 283: f765-f770. PMID: 12217868, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00253.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldosteroneAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCalcium Channel BlockersCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEpithelial Sodium ChannelsEpitheliumIn Vitro TechniquesInsulinKidneyKidney Tubules, CollectingNatriuresisNifedipineOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesSodiumSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsVasopressinsVerapamilXenopus laevisConceptsNatriuretic effectDirect tubular effectAdministration of verapamilRemoval of extracellularTubular effectsTransepithelial sodium transportHemodynamic changesInhibition of ENaCSurrogate markerChannel blockersMicroM verapamilDistal tubulesA6 cellsMicroM amilorideUssing chambersVerapamilL-typeSodium transportBasolateral sideTransepithelial resistanceSignificant increaseApical sidePermeable supportsInhibitionTransepithelial
1991
A Ca-activated K channel from rabbit renal brush-border membrane vesicles in planar lipid bilayers
Zweifach A, Desir GV, Aronson PS, Giebisch GH. A Ca-activated K channel from rabbit renal brush-border membrane vesicles in planar lipid bilayers. American Journal Of Physiology 1991, 261: f187-f196. PMID: 1713419, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1991.261.1.f187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh affinity binding of amiloride analogs at an internal site in renal microvillus membrane vesicles
Desir GV, Cragoe EJ, Aronson PS. High affinity binding of amiloride analogs at an internal site in renal microvillus membrane vesicles. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 2267-2271. PMID: 1846621, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)52238-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane vesiclesMicrovillus membrane vesiclesRenal microvillus membrane vesiclesSimilar rank order potencyBinding sitesInternal sitesHigh-affinity inhibitorsMembrane localizationInternal binding siteAmiloride analoguesPlasma membraneRank order potencyHigh-affinity bindingAffinity inhibitorsHigh affinity-binding siteVesiclesBasolateral membrane vesiclesOrder potency