APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 5, 1998

The American Physiological Society

• Arginine vasopressin (avp) stimulates phosphorylation of aquaporin 2 (aqp2) in rat renal tissue. Nishimoto, Goro, Masato Yasui, Dailin Li, Marina Zelenina, S_ren Nielsen, Anita Aperia and Angus C. Nairn. 1Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, St. G divided by ran's Children's Hospital, 112 81 Stockholm, Sweden; 2Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; and 3Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021-6399 APStracts 5:0180F, 1998.
• Obstruction stimulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in bladder smooth muscle cells via increased mechanical stretch. Park, John M., Tianxin Yang_, Lois J. Arend_, J[umlaut]urgen B. Schnermann, Craig A. Peters, Michael R. Freeman and Josephine P. Briggs__. *Department of Urology, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Departments of _Medicine, _Pathology and **Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI;, __NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD APStracts 5:0181F, 1998.
• H,k-atpase in the rcct-28a rabbit cortical collecting duct cell line. Campbell, W. Grady, I. David Weiner, Charles S. Wingo and Brian D. Cain. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1, and Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, and Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center2, Gainesville, Florida 32608 USA APStracts 5:0182F, 1998.
• Differential effects of egf on the repair of cellular functions following dichlorovinyl-l-cysteine-induced injury. Nowak, Grazyna, Kenneth B. Keasler, Douglas E. McKeller, and Rick G. Schnellmann. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 4301 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 APStracts 5:0183F, 1998.
• Contribution of cytochrome p450 4a1 and 4a2 to vascular 20 -hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesis in the rat kidney. Wang, Mong-Heng, Hui Guan, Xuandai Nguyen, Barbara A. Zand, Alberto Nasjletti, Michal Laniado Schwartzman. Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595 APStracts 5:0184F, 1998.
• Expression of bone morphogenetic protein-7 (bmp-7) mrna in the normal and ischemic adult rat kidney. Simon, Matthias, John G. Maresh, Stephen E. Harris, James D. Hernandez, Mazen Arar, Merle S. Olson and Hanna E. Abboud. 1Division of Nephrology and 2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and 3Division of Pediatric Nephrology and 4Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, and Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital San Antonio, Texas 78284 APStracts 5:0185F, 1998.
• Cloning and characterization of a naturally occurring soluble form. Choi, Mary E. Section of Nephrology and Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 APStracts 5:0186F, 1998.
• In vitro effects of simvastatin on human tubulointerstitial cells and cyclosporin nephrotoxicity. Johnson, David W, Heather J Saunders, Michael J Field, Carol A Pollock. Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2006. APStracts 5:0187F, 1998.
• Resetting of exaggerated tubuloglomerular feedback activity in acutely volume expanded young spontaneously hypertensive rats. Br[umlaut]annstr[diaeresis]om, Kristina, and William J. Arendshorst. Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. APStracts 5:0188F, 1998.
• Partial characterization of apoptotic factor in alzheimer plasma. Maesaka, John K., Thomas Palaia, Soheli A. Chowdhury, Tetsuo Shimamura, Steven Fishbane, William Reichman, Andrew Coyne, Julian J. O'rear and Marwan E. El-Sabban,. 1Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y. 11501, 2Departments of Pathology, 3Geriatric Services, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, N.J. 08854, and 4Department of Human Morphology, American University, Beirut, Lebanon APStracts 5:0189F, 1998.
• Cloning of the human kidney pah transporter: narrow substrate specificity and regulation by protein kinase c.. Lu, Run, Brenda Chan, and Victor L. Schuster. Departments of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. (U.S.A.) APStracts 5:0190F, 1998.
• Renal sulfate secretion is carbonic anhydrase dependent in a marine teleost, pleuronectes americanus. Renfro, J. Larry, Thomas H. Maren, Cristina Zeien, and Erik R. Swenson,. 1Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269; 2Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610; 3Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; and 4Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salsbury Cove, Maine 04672 APStracts 5:0191F, 1998.
• Expression of bone morphogenetic protein-7 (bmp-7) mrna in the normal and ischemic adult rat kidney. Simon, Matthias, John G. Maresh, Stephen E. Harris, James D. Hernandez, Mazen Arar, Merle S. Olson and Hanna E. Abboud. 1Division of Nephrology and 2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and 3Division of Pediatric Nephrology and 4Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, and Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital San Antonio, Texas 78284 APStracts 5:0192F, 1998.
• In vitro effects of simvastatin on human tubulointerstitial cells and cyclosporin nephrotoxicity. Johnson, David W, Heather J Saunders, Michael J Field, Carol A Pollock. Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2006. APStracts 5:0193F, 1998.
