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Human renal phosphate reabsorption depends on at least three distinct transporters, unlike in mouse models.
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Highlights fundamental physiological differences between mouse models and humans in renal phosphate reabsorption, emphasizing that human transport depends on at least three distinct transporters unlike in mice.
The recent manuscript in Acta Physiologica titled “Renal phosphate reabsorption in humans depends on at least three distinct transporters, unlike in mice” confirms what we all suspected: mouse renal physiology is not human renal physiology [1]. The extensive body of work examining phosphate transport in renal proximal tubules yielded a wealth of knowledge including identification of multiple sodium coupled phosphate transporters, characterization of their properties and structures as well as their dietary and hormonal regulation [2]. The studies were performed in cell culture and animal models, primarily in mice
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Eleanor DeLand Lederer (2026) conducted an editorial in Renal phosphate reabsorption. Human renal phosphate reabsorption depends on at least three distinct transporters, unlike in mouse models.
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