Intestinal Na+ Loss and Volume Depletion in JAK3-Deficient Mice

Background/Aims: The Janus kinase 3 JAK3 participates in the signaling of immune cells. Lack of JAK3 triggers inflammatory bowel disease, which in turn has been shown to affect intestinal activity of the epithelial Na+ channel ENaC and thus colonic sodium absorption. At least in theory, inflammatory...

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Main Authors: Anja T. Umbach, Dong Luo, Shefalee K. Bhavsar, Zohreh Hosseinzadeh, Florian Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-11-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/355731