Inhibition of ENaC by intracellular Cl− in an MDCK clone with high ENaC expression

2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (4) ◽  
pp. F722-F731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Xie ◽  
James A. Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Transmembrane Conductance Regulator ◽  
Average Current

We examined the effects of intracellular Cl− concentration ([Cl−]i) on the epithelial Na channel (ENaC) in a line of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells (FL-MDCK) with a high rate of Na+ transport produced by stable retroviral transfection with rENaC subunits (Morris RG and Schafer JA. J Gen Physiol 120: 71–85, 2002). Treatment with cAMP (100 μM 8-cpt-cAMP plus 100 μM IBMX) stimulated ENaC-mediated Na+ absorption as well as Cl− secretion via cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, which was characterized in α-toxin-permeabilized monolayers to have the anion selectivity sequence NO3− > Br− > Cl− > I−. With the use of FL-MDCK monolayers in which the basolateral membrane was permeabilized by nystatin, the ENaC conductance of the apical membrane [determined from the amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current (AS- Isc) driven by an apical-to-basolateral Na+ concentration gradient] was progressively inhibited by increasing the [Cl−] in the basolateral solution (and hence in the cytosol), but it was insensitive to the [Cl−] in the apical solution. This inhibitory effect of [Cl−]i occurred regardless of the presence or absence of net Cl− transport. However, from fluorometric measurements using the Cl−-sensitive dye 6-methoxy- N-(3-sulfopropyl)-quinolinium in intact FL-MDCK monolayers on permeable supports, cAMP, which activates both Na+ absorption and Cl− secretion, produced a decrease of [Cl−]i from 76 ± 14 to 36 ± 8 mM ( P = 0.03). Thus it might be expected that activation of Cl− secretion by cAMP would lead to stimulation rather than inhibition of ENaC. In the nystatin-treated monolayers, an increase in [Cl−]i from 15 to 145 mM decreased AS- Isc from 24.5 ± 1.0 to 10.2 ± 1.6 μA/cm2. This inhibition of ENaC could be attributed to nearly proportional decreases in the density of ENaC in the apical membrane from 1.91 ± 0.16 to 1.32 ± 0.17 fmol/cm2 and in the intrinsic channel activity (the average current per ENaC subunit) from 13.3 ± 1.2 to 8.2 ± 1.4 μA/fmol.

Electrophysiology and noise analysis of K+-depolarized epithelia of frog skin

1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (5) ◽  
pp. C421-C429 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tang ◽  
F. J. Abramcheck ◽  
W. Van Driessche ◽  
S. I. Helman
Keyword(s):  
Frog Skin ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Noise Analysis ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Membrane Resistance ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Channel Density

Epithelia of frog skin bathed either symmetrically with a sulfate-Ringer solution or bathed asymmetrically and depolarized with a 112 mM K+ basolateral solution (Kb+) were studied with intracellular microelectrode techniques. Kb+ depolarization caused an initial decrease of the short-circuit current (Isc) with a subsequent return of the Isc toward control values in 60-90 min. Whereas basolateral membrane resistance (Rb) and voltage were decreased markedly by high [Kb+], apical membrane electrical resistance (Ra) was decreased also. After 60 min, intracellular voltage averaged -27.3 mV, transcellular fractional resistance (fRa) was 86.8%, and Ra and Rb were decreased to 36.1 and 13.0%, of their control values, respectively. Amiloride-induced noise analysis of the apical membrane Na+ channels revealed that Na+ channel density was increased approximately 72% while single-channel Na+ current was decreased to 39.9% of control, roughly proportional to the decrease of apical membrane voltage (34.0% of control). In control and Kb+-depolarized epithelia, the Na+ channel density exhibited a phenomenon of autoregulation. Inhibition of Na+ entry (by amiloride) caused large increases of Na+ channel density toward saturating values of approximately 520 X 10(6) channels/cm2 in Kb+-depolarized tissues.

ENaC- and CFTR-dependent ion and fluid transport in mammary epithelia

2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (2) ◽  
pp. C633-C648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Blaug ◽  
Kevin Hybiske ◽  
Jonathan Cohn ◽  
Gary L. Firestone ◽  
Terry E. Machen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tight Junctions ◽  
Fluid Transport ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Fluid Secretion ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Analysis ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Apical Side

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−].

