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28 M NH4Cl with 0.5% sucrose in drinking water. Control rats were maintained on 0.5% sucrose. At the seventh day posttreatment, gluconeogenic enzyme activity in the kidneys, but not in the liver, was higher in acidotic rats. These rats had elevated PEPCK in their uE and a significant rise in blood glucose relative to controls. The induction of gluconeogenesis in human proximal tubule cells increased PEPCK expression in both human proximal tubules and human proximal tubule-secreted exosomes in the media. Overall, gluconeogenic enzymes are detectable in human uE. Elevated PEPCK and its blunted meal-induced suppression in human urine exosomes are associated with diabetes and early insulin resistance.In the past decades, substantial effect has been devoted to the development of computational models of the cardiovascular system. Some of these models simulate blood pressure regulation in humans and include components of the circulatory, renal, and neurohormonal systems. While such human models are intended to have clinical value in that they can be used to assess the effects and reveal mechanisms of hypertensive therapeutic treatments, rodent models would be more useful in assisting the interpretation of animal experiments. Also, despite well-known sexual dimorphism in blood pressure regulation, almost all published models are gender neutral. Given these observations, the goal of this project is to develop the first computational models of blood pressure regulation for the male and female rats. The resulting sex-specific models represent the interplay between cardiovascular function, renal hemodynamics, and kidney function in the rat; they also include the actions of the renal sympathetic nerve activity and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, as well as physiological sex differences. We explore mechanisms responsible for blood pressure and renal autoregulation and notable sexual dimorphism. Model simulations suggest that fluid and sodium handling in the kidney of the female rats, which differs significantly from males, may contribute to their observed lower salt sensitivity compared to males. Additionally, model simulations highlight sodium handling in the kidney and renal sympathetic nerve activity sensitivity as key players in the increased resistance of females to angiotensin II-induced hypertension compared to males.Prostate inflammation (PI) is a clinical condition associated with infection and/or inflammation of the prostate. It is a common disease frequently associated to lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms. The urethra is an understudied structure in the LUT and plays a fundamental role in the urinary cycle. Here, we proposed to evaluate the effect of PI on the urethra tissue. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were used, and PI was induced by formalin injection into the ventral lobes of the prostate. The pelvic urethra at the prostatic level was harvested for histological analysis, contraction (electrical field stimulation and phenylephrine), and relaxation (sodium nitroprusside/MK-571) experiments. Various gene targets [cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2, transforming growth factor-β1, interleukin-1β, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, α1A-adrenoceptor, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1, voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subunit-α1D, neuronal nitric oxide synthase, soluble guanylyl cyclase, phosphodiesterase 5A, protein kinase CGMP results in cGMP accumulation inside the cell. These findings would help to better understand LUT dysfunctions associated with PI and the role of MRP pumps in the control of LUT function.Acute kidney injury has a high global morbidity associated with an increased risk of death and chronic kidney disease. Renal tubular epithelial cell regeneration following injury may be a decisive factor in renal repair or the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease, but the underlying mechanism of abnormal renal tubular repair remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of heterotrimeric G stimulatory protein α-subunit (Gsa) in renal tubular epithelial cell regeneration. We generated renal tubule epithelium-specific Gsa knockout (GsaKspKO) mice to show the essential role of Gsa in renal tubular epithelial cell regeneration in two AKI models acute aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) and unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury (UIRI). GsaKspKO mice developed more severe renal impairment after AAN and UIRI, higher serum creatinine levels, and more substantial tubular necrosis than wild-type mice. More importantly, Gsa inactivation impaired renal tubular epithelial cell proliferation by reducing bromodeoxyuridine+ cell numbers in the AAN model and inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinase 2/cyclin E1 expression in the UIRI model. This reduced proliferation was further supported in vitro with Gsa-targeting siRNA. Downregulation of Gsa inhibited tubular epithelial cell proliferation in HK-2 and mIMCD-3 cells. Furthermore, Gsa downregulation inhibited cyclin-dependent kinase 2/cyclin E1 expression, which was dependent on the Raf-MEK-ERK signaling pathway. In conclusion, Gsa is required for tubular epithelial cell regeneration during kidney repair after AKI. Loss of Gsa impairs renal tubular epithelial cell regeneration by blocking the Raf-MEK-ERK pathway.Abnormal gastric accommodation (GA) and gastric emptying contribute to pathophysiology in functional dyspepsia (FD). Secretin is a key regulator of GA in animal studies. Our aim was to study the effects of secretin on gastric motility, satiation, postprandial symptoms and key hormones. We performed two double-blind, randomized, saline-controlled, cross-over trials in 10 healthy volunteers and 10 patients with FD by Rome IV criteria. FPS-ZM1 inhibitor We used measured GA (by validated SPECT method) after 111In radiolabeled Ensure® 300mL meal, and quantified gastric emptying for 30 minutes by scintigraphy. Satiation was measured by volume to fullness (VTF) and maximum tolerated volume (MTV) on an Ensure® nutrient drink test, and postprandial symptoms 30 minutes post-MTV. Fasting and postprandial GLP-1, GIP and HPP were measured. The ages and gender distribution of healthy controls and patients with FD were similar. Compared to placebo, secretin delayed gastric emptying at 30 minutes in both health [-11% (-16, -4); P=0.004] and FD [-8% (-9, 0); P=0.
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