CellWell record HH-14294
The kidney distal tubule potassium switch, modern diet and hypertension.
Welling PA; Delpire E; Ellison DH; Staub O; Stowasser M; Fenton RA
Nature reviews. Nephrology ยท 2026
In plain language
A review describes a kidney distal tubule 'potassium switch,' involving Kir4.1/Kir5.1 channels and WNK kinase signaling, that senses dietary potassium to regulate sodium-chloride cotransporter activity relevant to hypertension.
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