Forskolin-induced HCO3- current across apical membrane of the frog corneal epithelium

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (2) ◽  
pp. C215-C223 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. A. Candia
Keyword(s):  
Corneal Epithelium ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Pump Current ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
Apical Side ◽  
Disulfonic Stilbene ◽  
Stimulation Of

Forskolin (and other Cl- secretagogues) does not affect the very small Na(+)-originated short-circuit current (Isc) across frog corneal epithelium bathed in Cl- free solutions. However, forskolin in combination with increased PCO2 bubbling of the solutions (5-20% CO2) stimulated Isc proportionally to PCO2 to a maximum of approximately 8 microA/cm2. This current could be eliminated and reinstated by sequentially changing the gas composition of the bubbling to 100% air and 20% CO2-80% air. The same effects were observed when PCO2 changes were limited to the apical-side solution. Stroma-to-tear HCO3- movement was deemed unlikely, since the increase in Isc was observed with a HCO3(-)-free solution on the stromal side and CO2 gassing limited to the tear side. From the effects of ouabain and tryptamine, at least 80% of the Isc across the basolateral membrane can be accounted for by the Na+ pump current plus K+ movement from cell to bath. Methazolamide also inhibited Isc. Current across the apical membrane cannot be attributed to an electronegative Na(+)-HCO3- symport given the insensitivity of Isc to a disulfonic stilbene and the fact that stroma-to-tear Na+ fluxes did not increase on stimulation of Isc. The tear-to-stroma Na+ flux also remained unaltered, negating an increased apical bath-to-cell Na+ flow. The forskolin-20% CO2 manipulation produced a depolarization of the intracellular potential, a reduction in the apical-to-basolateral resistance ratio, and a decrease in transepithelial resistance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Apical nonspecific cation conductances in rabbit cecum

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (3) ◽  
pp. G475-G484 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Sellin ◽  
W. P. Dubinsky
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Transport ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Distal Colon ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Similar Response ◽  
Electrogenic Transport

Rabbit cecum exhibits electrogenic Na absorption in vitro. However, because this transport process is not inhibited by amiloride nor does it demonstrate saturation kinetics typical of the amiloride-inhibitable Na channel, we considered whether the cecal transporter represented one of a recently described family of nonselective cation conductances or channels (NSCC). Both transepithelial and vesicle studies demonstrated that K, Cs, and Rb were transported via an apical conductance. Electrogenic transport was inhibited by divalent cations including Ca, Mg, and Ba but was unaffected by either lanthanum or gadolinium. Parallel studies in distal colon did not exhibit a similar response to either K substitution or Ba inhibition. Phenamil, verapamil, and nicardipine significantly inhibited the short-circuit current (Isc). stimulated by nominal Ca- and Mg-free conditions. Flux studies demonstrated a correlation between changes in Isc and Na transport. Microelectrode impalement studies suggested that there may be both NSCC and K conductance in the apical membrane. Planar bilayer studies identified a 190-pS cation channel that may correlate with the macroscopic transport properties of this epithelium. These studies are consistent with a model of cecal Na absorption mediated by a NSCC in the apical membrane; this may be the mechanism underlying the distinct epithelial transport characteristics of this intestinal segment.

Activation of K+ conductance in basolateral membrane of toad urinary bladder by oxytocin and cAMP

1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (6) ◽  
pp. C816-C821 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Van Driessche ◽  
D. Erlij
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Potassium Conductance ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Membrane Properties ◽  
Toad Urinary Bladder ◽  
Electrical Behavior ◽  
Apical Side ◽  
Camp Analogue

We incubated toad urinary bladders with Na+-free, isotonic K+ solutions on the apical side and increased the cationic conductance of the apical membrane with nystatin (150 U/ml). Under these conditions, the short-circuit current is mostly carried by K+ flowing from mucosa to serosa. Impedance measurements showed that in nystatin-treated preparations, the electrical behavior of the tissue is dominated by the basolateral membrane properties. Oxytocin (0.1 U/ml) produced an increase of the current and the conductance of the basolateral membrane. Both the resting and the oxytocin-stimulated current were rapidly and reversibly blocked by serosal Ba2+. Addition of the adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) analogue [8-(4-chloropheylthio)-cAMP] to the basolateral solution mimicked the effects of oxytocin. These results show that oxytocin and cAMP stimulate a potassium conductance in the basolateral membrane and that the stimulation is not related to an increase in sodium entry through the apical membrane. Addition of ouabain (10(-3) M) to the serosal solution did not modify the stimulation by oxytocin, indicating that the activated pathway is not linked to the rate of turnover of the Na+ pump.

