Abstract
The thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC), located apically in distal convoluted tubule epithelia, regulates the fine-tuning of renal sodium excretion. Three isoforms of NCC are generated through alternative splicing of the transcript, of which the third isoform has been the most extensively investigated in pathophysiological conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different anti-hypertensive treatments on the abundance and phosphorylation of all three NCC isoforms in urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) of essential hypertensive patients. In uEVs isolated from patients (n = 23) before and after hydrochlorothiazide or valsartan treatment, the abundance and phosphorylation of the NCC isoforms was determined. Additionally, clinical biochemistry and blood pressure of the patients was assessed. Our results show that NCC detected in human uEVs has a glycosylated and oligomeric structure, comparable to NCC present in human kidney membrane fractions. Despite the inhibitory action of hydrochlorothiazide on NCC activity, immunoblot analysis of uEVs showed significantly increased abundance of NCC isoforms 1 and 2 (NCC1/2), total NCC (NCC1-3), and the phosphorylated form of total NCC (pNCC1-3-T55/T60) in essential hypertensive patients treated with hydrochlorothiazide but not with valsartan. This study highlights that NCC1/2, NCC1-3, and pNCC1-3-T55/T60 are upregulated by hydrochlorothiazide, and the increase in NCC abundance in uEVs of essential hypertensive patients correlates with the blood pressure response to hydrochlorothiazide. © 2017 the American Physiological Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | F1063-F1072 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology |
| Volume | 312 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This study was supported by the European Society of Hypertension (2011–2013 Fellowship), the EURenOmics project from the European Union seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013, agreement no. 305608), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (VENI ZonMw 916.12.046), and the Dutch Kidney Foundation (PHD12.14 and 16OI04).
Research Keywords
- Hypertension
- Kidney
- NaCl cotransporter
- Thiazide diuretics
- Urinary extracellular vesicles
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