title: The renal H+, K+-ATPases as therapeutic targets.
abstract: The kidney is an important regulatory organ responsible for maintaining constant blood volume and composition despite wide variations in the intake of food and water. Throughout the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, there is a wide variety of proteins that function to add additional waste products and to recover needed materials from the lumen filtrate. The collecting duct of the nephron is the primary renal location for the H+, K+-ATPases, a group of ion pumps that function in both acid/base balance and potassium homeostasis. This review summarizes the present understanding of the structure and functions for the different subtypes of the H+, K+-ATPases under specific physiologic conditions. The obstacles in determining the pharmacologic properties of the different subtypes are considered and future directions for the inhibition and/or stimulation of the H+, K+-ATPases are evaluated.
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Washington, Department of Biology, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zies
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gumz
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wingo
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Cain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors
chemical_list: D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D017506:H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase