The calcium-sensing receptor increases activity of the renal NCC through the WNK4-SPAK pathway

Bazua-Valenti, Silvana, Rojas-Vega, Lorena, Castaneda-Bueno, Maria, Barrera-Chimal, Jonatan, Bautista, Rocio, Cervantes-Perez, Luz G., Vazquez, Norma, Plata, Consuelo, Murillo-de-Ozores, Adrian R., Gonzalez-Mariscal, Lorenza, Ellison, David H., Riccardi, Daniela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-3163, Bobadilla, Norma A. and Gamba, Gerardo 2018. The calcium-sensing receptor increases activity of the renal NCC through the WNK4-SPAK pathway. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 29 (7) , pp. 1838-1848. 10.1681/ASN.2017111155

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Abstract

Background Hypercalciuria can result from activation of the basolateral calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), which in the thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop controls Ca2+ excretion and NaCl reabsorption in response to extracellular Ca2+. However, the function of CaSR in the regulation of NaCl reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is unknown. We hypothesized that CaSR in this location is involved in activating the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC) to prevent NaCl loss. Methods We used a combination of in vitro and in vivo models to examine the effects of CaSR on NCC activity. Because the KLHL3-WNK4-SPAK pathway is involved in regulating NaCl reabsorption in the DCT, we assessed the involvement of this pathway as well. Results Thiazide-sensitive 22Na+ uptake assays in Xenopus laevis oocytes revealed that NCC activity increased in a WNK4-dependent manner upon activation of CaSR with Gd3+. In HEK293 cells, treatment with the calcimimetic R-568 stimulated SPAK phosphorylation only in the presence of WNK4. The WNK4 inhibitor WNK463 also prevented this effect. Furthermore, CaSR activation in HEK293 cells led to phosphorylation of KLHL3 and WNK4 and increased WNK4 abundance and activity. Finally, acute oral administration of R-568 in mice led to the phosphorylation of NCC. Conclusions Activation of CaSR can increase NCC activity via the WNK4-SPAK pathway. It is possible that activation of CaSR by Ca2+ in the apical membrane of the DCT increases NaCl reabsorption by NCC, with the consequent, well known decrease of Ca2+ reabsorption, further promoting hypercalciuria.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	American Society of Nephrology
ISSN:	1046-6673
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 April 2018
Date of Acceptance:	10 April 2018
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 07:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/110735

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