Na+/K+ pump or sodium- and potassium-activated adenosine 5’-triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase), its enzymatic version, is a crucial protein responsible for the electrochemical gradient across the cell membranes. It is an ion ...

Previous studies have suggested that an alteration in the expression of the NaK-ATPase of muscle may be an important determinant of enhanced insulin sensitivity in chronic renal failure. Therefore, in the present studies ...

We evaluate the effects of total ammonia nitrogen-N (TAN) exposure for 72 h on (Na+,K+)- and V(H+)-ATPase activities and on their subunit expressions in gills of the diadromous freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum. ...

Background-Acute elevation of left atrial pressure (LAP) increases extravascular water and impairs active Na+ transport in rat lungs. We have reported that overexpression of Na,K-ATPase subunit genes in the alveolar ...

In the brain, Na+,K+-ATPase activity is essential for maintaining of the electrochemical gradient underlying the resting potential and release and uptake of neurotransmitters, and a decrease in its activity alters brain ...

Background: Acute renal failure is a serious complication of human envenoming by Bothrops snakes. The ion pump Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase has an important role in renal tubule function, where it modulates sodium reabsorption and ...

Chronic renal failure in the rat is associated with an impaired extrarenal potassium handling, whereas a renal adaptive mechanism of the remaining nephrons has been described. To understand the molecular basis of potassium ...