Renal Related Terms

Question 1

PAH

Answer 1

P - Amminohippurate Transport, which is a transport system.

Question 2

Ionomycin

Answer 2

This is a calcium ionophore that increases cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels.

Question 3

BAPTA-AM

Answer 3

This is a Ca2+ chelator which reduces cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels.

Question 4

TMB-8

Answer 4

This is an agent that inhibits efflux of Ca2+ from intracellular stores.

Question 5

Phorbol-12-myristate 13-

acetate (TPA)

Answer 5

This agent is a PKC activator.

Question 6

Mineralocorticoid

Answer 6

This is a steroid hormone that plays a role in regulating salt and water balances.

Question 7

Glucocorticoid

Answer 7

These are corticosteroids that are a class of steroid hormones.

Question 8

Adenylate and Uridylate rich elements

Answer 8

The Na/K ATPase B subunit mRNA has these elements in the 3’ UTR (Untranslated Region) and may affect mRNA stability or translational efficiency.

Question 9

SV40 T Antigen

Answer 9

These are large and small T Antigens, that are regulatory proteins encoded by SV40. Large T Antigen is responsible for cellular and viral transcription regulation, virion assembly, viral DNA replication and alteration of the cell cycle.

Question 10

Alkaline Phosphatase

Answer 10

This is a brush border enzyme responsible for breaking down proteins in the body and exists in different forms depending on where it originates.

Question 11

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

Answer 11

This is an enzyme that removes glutamyl groups from aromatic amines to other amine receptors on peptides or amino acids.

Question 12

Medium K-1

Answer 12

This is medium (DMEM: Hams F12) with T3, hydrocortisone, insulin, transferrin and PGE1.