# The calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus activates the renal sodium chloride cotransporter to cause hypertension

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-calcineurin-inhibitor-tacrolimus-activates-the-renal-sodium-chloride/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ewout J. Hoorn,Stephen B. Walsh,James A. McCormick,Antje Fürstenberg,Chao-Ling Yang,Tom Roeschel,Alexander Paliege,Alexander J. Howie,James Conley,Sebastian Bachmann,Robert J. Unwin,David H. Ellison |
| Citations | 382 |
| DOI | 10.1038/nm.2497 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2167968191 |
| PMID | 21963515 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Alexander Paliege](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alexander-paliege/)

## Paper journal

- [Nature Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Potassium and Related Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/potassium-and-related-disorders/)

## Paper topics

- [Potassium and Related Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/potassium-and-related-disorders/)
- [Ion Transport and Channel Regulation](https://scholariq.org/topics/ion-transport-and-channel-regulation/)
- [Electrolyte and hormonal disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/electrolyte-and-hormonal-disorders/)

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