Université de Fribourg

Short-term functional adaptation of aquaporin-1 surface expression in the proximal tubule, a component of glomerulotubular balance

Pohl, Marcus ; Shan, Qixian ; Petsch, Thomas ; Styp-Rekowska, Beata ; Matthey, Patricia ; Bleich, Markus ; Bachmann, Sebastian ; Theilig, Franziska

In: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2014, p. ASN.2014020148

Transepithelial water flow across the renal proximal tubule is mediated predominantly by aquaporin-1 (AQP1). Along this nephron segment, luminal delivery and transepithelial reabsorption are directly coupled, a phenomenon called glomerulotubular balance. We hypothesized that the surface expression of AQP1 is regulated by fluid shear stress, contributing to this effect. Consistent with this...

Université de Fribourg

Tubular deficiency of von Hippel-Lindau attenuates renal disease progression in anti-GBM glomerulonephritis

Theilig, Franziska ; Enke, Anne Kathrin ; Scolari, Brigitte ; Polzin, Danny ; Bachmann, Sebastian ; Koesters, Robert

In: The American Journal of Pathology, 2011, vol. 179, no. 5, p. 2177–2188

In many kidney diseases, the original insult primarily involves the glomerulus and may then pass onto the tubulointerstitium. Several hypotheses link glomerular disease to tubular injury; perhaps the foremost hypothesis involves chronic tubular hypoxia. The reported effects of hypoxia and consecutive stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), however, are controversial. Hypoxia induces...