Diet and disease alter phosphoinositide composition and metabolism in murine polycystic kidneys.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Aukema, Harold M.; Yamaguchi, Tamio
- Source
- Journal of Nutrition. May95, Vol. 125 Issue 5, p1183-1191. 9p. 6 Charts.
- Subject
- *NUTRITIONALLY induced diseases in animals
*KIDNEY diseases
*PHOSPHOINOSITIDES
*METABOLISM
*NUTRITION
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-3166
Examines the effects of diet and disease on phosphoinositide composition and metabolism in kidneys of mice with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Phosphatidylinositol-phosphate (PIP) to phosphatidylinositol (PI) molar ratio; Modulation of renal phosphoinositide signal transduction in mice with PKD due to dietary protein level and lipid composition alterations.