scholarly journals Kinetics and regulation of a Ca2+-activated Cl- conductance in mouse renal inner medullary collecting duct cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (4) ◽  
pp. F682-F692 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Boese ◽  
O. Aziz ◽  
N. L. Simmons ◽  
M. A. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Noise Analysis ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

Using the whole cell patch-clamp technique, a Ca2+-activated Cl- conductance (CaCC) was transiently activated by extracellular ATP (100 μM) in primary cultures of mouse inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells and in the mouse IMCD-K2 cell line. ATP also transiently increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) from ∼100 nM to peak values of ∼750 nM in mIMCD-K2 cells, with a time course similar to the ATP-induced activation and decay of the CaCC. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ had no major effect on the peak Cl- conductance or the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by ATP, suggesting that Ca2+ released from intracellular stores directly activates the CaCC. In mIMCD-K2 cells, a rectifying time- and voltage-dependent current was observed when [Ca2+]i was fixed via the patch pipette to between 100 and 500 nM. Maximal activation occurred at ∼1 μM [Ca2+]i, with currents losing any kinetics and displaying a linear current-voltage relationship. From Ca2+-dose-response curves, an EC50 value of ∼650 nM at -80 mV was obtained, suggesting that under physiological conditions the CaCC would be near fully activated by mucosal nucleotides. Noise analysis of whole cell currents in mIMCD-K2 cells suggests a single-channel conductance of 6–8 pS and a density of ∼5,000 channels/cell. In conclusion, the CaCC in mouse IMCD cells is a low-conductance, nucleotide-sensitive Cl- channel, whose activity is tightly coupled to changes in [Ca2+]i over the normal physiological range.

Single-channel properties of swelling-activated anion conductance in rat inner medullary collecting duct cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (6) ◽  
pp. F1224-F1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Boese ◽  
R. K. Kinne ◽  
F. Wehner
Keyword(s):  
Single Channel ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Noise Analysis ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Anion Conductance ◽  
Channel Properties ◽  
Cl Conductance

Single-channel properties of the volume-activated outwardly rectifying Cl- conductance of rat IMCD cells were studied in primary cultures by means of the patch-clamp technique in the whole cell and in the outside-out configuration. Measurements were performed by noise analysis and in single-channel recordings during voltage-induced current inactivation and reactivation and in long-lasting experiments at constant membrane voltages. Unitary conductances could be defined for the voltage range of -100 to -50 mV and between +50 and +120 mV and chord conductances of 34.1 and 76.6 pS, respectively, can be calculated. The overall current-to-voltage relationship very much resembles that of the macroscopic Cl- conductance and the open probability of the activated channel is close to unity (Po = 0.98-0.99). The channel exhibits many similarities to volume-activated outwardly rectifying Cl- channels found in other systems although certain species differences do exist.

ATP-sensitive K(+)-selective channels of inner medullary collecting duct cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. F489-F496 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Sansom ◽  
T. Mougouris ◽  
S. Ono ◽  
T. D. DuBose
Keyword(s):  
Single Channel ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Channel Conductance ◽  
Single Channel Conductance ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Outward Currents ◽  
Inward Currents ◽  
Excised Patches ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) in vivo has the capacity to either secrete or reabsorb K+. However, a selective K+ conductance has not been described previously in the IMCD. In the present study, the patch-clamp method was used to determine the presence and properties of K(+)-selective channels in the apical membrane of the inner medullary collecting duct cell line, mIMCD-3. Two types of K(+)-selective channels were observed in both cell-attached and excised patches. The most predominant K+ channel, a smaller conductance K+ channel (SK), was present in cell-attached patches with 140 mM KCl (high bath K+) but not with 135 mM NaCl plus 5 mM KCl (low bath K+) in the bathing solution. The single-channel conductance of SK was 36 pS with inward currents and 29 pS with outward currents in symmetrical 140 mM KCl. SK was insensitive to both voltage and Ca2+. However, SK was inhibited significantly by millimolar concentrations of ATP in excised patches. A second K(+)-selective channel [a larger K+ channel (BK)] displayed a single-channel conductance equal to 132 pS with inward currents and 90 pS with outward currents in symmetrical 140 mM KCl solutions. BK was intermittently activated in excised inside-out patches by Mg(2+)-ATP in concentrations from 1 to 5 mM. With complete removal of Mg2+, BK was insensitive to ATP. BK was also insensitive to potential and Ca2+ and was observed in cell-attached patches with 140 mM KCl in the bath solution. Both channels were blocked reversibly by 1 mM Ba2+ from the intracellular surface but not by external Ba2+.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Cl- current in IMCD cells activated by hypotonicity: time course, ATP dependence, and inhibitors

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (3) ◽  
pp. F552-F559 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Volk ◽  
C. Zhang ◽  
R. F. Husted ◽  
J. B. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Renal Medulla ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Disulfonic Acid ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
Voltage Dependent

The hypertonic environment of the renal medulla can change rapidly according to the state of hydration of the animal. We used primary cultures of rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells to investigate the characteristics of Cl- currents activated by an acute reduction in osmolarity (ICl(osm)). Using the whole cell patch-clamp technique, we identified an outwardly rectifying current that decayed slowly at strongly depolarizing voltages. The onset of ICl(osm) began 6.7 min after the fall in bath osmolarity, a delay longer than reported in other cell types. Hypotonicity did not induce an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration, and activation of ICl(osm) did not require the presence of Ca2+. Intracellular ATP was needed to evoke ICl(osm) when the hypotonic stimulus was modest (50 mosmol/l or less) but was not necessary when the stimulus was stronger (100 mosmol/ l). ICl(osm) was inhibited by 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid but not by tamoxifen or glibenclamide. 4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid produced a voltage-dependent block. Acute reduction in osmolarity using cells grown on filters did not induce a Cl- secretory current. The ICl(osm) of IMCD cells appears to be on the basolateral membrane and displays some unique features.

A voltage-gated K+ current in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (4) ◽  
pp. C965-C974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura I. Escobar ◽  
Julio C. Martínez-Téllez ◽  
Monica Salas ◽  
Salvador A. Castilla ◽  
Rolando Carrisoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Delayed Rectifier ◽  
Selectivity Ratio ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Voltage Gated ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

We studied the K+-selective conductances in primary cultures of rat renal inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) using perforated-patch and conventional whole cell techniques. Depolarizations above –20 mV induced a time-dependent outward K+ current ( Ivto) similar to a delayed rectifier. Ivto showed a half-maximal activation around 5.6 mV with a slope factor of 6.8 mV. Its K+/Na+ selectivity ratio was 11.7. It was inhibited by tetraethylammonium, quinidine, 4-aminopyridine, and Ba2+ and was not Ca2+ dependent. The delayed rectifying characteristics of Ivto prompted us to screen the expression of Kv1 and Kv3 families by RT-PCR. Analysis of RNA isolated from cell cultures revealed the presence of three Kv α-subunits (Kv1.1, Kv1.3, and Kv1.6). Western blot analysis with Kv α-subunit antibodies for Kv1.1 and Kv1.3 showed labeling of ∼70-kDa proteins from inner medulla plasmatic and microsome membranes. Immunocytochemical analysis of cell culture and kidney inner medulla showed that Kv1.3 is colocalized with the Na+-K+-ATPase at the basolateral membrane, although it is also in the cytoplasm. This is the first evidence of recording, protein expression, and localization of a voltage-gated Kv1 in the kidney IMCD cells.

A hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated, (Ih-like) cationic current and HCN gene expression in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 294 (4) ◽  
pp. C893-C906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan J. Bolívar ◽  
Dagoberto Tapia ◽  
Gabina Arenas ◽  
Mauricio Castañón-Arreola ◽  
Haydee Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Nucleotide ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Cationic Current ◽  
Duct Cells ◽  
Collecting Duct Cells ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

The cation conductancein primary cultures of rat renal inner medullary collecting duct was studied using perforated-patch and conventional whole cell clamp techniques. Hyperpolarizations beyond −60 mV induced a time-dependent inward nonselective cationic current ( Ivti) that resembles the well-known hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated Ih and If currents. Ivti showed a half-maximal activation around −102 mV with a slope factor of 25 mV. It had a higher conductance (but, at its reversal potential, not a higher permeability) for K+ than for Na+ ( gK+/ gNa+ = 1.5), was modulated by cAMP and blocked by external Cd2+ (but not Cs+ or ZD-7288), and potentiated by a high extracellular K+ concentration. We explored the expression of the Ih channel genes (HCN1 to -4) by RT-PCR. The presence of transcripts corresponding to the HCN1, -2, and -4 genes was observed in both the cultured cells and kidney inner medulla. Western blot analysis with HCN2 antibody showed labeling of ∼90- and ∼120-kDa proteins in samples from inner medulla and cultured cells. Immunocytochemical analysis of cell cultures and inner medulla showed the presence of HCN immunoreactivity partially colocalized with the Na+-K+-ATPase at the basolateral membrane of collecting duct cells. This is the first evidence of an Ih-like cationic current and HCN immunoreactivity in either kidney or any other nonexcitable mammalian cells.

Hyperosmolality stimulates Na-K-ATPase gene expression in inner medullary collecting duct cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (5) ◽  
pp. F728-F738 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ohtaka ◽  
S. Muto ◽  
J. Nemoto ◽  
K. Kawakami ◽  
K. Nagano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Protein Synthesis Inhibitor ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Mrna Accumulation ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Subunit Mrna ◽  
Atpase Gene ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

Primary cultures of inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells of rats were incubated in hyperosmotic media to determine the effects on Na-K-ATPase alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA expression. Osmolality of the incubation media was raised from 300 up to 500 mosmol/kgH2O by adding NaCl, mannitol, raffinose, or urea. Hyperosmotic media supplemented with NaCl, mannitol, or raffinose caused two- to fourfold increases in the alpha 1-subunit mRNA accumulation and five- to eightfold increases in the beta 1-subunit mRNA accumulation, with peak elevations of both subunits at 12 h after addition. In sharp contrast, hyperosmolar urea medium had no effect at any time. When NaCl or mannitol was added to the media in amounts ranging from 300 to 600 mosmol/kgH2O, the maximal effects on both alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA accumulation occurred at 500 mosmol/kgH2O. In urea-supplemented medium, however, there was no significant change at any level of osmolality. The upregulation of alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA induced by hyperosmotic mannitol- or raffinose-supplemented media was markedly inhibited by removal of Na from the culture medium. Furthermore, pretreatment with a protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide partially inhibited the upregulation of alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA in IMCD cells exposed to hyperosmotic media treated with NaCl or mannitol. When IMCD cells were incubated with hyperosmotic media (500 mosmol/kgH2O) supplemented with NaCl or mannitol for 24 h, Na-K-ATPase activity increased by 78.6 and 82.8%, respectively. In contrast, hyperosmolar urea medium had no significant effect on Na-K-ATPase activity. These results demonstrate that 1) hyperosmolality induced by the poorly permeating solutes (NaCl, mannitol, and raffinose) but not the rapidly permeating solute (urea) stimulates both alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA accumulations in IMCD cells in a time- and an osmolality-dependent manner, 2) the hyperosmolality-induced upregulation of alpha 1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA leads to an increase in Na- K -ATPase activity; and 3) the above upregulation of alpha1- and beta 1-subunit mRNA in response to hyperosmotic media requires, at least in part, the presence of Na in the extracellular medium and the de novo synthesis of intermediate proteins.

H(+)-K(+)-ATPase of rat inner medullary collecting duct in primary culture

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (5) ◽  
pp. F698-F704
Author(s):  
J. G. Kleinman ◽  
P. Tipnis ◽  
R. Pscheidt
Keyword(s):  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Recovery Rate ◽  
Ph Regulation ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Atpase Inhibitor ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
P Type

pH recovery in response to addition of and removal from NH4Cl was examined using 2',7'-bis(2-carboxy-ethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein fluorescence in primary cultures of inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells from rat kidneys. In 0 K+, pH recovery rate was 0.012 +/- 0.010 U/min; in 5 mM K+, the recovery rate was greater at 0.065 +/- 0.013 U/min (P = 0.026). The H(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (H(+)-K(+)-ATPase) inhibitors omeprazole and Sch-28080 and the P-type ATPase inhibitor vanadate significantly inhibited pH recovery at 100, 10, and 5 microM, respectively. The vacuolar H(+)-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin failed to inhibit pH recovery, but N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) did. A range of Sch-28080 concentrations inhibited ouabain-resistant ATPase activity of microsomes from these cells in a reverse sigmoidal manner, with little inhibition < 1 microM, virtually 100% inhibition > 100 microM, and a 50% inhibitory concentration of approximately 20 microM. Bafilomycin only produced significant inhibition of activity at concentrations well in excess of those that are effective against the vacuolar H(+)-ATPase. The ouabain-resistant ATPase activity in cultured IMCD was also sensitive to vanadate (90% inhibition with 5 microM) but relatively resistant to N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and NEM. These results indicate that pH regulation in primary cultures of IMCD cells, presumably reflecting H+ transport, is predominantly due to an H(+)-K(+)-ATPase.

Mechanisms of bicarbonate transport by cultured rabbit inner medullary collecting duct cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (3) ◽  
pp. F466-F476 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Weill ◽  
C. C. Tisher ◽  
M. F. Conde ◽  
I. D. Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Band 3 ◽  
Disulfonic Acid ◽  
Bicarbonate Transport ◽  
Band 3 Protein ◽  
Extracellular Solution ◽  
Inner Medullary Collecting Duct ◽  
Medullary Collecting Duct

The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) is the final portion of the mammalian renal tubule that is able to significantly regulate systemic acid-base balance. Although the H+ transporters of this segment are relatively well studied, little is known regarding the mechanisms of HCO3- transport. The mechanisms of HCO3- transport in primary cultures of rabbit IMCD were studied using the pH-sensitive dye, 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein, in CO2/HCO3(-)-containing solutions at 37 degrees C. Removal of Cl- from the extracellular solution caused reversible intracellular alkalinization, demonstrating the presence of Cl-/HCO3- exchange. Alkalinization with Cl- removal was independent of changes in membrane potential, did not require the presence of extracellular Na+, and was inhibited by the disulfonic stilbene, 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS, 10(-4) M). Half-maximal intracellular pH (pHi) recovery with readdition of Cl- to the extracellular solution occurred at a Cl- concentration of 37.4 +/- 5.7 mM. When rabbit IMCD were cultured on permeable support membranes, Cl-/HCO3- exchange activity was found only on the basolateral membrane. However, there was no evidence of band 3 protein immunoreactivity. In contrast, no evidence for Na(+)-(HCO3-)n > 1 cotransport activity was found. Depolarization of IMCD cells by acute increases in extracellular K+ did not alter pHi, nor was Na(+)-dependent, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride-insensitive pHi recovery from an acid load inhibited by DIDS (10(-4) M). Finally, recovery from intracellular alkalosis induced by incubation in 0 mM Cl-, 50 mM HCO3- extracellular solution required Cl- and was independent of Na+. These studies indicate that the major mechanism of HCO3- transport in primary cultures of the rabbit IMCD is via a band 3 protein-negative, Na(+)-independent, basolateral, Cl-/HCO3- exchanger.

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