Pseudomonas aeruginosainduces changes in fluid transport across airway surface epithelia

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (5) ◽  
pp. C1284-C1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Evans ◽  
P. S. Matsumoto ◽  
J. H. Widdicombe ◽  
C. Li-Yun ◽  
A. A. Maminishkis ◽  
...  

Fluid transport across cultures of bovine tracheal epithelium was measured with a capacitance probe technique. Baseline fluid absorption ( Jv) across bovine cells of 3.2 μl ⋅ cm−2⋅ h−1was inhibited by ∼78% after 1 h of exposure to suspensions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with a concomitant decrease in transepithelial potential (TEP) and increase in transepithelial resistance ( Rt). Effects of P. aeruginosa were blocked by amiloride, which decreased Jvby 112% from baseline of 2.35 ± 1.25 μl ⋅ cm−2⋅ h−1, increased Rtby 101% from baseline of 610 ± 257 Ω ⋅ cm2, and decreased TEP by 91% from baseline of −55 ± 18.5 mV. Microelectrode studies suggested that effects of P. aeruginosa on amiloride-sensitive Na absorption were due in part to a block of basolateral membrane K channels. In the presence of Cl transport inhibitors [5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoic acid, H2-DIDS, and bumetanide], P. aeruginosa induced a fluid secretion of ∼2.5 ± 0.4 μl ⋅ cm−2⋅ h−1and decreased Rtwithout changing TEP. However, these changes were abolished when the transport inhibitors were used in a medium in which Cl was replaced by an impermeant organic anion. Filtrates of P. aeruginosa suspensions had no effect on Jv, TEP, or Rt. Mutants lacking exotoxin A or rhamnolipids or with defective lipopolysaccharide still inhibited fluid absorption and altered bioelectrical properties. By contrast, mutations in the rpoN gene encoding a ς factor of RNA polymerase abolished actions of P. aeruginosa. In vivo, changes in transepithelial salt and water transport induced by P. aeruginosa may alter viscosity and ionic composition of airway secretions so as to foster further bacterial colonization.

2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (4) ◽  
pp. C897-C909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Blaug ◽  
Jodi Rymer ◽  
Stephen Jalickee ◽  
Sheldon S. Miller

It has been reported that secretory mammary epithelial cells (MEC) release ATP, UTP, and UDP upon mechanical stimulation. Here we examined the physiological changes caused by ATP/UTP in nontransformed, clonal mouse mammary epithelia (31EG4 cells). In control conditions, transepithelial potential (apical side negative) and resistance were −4.4 ± 1.3 mV (mean ± SD, n = 12) and 517.7 ± 39.4 Ω · cm2, respectively. The apical membrane potential was −43.9 ± 1.7 mV, and the ratio of apical to basolateral membrane resistance ( R A/ R B) was 3.5 ± 0.2. Addition of ATP or UTP to the apical or basolateral membranes caused large voltage and resistance changes with an EC50 of ∼24 μM (apical) and ∼30 μM (basal). Apical ATP/UTP (100 μM) depolarized apical membrane potential by 17.6 ± 0.8 mV ( n = 7) and decreased R A/ R B by a factor of ≈3. The addition of adenosine to either side (100 μM) had no effect on any of these parameters. The ATP/UTP responses were partially inhibited by DIDS and suramin and mediated by a transient increase in free intracellular Ca2+ concentration (427 ± 206 nM; 15–25 μM ATP, apical; n = 6). This Ca2+ increase was blocked by cyclopiazonic acid, by BAPTA, or by xestospongin C. 31EG4 MEC monolayers also secreted or absorbed fluid in the resting state, and ATP or UTP increased fluid secretion by 5.6 ± 3 μl · cm−2 · h−1( n = 10). Pharmacology experiments indicate that 31EG4 epithelia contain P2Y2 purinoceptors on the apical and basolateral membranes, which upon activation stimulate apical Ca2+-dependent Cl channels and cause fluid secretion across the monolayer. This suggests that extracellular nucleotides could play a fundamental role in mammary gland paracrine signaling and the regulation of milk composition in vivo.


1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (4) ◽  
pp. F680-F689 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bomsztyk ◽  
F. S. Wright

The effects of changes in transepithelial water flux (Jv) on sodium, chloride, calcium, and potassium transport by the proximal convoluted tubule were examined by applying a microperfusion technique to surface segments in kidneys of anesthetized rats. Perfusion solutions were prepared with ion concentrations similar to those in fluid normally present in the later parts of the proximal tubule. Osmolality of the perfusate was adjusted with mannitol. With no mannitol in the perfusates, net fluid absorption was observed. Addition of increasing amounts of mannitol first reduced Jv to zero and then reversed net fluid flux. At the maximal rates of fluid absorption, net absorption of Na, Cl, Ca, and K was observed. When Jv was reduced to zero, Na, Cl, and Ca absorption were reduced and K entered the lumen. Na, Cl, and Ca secretion occurred in association with the highest rates of net fluid secretion. The lumen-positive transepithelial potential progressively increased as the net fluid flux was reduced to zero and then reversed. The results demonstrate that changes in net water flux can affect Na, Cl, Ca, and K transport by the proximal convoluted tubule of the rat kidney. These changes in net ion fluxes are not entirely accounted for by changes in bulk-phase transepithelial electrochemical gradients.


2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (4) ◽  
pp. L1069-L1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianbo Li ◽  
Shyny Koshy ◽  
Hans G. Folkesson

To explore interactions between the epithelial Na channel (ENaC) and neural precursor expressed, developmentally downregulated protein 4-2 (Nedd4-2) at the conversion of the rat lung from fluid secretion to absorption at birth, we used small-interfering RNA (siRNA) against αENaC and Nedd4-2. siRNA-generating plasmid DNA (pDNA) was administered via trans-thoracic intrapulmonary (ttip) injection 24 h before ENaC and Nedd4-2 expression, extravascular lung water, and mortality were measured. αENaC mRNA and protein were specifically reduced by ∼65% after pSi-4 injection. Nedd4-2 mRNA and protein were reduced by ∼60% after pSi-N1 injection. Interestingly, αENaC and βENaC mRNA and protein expression were increased after Nedd4-2 silencing. Extravascular lung water was significantly increased after αENaC silencing and reduced after Nedd4-2 silencing. αENaC silencing resulted in a fourfold increase in newborn mortality, whereas silencing Nedd4-2 did not affect mortality. We also isolated distal lung epithelial (DLE) cells after in vivo αENaC or Nedd4-2 silencing and measured αENaC or Nedd4-2 expression in freshly isolated DLE cells. In these DLE cells, there were attenuated αENaC or Nedd4-2 mRNA and protein, thus demonstrating that αENaC and Nedd4-2 silencing occurred in alveolar epithelial cells after ttip injection. We also looked for pDNA by PCR to determine pDNA presence in the lungs and found strong evidence for pDNA presence in both lungs. Thus we provide evidence that ENaC and Nedd4-2 are involved in the transition from lung fluid secretion to fluid absorption near term and at birth.


1993 ◽  
Vol 178 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Audsley ◽  
G. M. Coast ◽  
D. A. Schooley

1. Manduca sexta diuretic hormone (Mas-DH) stimulates fluid secretion by adult Malpighian tubules of M. sexta, demonstrating its site of diuretic action in M. sexta for the first time. It was not possible to develop a suitable bioassay to measure fluid secretion in larval proximal tubules. 2. Mas-DH has an antidiuretic action on the cryptonephric complex of larval M. sexta because it increases fluid absorption from the rectum. It appears that in this complex Mas-DH is acting on a Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporter, presumably on the basal membrane of the cryptonephric Malpighian tubules, because Mas-DH-stimulated fluid absorption by the cryptonephric complex is inhibited by bumetanide or the removal of Cl-, Na+ or K+ from the haemolymph side of the tissue. This is the first demonstration of hormonal control of fluid absorption by the cryptonephric complex. 3. Concomitant with the stimulation of fluid transport, Mas-DH increases the amount of cyclic AMP secreted by adult Malpighian tubules and the cryptonephric complex. In addition, Mas-DH promotes cyclic AMP production by the larval proximal tubules.


