SLC9A3 and Hyperkalemia: XUE et al. ‘s research shows that knockout of NHE3 selectively in the small intestine and colon of mice results in disruption of intestinal structural integrity, persistent alkaline diarrhea, metabolic acidosis, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia associated with drastically elevated plasma aldosterone levels, and increased mortality rate (Xue et al., 2022).