Cholinergic modulation of apical Na+ channels in turtle colon: analysis of CDPC-induced fluctuations

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (4) ◽  
pp. C668-C674 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Wilkinson ◽  
D. C. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Single Channel ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Rate Coefficients ◽  
Corner Frequency ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Na Channels ◽  
Na Current

Current fluctuation analysis was used to investigate the properties of apical Na+ channels during muscarinic inhibition of active Na+ absorption. A reversible Na+ channel blocker, 6-chloro-3,5-diaminopyrazine-2-carboxamide (CDPC), was used to induce fluctuations in the short-circuit current (I(sc)). Power density spectra of the CDPC-induced fluctuations exhibited a clearly discernible Lorentzian component, characterized by a corner frequency that was linearly related to CDPC concentration between 20 and 100 microM. The on (k'on) and off (k(off)) rate coefficients for the CDPC blocking reaction were k'on = 11.1 +/- 0.8 rad.s-1.microM-1 and k(off) = 744 +/- 53 rad/s, and the microscopic inhibition constant was 67 microM (n = 11). CDPC blocking kinetics were not significantly different after inhibition of Isc by 5 microM serosal carbachol. Single-channel Na+ current (iNa) and the density of open and blocked Na+ channels (N(ob)) were estimated from the fluctuations induced by 40 microM CDPC. Under control conditions, iNa was 0.43 +/- 0.05 pA and N(ob) was 251 +/- 42 X 10(6)/cm2 (n = 10). After exposure to serosal carbachol (2-10 microM) for 60 min, Na+ current and N(ob) were reduced by approximately 50%, but iNa was not changed significantly. These results indicate that muscarinic inhibition of electrogenic Na+ absorption was associated with a reduction in the number of open Na+ channels in the apical membrane. They also suggest that this downregulation of transport involved a coordinated decrease in both apical and basolateral membrane conductances.

scholarly journals Interaction between the basolateral K+ and apical Na+ conductances in Necturus urinary bladder.

1987 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Demarest ◽  
A L Finn
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Na Transport ◽  
Transepithelial Na Transport ◽  
Pump Activity ◽  
Relationship Of

Experimental modulation of the apical membrane Na+ conductance or basolateral membrane Na+-K+ pump activity has been shown to result in parallel changes in the basolateral K+ conductance in a number of epithelia. To determine whether modulation of the basolateral K+ conductance would result in parallel changes in apical Na+ conductance and basolateral pump activity, Necturus urinary bladders stripped of serosal muscle and connective tissue were impaled through their basolateral membranes with microelectrodes in experiments that allowed rapid serosal solution changes. Exposure of the basolateral membrane to the K+ channel blockers Ba2+ (0.5 mM/liter), Cs+ (10 mM/liter), or Rb+ (10 mM/liter) increased the basolateral resistance (Rb) by greater than 75% in each case. The increases in Rb were accompanied simultaneously by significant increases in apical resistance (Ra) of greater than 20% and decreases in transepithelial Na+ transport. The increases in Ra, measured as slope resistances, cannot be attributed to nonlinearity of the I-V relationship of the apical membrane, since the measured cell membrane potentials with the K+ channel blockers present were not significantly different from those resulting from increasing serosal K+, a maneuver that did not affect Ra. Thus, blocking the K+ conductance causes a reduction in net Na+ transport by reducing K+ exit from the cell and simultaneously reducing Na+ entry into the cell. Close correlations between the calculated short-circuit current and the apical and basolateral conductances were preserved after the basolateral K+ conductance pathways had been blocked. Thus, the interaction between the basolateral and apical conductances revealed by blocking the basolateral K+ channels is part of a network of feedback relationships that normally serves to maintain cellular homeostasis during changes in the rate of transepithelial Na+ transport.

Effect of chloride on pH microclimate and electrogenic Na+ absorption across the rumen epithelium of goat and sheep

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (2) ◽  
pp. G246-G252 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Leonhard-Marek ◽  
G. Breves ◽  
R. Busche
Keyword(s):  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Epithelial Surface ◽  
Ussing Chambers ◽  
Rumen Epithelium ◽  
Microclimate Ph ◽  
Cation Conductance ◽  
Sheep Rumen

