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Kidney Epithelial AKT Controls Potassium Homeostasis and Metabolic Adaptation.

Key takeaways

This study used mice to see how a protein called AKT helps kidneys manage potassium. It shows how this protein affects kidney function and metabolism. This was done in animals, not in people yet.

Who did this work

Inoue MK · Zhang Y · Rivera AV · Hasenour CM · Arroyo JP · Bock F · Yu A · Kaji I · Ferdaus MZ · Delpire E · Young JD · Zhang MZ

Source

Article · PubMed, the drug frontier · 2026 Oct 1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42821987/