TY - JOUR
T1 - Essential role of Kir5.1 channels in renal salt handling and blood pressure control
AU - Palygin, Oleg
AU - Levchenko, Vladislav
AU - Ilatovskaya, Daria V.
AU - Pavlov, Tengis S.
AU - Pochynyuk, Oleh M.
AU - Jacob, Howard J.
AU - Geurts, Aron M.
AU - Hodges, Matthew R.
AU - Staruschenko, Alexander
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/9/21
Y1 - 2017/9/21
N2 - Supplementing diets with high potassium helps reduce hypertension in humans. Inwardly rectifying K+ channels Kir4.1 (Kcnj10) and Kir5.1 (Kcnj16) are highly expressed in the basolateral membrane of distal renal tubules and contribute to Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion through the direct control of transepithelial voltage. To define the importance of Kir5.1 in blood pressure control under conditions of salt-induced hypertension, we generated a Kcnj16 knockout in Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats (SSKcnj16–/–). SSKcnj16–/– rats exhibited hypokalemia and reduced blood pressure, and when fed a high-salt diet (4% NaCl), experienced 100% mortality within a few days triggered by salt wasting and severe hypokalemia. Electrophysiological recordings of basolateral K+ channels in the collecting ducts isolated from SSKcnj16–/– rats revealed activity of only homomeric Kir4.1 channels. Kir4.1 expression was upregulated in SSKcnj16–/– rats, but the protein was predominantly localized in the cytosol in SSKcnj16–/– rats. Benzamil, but not hydrochlorothiazide or furosemide, rescued this phenotype from mortality on a high-salt diet. Supplementation of high-salt diet with increased potassium (2% KCl) prevented mortality in SSKcnj16–/– rats and prevented or mitigated hypertension in SSKcnj16–/– or control SS rats, respectively. Our results demonstrate that Kir5.1 channels are key regulators of renal salt handling in SS hypertension.
AB - Supplementing diets with high potassium helps reduce hypertension in humans. Inwardly rectifying K+ channels Kir4.1 (Kcnj10) and Kir5.1 (Kcnj16) are highly expressed in the basolateral membrane of distal renal tubules and contribute to Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion through the direct control of transepithelial voltage. To define the importance of Kir5.1 in blood pressure control under conditions of salt-induced hypertension, we generated a Kcnj16 knockout in Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats (SSKcnj16–/–). SSKcnj16–/– rats exhibited hypokalemia and reduced blood pressure, and when fed a high-salt diet (4% NaCl), experienced 100% mortality within a few days triggered by salt wasting and severe hypokalemia. Electrophysiological recordings of basolateral K+ channels in the collecting ducts isolated from SSKcnj16–/– rats revealed activity of only homomeric Kir4.1 channels. Kir4.1 expression was upregulated in SSKcnj16–/– rats, but the protein was predominantly localized in the cytosol in SSKcnj16–/– rats. Benzamil, but not hydrochlorothiazide or furosemide, rescued this phenotype from mortality on a high-salt diet. Supplementation of high-salt diet with increased potassium (2% KCl) prevented mortality in SSKcnj16–/– rats and prevented or mitigated hypertension in SSKcnj16–/– or control SS rats, respectively. Our results demonstrate that Kir5.1 channels are key regulators of renal salt handling in SS hypertension.
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U2 - 10.1172/JCI.INSIGHT.92331
DO - 10.1172/JCI.INSIGHT.92331
M3 - Article
C2 - 28931751
AN - SCOPUS:85049388582
SN - 2379-3708
VL - 2
JO - JCI Insight
JF - JCI Insight
IS - 18
M1 - e92331
ER -