Low-salt diet induces claudin-3 expression and drives adaptive changes in collecting duct of claudin-3-deficient mice
Ali Sassi, Alexandra Chassot, Sara Jellali, Nicolas Liaudet, Ana Polat, Felix Alexander Baier, Deborah Stroka, Mikio Furuse, Eric Féraille
This study shows that a low-salt diet increases claudin-3 expression in mice, which reduces paracellular sodium permeability, and claudin-3-deficient mice adapt by upregulating other claudins and ENaC to maintain sodium balance.
Acta Physiologica · Apr 3, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology