The sodium/iodide symporter is a nitrate transporter in the human salivary gland
Our findings suggest that NIS is mediating salivary gland uptake and concentration of nitrate in saliva.
Authors
- Richard Ågren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-7907)
- Jon O. Lundberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0174-5210)
- Eddie Weitzberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-8702)
- Hugo Zeberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-1249)
- John Pernow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-0922)
- Mattias Carlström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-8729)
- Giulia Picozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-3807)
- Carina Nihlén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4874-9112)
- Juliane Jurga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-1607)
- Lisa S. Westerberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2943-2192)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Redox Biology
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2025.103955
- Primary Topic
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00