Impaired phosphorylation of Na+-K+-2Cl cotransporter by oxidative stress-responsive kinase-1 deficiency manifests hypotension and Bartter-like syndrome

SH Lin, IS Yu, ST Jiang, SW Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
SH Lin, IS Yu, ST Jiang, SW Lin, P Chu, A Chen, HK Sytwu, E Sohara, S Uchida, S Sasaki…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011National Acad Sciences
Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporters (NKCCs), including NKCC1 and renal-specific NKCC2, and the
Na+-Cl− cotransporter (NCC) play pivotal roles in the regulation of blood pressure (BP) and
renal NaCl reabsorption. Oxidative stress-responsive kinase-1 (OSR1) is a known upstream
regulator of N (K) CCs. We generated and analyzed global and kidney tubule-specific (KSP)
OSR1 KO mice to elucidate the physiological role of OSR1 in vivo, particularly on BP and
kidney function. Although global OSR1−/− mice were embryonically lethal, OSR1+/− mice …
Na+-K+-2Cl cotransporters (NKCCs), including NKCC1 and renal-specific NKCC2, and the Na+-Cl cotransporter (NCC) play pivotal roles in the regulation of blood pressure (BP) and renal NaCl reabsorption. Oxidative stress-responsive kinase-1 (OSR1) is a known upstream regulator of N(K)CCs. We generated and analyzed global and kidney tubule-specific (KSP) OSR1 KO mice to elucidate the physiological role of OSR1 in vivo, particularly on BP and kidney function. Although global OSR1−/− mice were embryonically lethal, OSR1+/− mice had low BP associated with reduced phosphorylated (p) STE20 (sterile 20)/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) and p-NKCC1 abundance in aortic tissue and attenuated p-NKCC2 abundance with increased total and p-NCC expression in the kidney. KSP-OSR1−/− mice had normal BP and hypercalciuria and maintained significant hypokalemia on a low-K+ diet. KSP-OSR1−/− mice exhibited impaired Na+ reabsorption in the thick ascending loop on a low-Na+ diet accompanied by remarkably decreased expression of p-NKCC2 and a blunted response to furosemide, an NKCC2 inhibitor. The expression of total SPAK and p-SPAK was significantly increased in parallel to that of total NCC and p-NCC despite unchanged total NKCC2 expression. These results suggest that, globally, OSR1 is involved in the regulation of BP and renal tubular Na+ reabsorption mainly via the activation of NKCC1 and NKCC2. In the kidneys, NKCC2 but not NCC is the main target of OSR1 and the reduced p-NKCC2 in KSP-OSR1−/− mice may lead to a Bartter-like syndrome.
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