Renal adaptation to high salt diet requires tubular Na+ secretion through type A intercalated cells
Chloé Rafael, Luciana Morla, Justine Billiet, Lydie Cheval, Samia Lasaad, Sandrine Placier, Christine Walter, Nicolas Picard, Gilles Crambert
The paper identifies type A intercalated cells as critical for Na+ secretion in response to high salt diets and shows their absence leads to a Bartter-like phenotype.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology