Acute effects of Salbutamol in Mouse Kidney Distal Convoluted Tubules (mpkDCT) Cells

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a central role in blood pressure regulation. Recent studies have shown that cells of the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) can be stimulated directly via the beta-adrenergic receptor resulting in activation of the NaCl cotransporter NCC. Whether these effects are mediated by the beta1- or beta2-adrenergic receptor is unclear, and the acute signaling cascades rapidly activated by beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation in the DCT are unknown. Here in this study, we aim to identify the rapid salbutamol-mediated (beta2-adrenergic receptor) signaling in the DCT by looking at global protein phosphorylation changes in the mpkDCT cells.