1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (6) ◽  
pp. G823-G837 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Nauntofte

The primary secretion from exocrine gland cells is a fluid rich in Na+ and Cl- with a plasmalike ionic composition. Activation of specific receptors on the plasma membrane by hormones and neurotransmitters, which leads to activation of the phosphoinositol metabolism, results in release of Ca2+ from internal Ca2+ stores. Intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) then rises simultaneously at both the basolateral and luminal parts of the acinar cell, reaching maximum values within 1 s after stimulation. In parotid acinar cells, increased [Ca2+]i activates the opening of maxi K+ channels located on the basolateral membrane and Cl- channels presumably located on the luminal membrane, resulting in rapid loss of K+ and Cl- and water and cell shrinkage. Extracellular electroneutrality is maintained by a paracellular Na+ flux into the lumen. Because of the simultaneous activation of K+ and Cl- channels, secretion occurs at a virtually constant membrane potential of about -60 mV. After maximal muscarinic cholinergic stimulation, loss of K+, Cl-, and water results in an approximate 25% reduction in cell volume within 10-15 s after receptor activation. Concomitant with loss of Cl-, there is a loss of HCO3- from the cell, causing a decrease in intracellular pH of 0.1 pH units because of the carbonic anhydrase-mediated conversion of CO2 into H+ and HCO3-. H+ generated from the metabolism and HCO3- production is compensated for by extrusion of H+ by a Na(+)-H+ exchange mechanism, which is responsible for approximately 75% of net Na+ gain that occurs after stimulation. Increased [Na+]i activates the Na(+)-K+ pump, which in turn extrudes Na+ from the cells. In both the unstimulated and stimulated states, cellular production of HCO3- can drive a net uptake of Cl- via the Cl(-)-HCO3- exchange mechanism operating in parallel with the Na(+)-H+ exchanger. The operation of the Cl(-)-HCO3- exchanger is, together with a Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransport system, essential for maintainance of a high [Cl-]i both in the unstimulated state and during Cl- reuptake.


2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (2) ◽  
pp. C633-C648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Blaug ◽  
Kevin Hybiske ◽  
Jonathan Cohn ◽  
Gary L. Firestone ◽  
Terry E. Machen ◽  
...  

Mammary epithelial 31EG4 cells (MEC) were grown as monolayers on filters to analyze the apical membrane mechanisms that help mediate ion and fluid transport across the epithelium. RT-PCR showed the presence of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) message, and immunomicroscopy showed apical membrane staining for both proteins. CFTR was also localized to the apical membrane of native human mammary duct epithelium. In control conditions, mean values of transepithelial potential (apical-side negative) and resistance ( R T) are −5.9 mV and 829 Ω · cm2, respectively. The apical membrane potential ( V A) is −40.7 mV, and the mean ratio of apical to basolateral membrane resistance ( R A/ R B) is 2.8. Apical amiloride hyperpolarized V A by 19.7 mV and tripled R A/ R B. A cAMP-elevating cocktail depolarized V A by 17.6 mV, decreased R A/ R B by 60%, increased short-circuit current by 6 μA/cm2, decreased R T by 155 Ω · cm2, and largely eliminated responses to amiloride. Whole cell patch-clamp measurements demonstrated amiloride-inhibited Na+ currents [linear current-voltage ( I-V) relation] and forskolin-stimulated Cl−currents (linear I-V relation). A capacitance probe method showed that in the control state, MEC monolayers either absorbed or secreted fluid (2–4 μl · cm−2 · h−1). Fluid secretion was stimulated either by activating CFTR (cAMP) or blocking ENaC (amiloride). These data plus equivalent circuit analysis showed that 1) fluid absorption across MEC is mediated by Na+ transport via apical membrane ENaC, and fluid secretion is mediated, in part, by Cl− transport via apical CFTR; 2) in both cases, appropriate counterions move through tight junctions to maintain electroneutrality; and 3) interactions among CFTR, ENaC, and tight junctions allow MEC to either absorb or secrete fluid and, in situ, may help control luminal [Na+] and [Cl−].