Active Na+ absorption across rumen epithelium comprises Na+/H+ exchange and a nonselective cation conductance (NSCC). Luminal chloride is able to stimulate Na+ absorption, which has been attributed to an interaction between Cl−/HCO3− and Na+/H+ exchangers. However, isolated rumen epithelial cells also express a Cl− conductance. We investigated whether Cl− has an additional effect on electrogenic Na+ absorption via NSCC. NSCC was estimated from short-circuit current ( Isc) across epithelia of goat and sheep rumen in Ussing chambers. Epithelial surface pH (pHs) was measured with 5- N-hexadecanoyl-aminofluorescence. Membrane potentials were measured with microelelectrodes. Luminal, but not serosal, Cl− stimulated the Ca2+ and Mg2+ sensitive Isc. This effect was independent of the replacing anion (gluconate or acetate) and of the presence of bicarbonate. The mean pHs of rumen epithelium amounted to 7.47 ± 0.03 in a low-Cl− solution. It was increased by 0.21 pH units when luminal Cl− was increased from 10 to 68 mM. Increasing mucosal pH from 7.5 to 8.0 also increased the Ca2+ and Mg2+ sensitive Isc and transepithelial conductance and reduced the fractional resistance of the apical membrane. Luminal Cl− depolarized the apical membrane of rumen epithelium. 5-Nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoate reduced the divalent cation sensitive Isc, but only in low-Cl− solutions. The results show that luminal Cl− can increase the microclimate pH via apical Cl−/HCO3− or Cl−/OH− exchangers. Electrogenic Na+ absorption via NSCC increases with pH, explaining part of the Cl− effects on Na+ absorption. The data further show that the Cl− conductance of rumen epithelium must be located at the basolateral membrane.

scholarly journals ION TRANSPORT IN THE INTESTINE OF ANGUILLA ANGUILLA: GRADIENTS AND TRANSLOCATORS

1994 ◽  
Vol 193 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Marvão ◽  
M G Emílio ◽  
K Gil Ferreira ◽  
P L Fernandes ◽  
H Gil Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Serosal Side ◽  
Sodium Dependent ◽  
Transport Inhibitors ◽  
Experimental Strategies

The transport of Na+, K+ and Cl- across the isolated epithelium of the eel intestine was studied using a combination of four experimental strategies: short-circuiting, measurements of intracellular potentials and ion concentrations, application of a variety of transport inhibitors and measurement of unidirectional fluxes with radioactive tracers. When short-circuited, the system performs a net transport of Cl- and Na+ towards the blood side, with a stoichiometry approaching 2, and a much smaller net transport of K+ towards the lumen. The system is totally driven by the sodium pump located in the basolateral barrier and the main coupling between the fluxes of the three ions is through the operation of a furosemide-sensitive transporter in the apical barrier, probably a 2Cl-/Na+/K+ symporter. The inhibitory effect of DIDS and picrylsulphonic acid on the short-circuit current, when added to the serosal side, suggests the presence of a sodium-dependent anionic shuttle located in the basolateral membrane. The short-circuit current is inhibited by H25, a non-specific inhibitor of the K+/Cl- symport, added to the serosal side. This effect occurs after a delay of at least 5 min and may result from the diffusion of the drug to the apical barrier, where it blocks the 2Cl-/Na+/K+ symport with much higher affinity.

scholarly journals Molecular mechanisms for intestinal HCO3- secretion and its regulation by guanylin in seawater-acclimated eels

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshio Takei ◽  
Marty K.S. Wong ◽  
Masaaki Ando
Keyword(s):  
Hormonal Regulation ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Disulfonic Acid ◽  
Intestinal Epithelia ◽  
Mucosal Side

AbstractThe intestine of marine teleosts secretes HCO3- into the lumen and precipitates Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the imbibed seawater as carbonates to decrease luminal fluid osmolality and facilitate water absorption. However, reports on studies on the hormonal regulation of HCO3- secretion are just emerging. Here, we showed that guanylin (GN) applied to the mucosal side of intestinal epithelia increased HCO3- secretion in seawater-acclimated eels. The effect of GN on HCO3- secretion was slower than that on the short-circuit current, and the time-course of the GN effect was similar to that of bumetanide. Mucosal bumetanide and serosal 4,4’-dinitrostilbene-2,2’-disulfonic acid (DNDS) inhibited the GN effect, suggesting an involvement of apical Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) and basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger (AE)/Na+-HCO3- cotransporter (NBC) in the GN effect. However, mucosal DNDS and diphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid (DPC) failed to inhibit the GN effect, showing that apical AE and Cl- channel are not involved. To identify molecular species of possible transporters involved in the GN effect, we performed RNA-seq analyses followed by quantitative real-time PCR after transfer of eels to seawater. Among the genes upregulated after seawater transfer, those of Slc26a3a, b (DRAa, b) and Slc26a6a, c (Pat-1a, c) on the apical membrane of the intestinal epithelial cells, and those of Sls4a4a (NBCe1a), Slc4a7 (NBCn1), Slc4a10a (NBCn2a) and Slc26a1 (Sat-1) on the basolateral membrane were candidate transporters involved in HCO3- secretion. Judging from the slow effect of GN, we suggest that GN inhibits NKCC2b on the apical membrane and decreases cytosolic Cl- and Na+, which then activates apical DNDS-insensitive DRAa, b and basolateral DNDS-sensitive NBCela, n1, n2a to enhance transcellular HCO3- flux across the intestinal epithelia of seawater-acclimated eels.

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