Endocrine Abstracts

Renal stone disease is a common disorder for which the underlying causes remain largely unknown. We have investigated a hereditary renal calcification mouse model, Rcalc1, that is not associated with hypercalciuria for underlying mechanisms. Kidney RNA from 30 to 33 week-old Rcalc1 and control BALB/c and C3H female mice (n=4/group) was extracted and hybridised to Mouse Genome 430 2.0 arrays (Affymetrix). Following Robust Multichip Average normalization, pair-wise compar...

Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily Vanilloid, member 5 (TRPV5) is a member of the TRP superfamily. TRPV5, which functions as a tetramer, is localized to apical membranes of distal convoluted tubules (DCT) and connecting tubules (CNT) of the kidney, and is involved in vitamin D-regulated calcium reabsorption. Mice with a targeted deletion of Trpv5 (Trpv5−/−) develop severe hypercalciuria, compensatory hyperabsorption of dietary ...