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Genetic analysis has demonstrated that Na absorption in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron (ASDN) critically determines extracellular blood volume and blood pressure variations. The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) represents the main transport pathway for Na+ absorption in the ASDN, in particular in the connecting tubule (CNT), which shows the highest capacity for ENaC-mediated Na+ absorption. Gain-of-function mutations of ENaC causing hypertension target an intracellular proline-rich sequence involved in the control of ENaC activity at the cell surface. In animal models, these ENaC mutations exacerbate Na+ transport in response to aldosterone, an effect that likely plays an important role in the development of volume expansion and hypertension. Recent studies of the functional consequences of mutations in genes controlling Na+ absorption in the ASDN provide a new understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of salt-sensitive hypertension.
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Schild, L. (2004). The epithelial sodium channel: from molecule to disease. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 151. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10254-004-0023-7
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