1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (5) ◽  
pp. R701-R711 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Petzel ◽  
M. M. Berg ◽  
K. W. Beyenbach

Evidence is presented for hormone-controlled adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-mediated NaCl diuresis in Malpighian tubules of the blood-feeding yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Studies in isolated Malpighian tubules reveal that cAMP added to the peritubular bath selectively stimulates NaCl secretion and not KCl secretion by increasing the Na conductance of the basolateral membrane of primary cells. These effects are duplicated by forskolin and theophylline in parallel with increased intracellular concentrations of endogenous cAMP. Two natriuretic peptides that we have isolated by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods from mosquito heads also increase NaCl and fluid secretion in isolated Malpighian tubules together with increased intracellular levels of cAMP. These results are consistent with a mechanism of NaCl diuresis in which the natriuretic peptides and cAMP are respectively the primary and secondary messengers that couple the ingestion of a blood meal to the excretion of the unwanted salt and water fraction of the meal. This hypothesis is supported by in vivo studies that reveal elevated intracellular cAMP levels in Malpighian tubules at the time of maximum NaCl diuresis.


1981 ◽  
Vol 241 (5) ◽  
pp. F502-F508 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Knepper ◽  
M. B. Burg

To investigate whether mineralocorticoids affect the intrinsic capacity of the proximal tubule to absorb sodium and fluid, rabbits were chronically treated a number of ways to systematically vary plasma concentrations of mineralocorticoid hormones. The rate of fluid absorption and tubule dimensions were measured in superficial S2 segments from these rabbits. Chronic administration of deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) was associated with a 67% increase in fluid absorption and a 29% increase in cell volume per unit tubule length. However, neither adrenalectomy nor low sodium diet significantly affected either fluid absorption or cell volume. Furthermore, marked dietary sodium restriction prevented the response to DOCA. We conclude that the DOCA-induced increases in fluid absorption and cell volume do not result from a direct stimulation of the proximal tubular cells by the steroid but more likely are responses to systemic effects of DOCA administration that are dependent on the level of sodium intake. Thus, we find no evidence for a direct mineralocorticoid stimulation of sodium and fluid transport by the S2 portion of the proximal tubule.


2009 ◽  
Vol 297 (6) ◽  
pp. C1452-C1465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Li ◽  
Arvydas Maminishkis ◽  
Tina Banzon ◽  
Qin Wan ◽  
Stephen Jalickee ◽  
...  

The present experiments show that IFNγ receptors are mainly localized to the basolateral membrane of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Activation of these receptors in primary cultures of human fetal RPE inhibited cell proliferation and migration, decreased RPE mitochondrial membrane potential, altered transepithelial potential and resistance, and significantly increased transepithelial fluid absorption. These effects are mediated through JAK-STAT and p38 MAPK signaling pathways. Second messenger signaling through cAMP-PKA pathway- and interferon regulatory factor-1-dependent production of nitric oxide/cGMP stimulated the CFTR at the basolateral membrane and increased transepithelial fluid absorption. In vivo experiments using a rat model of retinal reattachment showed that IFNγ applied to the anterior surface of the eye can remove extra fluid deposited in the extracellular or subretinal space between the retinal photoreceptors and RPE. Removal of this extra fluid was blocked by a combination of PKA and JAK-STAT pathway inhibitors injected into the subretinal space. These results demonstrate a protective role for IFNγ in regulating retinal hydration across the outer blood-retinal barrier in inflammatory disease processes and provide the basis for possible therapeutic interventions.


1981 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. DOREY ◽  
K. A. MUNDAY ◽  
B. J. PARSONS ◽  
JUDITH A. POAT ◽  
MARY E. UPSHER

A study has been made of the effects of chemical sympathectomy and ganglion blockade on the responses of rat jejunum in vivo to intravenous doses of angiotensin and noradrenaline capable of stimulating fluid transport. Pretreatment with 6-hydroxydopamine (chemical sympathectomy) or pentolinium tartrate (ganglion blockade) abolished the stimulatory actions of angiotensin II but left the responses to noradrenaline unimpaired. Dopamine, like noradrenaline, stimulated fluid transport but this response required very high dopamine infusion rates, was refractory to the dopamine antagonist sulpiride and was inhibited by the α-blocker phentolamine. The possible interaction between angiotensin and the intestinal sympathetics is discussed with reference to control of extracellular fluid volume.


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