A modeling analysis of whole body potassium regulation on a high-potassium diet: proximal tubule and tubuloglomerular feedback effects

Abstract

Potassium homeostasis is maintained in the body by a complex system of regulatory mechanisms. This system, when healthy, maintains a small extracellular potassium concentration, despite large fluctuations of dietary potassium. The complexities of the system make this problem well suited for investigation with mathematical modeling. In this study, we extend our mathematical model to consider recent experimental results on renal potassium handling on a high potassium diet and investigate the impacts from a whole body perspective.