Regulation of tight junction gene expression in the kidney of calbindin-D9k and/or -D28k knockout mice after consumption of a calcium- or a calcium/vitamin D-deficient diet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calciotropic hormones were thought to facilitate calcium transfer through active transcellular or passive paracellular pathway for calcium homeostasis. While calcium transport proteins such as CaBP-28 k, TRPV5, NCX1, PMCA1b are involved in calcium reabsorption of the renal tubule using transcellular transport, tight junction proteins are known as critically related to calcium absorption through paracellular pathway. The regulation of each pathway for calcium transport was well studied but the correlation was not. It is expected that present study will provide new information about the link between transcellular and paracellular pathway within renal tubules.

Results

Transcripts and proteins of tight junction related genes (occludin, ZO-1, and claudins) were examine

SUBMITTER: Hwang I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4003857 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature