SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ray E, Mohan K, Ahmad S, Wolf MTF. Physiology of a Forgotten Electrolyte-Magnesium Disorders. Adv Kidney Dis Health. 2023 Mar;30(2):148-163.

Tokarski RM, Knecht V, Bezjak JD, Ray EC. Home Subcutaneous Magnesium Infusion in Refractory Hypomagnesemia: A Case Report. Kidney Med. 2023 Apr;5(4):100611.

Al-Bataineh MM, Kinlough CL, Marciszyn A, Lam T, Ye L, Kidd K, Maggiore JC, Poland PA, Kmoch S, Bleyer A, Bain DJ, Montalbetti N, Kleyman TR, Hughey RP, Ray EC. Influence of glycoprotein MUC1 on trafficking of the Ca(2+)-selective ion channels, TRPV5 and TRPV6, and on in vivo calcium homeostasis. J Biol Chem. 2023 Mar;299(3):102925.

Porter AW, Nguyen DN, Clayton DR, Ruiz WG, Mutchler SM, Ray EC, Marciszyn AL, Nkashama LJ, Subramanya AR, Gingras S, Kleyman TR, Apodaca G, Hendershot LM, Brodsky JL, Buck TM. The molecular chaperone GRP170 protects against ER stress and acute kidney injury in mice. JCI Insight. 2022 Mar 8;7(5).

Beumer JH, Guo J, Ray EC, Scemama J, Parise RA, Deslouches B, Steckbeck JD, Montelaro RC, Eiseman JL. Mass Balance Study of the Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide, WLBU2, Following a Single Intravenous Dose of 14C-WLBU2 in Mice. Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol. 2021;16(3):263-272.

Ray EC, Pitzer A, Lam T, Jordahl A, Patel R, Ao M, Marciszyn A, Winfrey A, Barak Y, Sheng S, Kirabo A, Kleyman TR. Salt sensitivity of volume and blood pressure in a mouse with globally reduced ENaC γ-subunit expression. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 Dec 1;321(6):F705-F714.

Ray EC, Carrisoza-Gaytan R, Al-Bataineh M, Marciszyn AL, Nkashama LJ, Chen J, Winfrey A, Griffiths S, Lam TR, Flores D, Wu P, Wang W, Huang CL, Subramanya AR, Kleyman TR, Satlin LM. L-WNK1 is required for BK channel activation in intercalated cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 Aug 1;321(2):F245-F254.

Duan XP, Wu P, Zhang DD, Gao ZX, Xiao Y, Ray EC, Wang WH, Lin DH. Deletion of Kir5.1 abolishes the effect of high Na(+) intake on Kir4.1 and Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 Jun 1;320(6):F1045-F1058.

Schlesinger PH, Braddock DT, Larrouture QC, Ray EC, Riazanski V, Nelson DJ, Tourkova IL, Blair HC. Phylogeny and chemistry of biological mineral transport. Bone. 2020 Dec;141:115621.

Ray EC. Evolving understanding of cardiovascular protection by SGLT2 inhibitors: focus on renal protection, myocardial effects, uric acid, and magnesium balance. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2020 Oct;54:11-17.

Ray, E. C., Boyd-Shiwarski, C. R., Liu, P., Novacic, D., & Cassiman, D. (2020). SGLT2 Inhibitors for Treatment of Refractory Hypomagnesemia: A Case Report of 3 Patients. Kidney Medicine.

Carrisoza-Gaytan, R., Ray, E. C., Flores, D., Marciszyn, A. L., Wu, P., Liu, L., ... & Chen, J. (2020). Intercalated cell BKα subunit is required for flow-induced K+ secretion. JCI insight.

Wang, X. P., Im, S. J., Balchak, D. M., Montalbetti, N., Carattino, M. D., Ray, E. C., & Kashlan, O. B. (2019). Murine epithelial sodium (Na+) channel regulation by biliary factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294(26), 10182-10193.

Rondon-Berrios, H., S. Tandukar, M.K. Mor, E.C. Ray, F.H. Bender, T.R. Kleyman, and S.D. Weisbord, Urea for the Treatment of Hyponatremia. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2018. 13(11): p. 1627-1632.

Ray, E.C., ENaC blockade in proteinuria-associated extracellular fluid volume overload - effective but risky. Physiol Rep, 2018. 6(17): p. e13835.

Ray, E.C., R.G. Miller, J.E. Demko, T. Costacou, C.L. Kinlough, et al., Urinary Plasmin(ogen) as a Prognostic Factor for Hypertension. Kidney Int Rep, 2018. 3(6): p. 1434-1442.

Ray, E.C. High Blood Pressure… The Silent Killer. New Pittsburgh Courier, 2018. April. p. A6.

Ray, E.C. and T.R. Kleyman, An Increasingly Complex Relationship Between Salt and Water. Am J Kidney Dis, 2017. 70(5): p. 599-601.

Ray, E.C., C.R. Boyd-Shiwarski, and T.R. Kleyman, Why Diuretics Fail Failing Hearts. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2017. 28(11): p. 3137-3138.

Ray, E.C., J. Chen, T.N. Kelly, J. He, L.L. Hamm, et al., Human epithelial Na+ channel missense variants identified in the GenSalt study alter channel activity. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 2016. 311(5): p. F908-f914.

Ray, E.C., H. Rondon-Berrios, C.R. Boyd, and T.R. Kleyman, Sodium retention and volume expansion in nephrotic syndrome: implications for hypertension. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis, 2015. 22(3): p. 179-84.

Ray, E.C. and T.R. Kleyman, Cutting it out: ENaC processing in the human nephron. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2015. 26(1): p. 1-3.

Ray, E.C., K. Abdel-Kader, N. Bircher, and H. Rondon-Berrios, Case report: proximal tubule impairment following volatile anesthetic exposure. Physiol Rep, 2015. 3(9).

Chen, J., E.C. Ray, M.E. Yates, T.M. Buck, J.L. Brodsky, et al., Functional Roles of Clusters of Hydrophobic and Polar Residues in the Epithelial Na+ Channel Knuckle Domain. J Biol Chem, 2015. 290(41): p. 25140-50.

Ray, E.C. and C. Deutsch, A trapped intracellular cation modulates K+ channel recovery from slow inactivation. J Gen Physiol, 2006. 128(2): p. 203-17.