“…Kidneys play an important role in maintaining the electrolyte and water homeostasis by having several ion-transporting systems [12, 13, 14, 15, 16], including NHE, however the role of renal cortical NHE remains to be established in colitis. In this context, changes in the renal structure and functions reported in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) condition in humans are important [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]. For example, necrosis, tubular damage, changes in the renal permeability, IgA nephropathy or increased chances of renal stone formation are some well-documented extraintestinal manifestations reported in IBD patients [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27].…”