When turned on, MR leads to the expression of a protein called epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and an enzyme called the sodium pump.
What does ENaC stand for?
ENaC stands for Epithelial Sodium Channel
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CFTR regulates transport of ions and water, downregulating an epithelial sodium channel and upregulating an alternate chloride channel.
Even so, she cautions, the epithelial sodium channel may not be relevant to human salt perception.
This study was performed during the pre-clinical stage of development to compare GS-9411 to an established epithelial sodium channel blocker, called amiloride.
Aldosterone works on the collecting duct of the distal nephron to increase the activity of the epithelial sodium channels.