Title: Inhibition of sodium/hydrogen exchanger 3 in the gastrointestinal tract by tenapanor reduces paracellular phosphate permeability Authors: Andrew J. King1*, Matthew Siegel1, Ying He1, Baoming Nie1, Ji Wang1, Samantha Koo- McCoy1, Natali A. Minassian1, Qumber Jafri1, Deng Pan1, Jill Kohler1, Padmapriya Kumaraswamy1, Kenji Kozuka1, Jason G. Lewis1, Dean Dragoli1, David P. Rosenbaum1, Debbie O’Neill2, Allein Plain2, Peter J. Greasley3, Ann-Cathrine Jönsson-Rylander4, Daniel Karlsson4, Margareta Behrendt4, Maria Strömstedt4, Tina Ryden-Bergsten5, Thomas Knöpfel6, Eva M. Pastor Arroyo6, Nati Hernando6, Joanne Marks7, Mark Donowitz8, Carsten A. Wagner6, R. Todd Alexander2#, Jeremy S. Caldwell1# *Corresponding author: Andrew J. King Ardelyx, Inc. 34175 Ardenwood Blvd, Suite 200, Fremont, CA 94555, USA E-mail:
[email protected] # Equal contributions as senior author 1 Affiliations: 1Ardelyx, Inc., Fremont, California, USA; 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 3CVMD Translational Medicine Unit, Early Clinical Development, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden; 4Bioscience, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden; 5Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden; 6Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich and National Center for Competence in Research Kidney Control of Homeostasis, Switzerland; 7University College London, UK; 8Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. One sentence summary: Tenapanor reduces intestinal phosphate absorption through the reduction of passive paracellular phosphate flux; this effect is mediated exclusively via on-target sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3) inhibition. 2 ABSTRACT Hyperphosphatemia is common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is increasingly recognized to associate with poor clinical outcomes. Current management using dietary restriction and oral phosphate binders often proves inadequate.