• Resetting of exaggerated tubuloglomerular feedback activity in acutely volume expanded young spontaneously hypertensive rats. Br[umlaut]annstr[diaeresis]om, Kristina, and William J. Arendshorst. Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. APStracts 5:0194F, 1998.
• Reactive oxygen species stimulate reorganization of mesangial cell -collagen gels by inducing tyrosine kinase signaling. Zent, Roy, Menachem Ailenberg, Gregory P. Downey, Melvin Silverman. Membrane Biology Group and Division of Respiratory Medicine*, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada APStracts 5:0195F, 1998.
• Exaggerated calcium signaling in preglomerular arteriolar smooth muscle cells in genetic hypertension. Iversen, Bjarne M., and William J. Arendshorst. Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7545 APStracts 5:0196F, 1998.
• Contribution of endothelin to renal vascular tone and autoregulation in the conscious dog. Berthold, Heike, Klaus M[umlaut]unter, Armin Just, Hartmut R. Kirchheim, and Heimo Ehmke. Physiologisches Institut der Ruprecht-Karls-Universit[umlaut]at Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany and 1 Knoll AG, 67061 Ludwigshafen, Germany APStracts 5:0197F, 1998.
• Isoforms of the apical na-k-2cl cotransporter in murine thick ascending limb. ii: functional characterization and mechanism of activation by cyclic-amp. Plata, Consuelo, David B. Mount, Verena Rubio, Steven C. Hebert and Gerardo Gamba. Molecular Physiology Unit. Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrici[acute]on Salvador Zubir[acute]an and Department of Medicine, Instituto de Investigaciones Biom[acute]edicas, National University of Mexico, Mexico City CP 14000, Mexico and *Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 APStracts 5:0198F, 1998.
• Isoforms of the apical na-k-2cl transporter in murine thick ascending limb. i: molecular characterization and intra-renal localization. Mount, David B., Allan Baekgaard, Amy E. Hall, Consuelo Plata, Jason Xu, David R. Beier, Gerardo Gamba and Steven C. Hebert. Nephrology Division, Vanderbilt University, MCN S-3223, Nashville, TN 37232, APStracts 5:0199F, 1998.
• Avp inhibits lps and il-1[beta] stimulated no and cgmp production via v1 receptor in cultured rat mesangial cells. Umino, Tetsuo, Eiji Kusano, Shigeaki Muto, Tetsu Akimoto, Satoru Yanagiba, Shuichi Ono, Morimasa Amemiya, Yasuhiro Ando, Sumiko Homma, Uichi Ikeda, Kazuyuki Shimada and Yasushi Asano. Departments of Nephrology and *Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, 329-0498 JAPAN APStracts 5:0200F, 1998.
• Enhanced renal vascular responsiveness to angiotensin ii in hypertensive ren-2 transgenic rats. Jacinto, Severina M., John J. Mullins, and Kenneth D. Mitchell. 1Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112; and 2Centre for Genome Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JQ, Scotland APStracts 5:0201F, 1998.
• Atp-mediated calcium signaling in preglomerular smooth muscle cells. Inscho, Edward W., Ph. D., Alan C. Schroeder, M. P. H., Paul C. Deichmann, B. S. and John D. Imig, Ph. D. Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 APStracts 5:0202F, 1998.
• Renal and hemodynamic effects of losartan in conscious dogs during controlled mechanical ventilation. Krebs, Martin O., Thorsten Kr[diaeresis]ohn, Willehad Boemke, Rainer Mohnhaupt, and Gabriele Kaczmarczyk. Experimentelle Anasthesie, Klinik fur Anasthesiologie and Operative Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultat Charite der Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-12242 Berlin, Germany APStracts 5:0203F, 1998.
• Developmental expression of sodium entry pathways in rat nephron. Schmitt, Roland, David H. Ellison, Nicolette Farman, Bernard C. Rossier, Robert F. Reilly, W. Brian Reeves, Ilse Oberb[umlaut]aumer, Rosemarie Tapp and Sebastian Bachmann. 1Institut f[umlaut]ur Anatomie, Charit[acute]e, Humboldt Universit[umlaut]at, D-10098 Berlin, Germany; 2University of Colorado Health Sciences Center & VA Medical Center, Denver, CO; 3Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie, Universit[acute]e de Lausanne, CH -1002 Lausanne, Switzerland; 4University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AK; and 5INSERM, Unit[acute]e 478, UER Xavier Bichat, F-75877 Paris Cedex 18, France APStracts 5:0204F, 1998.