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Dexamethasone and cyclic AMP regulate sodium phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-IIb and Pit-1) mRNA and phosphate uptake in rat alveolar type II epithelial cells.
Lung - 1 Jan 2000
Jin Chengluo, Zoidis Evangelos, Ghirlanda Claudia, Schmid Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Alveolar epithelial type II (AT II) cells need phosphate (Pi) for surfactant synthesis. The Na-dependent (Na(d)) Pi transporters NaPi-IIb and Pit-1 are expressed in lung, but their expression, regulation, and function in AT II cells remain unclear. We studied NaPi-IIb and Pit-1 mRNA expression in cultured AT II cells isolated from adult rat lung, their regulation by agents known to enhance surfactant production,...
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