Communications Biology (Feb 2022)

Dietary salt with nitric oxide deficiency induces nocturnal polyuria in mice via hyperactivation of intrarenal angiotensin II-SPAK-NCC pathway

  • Y. Sekii,
  • H. Kiuchi,
  • K. Takezawa,
  • T. Imanaka,
  • S. Kuribayashi,
  • K. Okada,
  • Y. Inagaki,
  • N. Ueda,
  • S. Fukuhara,
  • R. Imamura,
  • H. Negoro,
  • N. Nonomura

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03104-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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This study reports a mouse model of nocturnal polyuria - increased urine production at night that causes compromised quality of life and may impact mortality in older people. The authors identify a molecular pathway in the kidney that could prove to be a promising drug target for nocturnal polyuria.