scholarly journals Soluble (pro)renin receptor regulation of ENaC involved in aldosterone signaling in cultured collecting duct cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (3) ◽  
pp. F817-F825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Renfei Luo ◽  
Kexin Peng ◽  
Xiyang Liu ◽  
Chuanming Xu ◽  
...  

We have previously shown that activation of (pro)renin receptor (PRR) induces epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) activity in cultured collecting duct cells. Here, we examined the role of soluble PRR (sPRR), the cleavage product of PRR in ENaC regulation, and further tested its relevance to aldosterone signaling. In cultured mpkCCD cells, administration of recombinant histidine-tagged sPRR (sPRR-His) at 10 nM within minutes induced a significant and transient increase in the amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current as assessed using the Ussing chamber technique. The acute ENaC activation was blocked by the NADPH oxidase 1/4 inhibitor GKT137892 and siRNA against Nox4 but not the β-catenin inhibitor ICG-001. In primary rat inner medullary collecting duct cells, administration of sPRR-His at 10 nM for 24 h induced protein expression of the α-subunit but not β- or γ-subunits of ENaC, in parallel with upregulation of mRNA expression as well as promoter activity of the α-subunit. The transcriptional activation of α-ENaC was dependent on β-catenin signaling. Consistent results obtained by epithelial volt ohmmeter measurement of equivalent current and Ussing chamber determination of short-circuit current showed that aldosterone-induced transepithelial Na+ transport was inhibited by the PRR decoy inhibitor PRO20 and PF-429242, an inhibitor of sPRR-generating enzyme site-1 protease, and the response was restored by the addition of sPRR-His. Medium sPRR was elevated by aldosterone and inhibited by PF-429242. Taken together, these results demonstrate that sPRR induces two phases of ENaC activation via distinct mechanisms and functions as a mediator of the natriferic action of aldosterone.

Hypertension ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Renfei Luo ◽  
KEXIN PENG ◽  
Peng Wu ◽  
Xiyang Liu ◽  
...  

We have previously shown that activation of (pro)renin receptor (PRR) induces epithelial Na + channel (ENaC) activity in cultured collecting duct cells. Here, we examined the role of soluble PRR (sPRR), generated by site-1 protease (S1P), a newly identified PRR cleavage protease, in ENaC regulation, and further tested its relevance to Aldo signaling. In cultured mpkCCD cells, administration of recombinant histidine-tagged sPRR (sPRR-His) at 10 nM for 24 h induced a significant increase in the amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current as assessed using the Ussing chamber technique ( I eq : 7.5 ± 0.7 μA/cm 2 in sPRR group vs. 3.5 ± 0.5 μA/cm 2 in vehicle group, n = 6, p < 0.01) . In primary cultured rat IMCD cells, the same sPRR-His treatment induced a 1.7 fold increase in protein expression of the α-subunit but not β- or γ-subunit of ENaC, in parallel with upregulation of mRNA expression as well as promoter activity of the α-subunit. The upregulation of α-ENaC transcription depended on β-catenin signaling. Consistent results obtained by epithelial volt ohmmeter measurement of equivalent current and Using chamber determination of short-circuit current showed that Aldo-induced ENaC activity was almost completely abolished by PF-429242 (PF), a S1P inhibitor, and the response was restored by supplement of sPRR-His ( I eq : 7.2 ± 0.7 μA/cm 2 in Aldo group vs. 5.0 ± 0.3 μA/cm 2 in Aldo/PF group vs. 6.8 ± 0.3 μA/cm 2 in Aldo/PF/sPRR-His group, n = 5, p < 0.05). Medium sPRR was elevated by Aldo and inhibited by PF. Male C57BL/6 mice were pretreated with PF (30 mg/kg/day) or vehicle via minipump, followed by 3 days of aldosterone (0.2 mg/kg/day via a second minipump). Amiloride-sensitive Na+ current in freshly isolated CCD as measured by using patch clamp lower in Aldo + PF group than in Aldo group. Together, these results support an essential role of S1P-derived sPRR in mediating Aldo-induced ENaC activation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 308 (5) ◽  
pp. F450-F458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morag K. Mansley ◽  
Winfried Neuhuber ◽  
Christoph Korbmacher ◽  
Marko Bertog

There is good evidence for a causal link between excessive sympathetic drive to the kidney and hypertension. We hypothesized that sympathetic regulation of tubular Na+ absorption may occur in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron, where the fine tuning of renal Na+ excretion takes place. Here, the appropriate regulation of transepithelial Na+ transport, mediated by the amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC), is critical for blood pressure control. To explore a possible effect of the sympathetic transmitter norepinephrine on ENaC-mediated Na+ transport, we performed short-circuit current ( Isc) measurements on confluent mCCDcl1 murine cortical collecting duct cells. Norepinephrine caused a complex Isc response with a sustained increase of amiloride-sensitive Isc by ∼44%. This effect was concentration dependent and mediated via basolateral α2-adrenoceptors. In cells pretreated with aldosterone, the stimulatory effect of norepinephrine was reduced. Finally, we demonstrated that noradrenergic nerve fibers are present in close proximity to ENaC-expressing cells in murine kidney slices. We conclude that the sustained stimulatory effect of locally elevated norepinephrine on ENaC-mediated Na + absorption may contribute to the hypertensive effect of increased renal sympathetic activity.


1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1855-1860
Author(s):  
B A Stoos ◽  
O A Carretero ◽  
J L Garvin

Previously, it has been shown that the addition of bradykinin (Bk) to M-1 cortical collecting duct cells in the presence of endothelial cells decreased short-circuit current (Isc), a measure of net active transport. This effect is presumably due to the release of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (EDNO), because the decrease in Isc could be blocked with Nw-nitro-L-arginine. To show that the inhibition of Isc was due to EDNO rather than prostaglandins, the ability of a cyclooxygenase inhibitor to block the inhibition was examined. When Bk was added to cocultures in the presence of meclofenamate (10(-5) M), Isc decreased from 62 +/- 12 to 44.5 +/- 7 muA/cm2, not significantly different from that in the absence of meclofenamate. To determine if the effect was due to an alteration of sodium absorption, Bk (10(-9) M) was added to cocultures, resulting in a decrease in Na flux from 28 +/- 3.1 to 20 +/- 2.2 nEq/min (P < 0.05), with Isc decreasing from 25 +/- 2.4 to 20 +/- 3.6 nEq/min (P < 0.05). To examine if the inhibition was due to blockade at the apical membrane sodium channel or the basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase, the cation-selective ionophore nystatin was used. Nystatin reversed the effect of EDNO on Isc. The effects of EDNO on Na+/K+ ATPase were also measured directly. Under maximum rate conditions, the Na+/K+ ATPase activity of control and Bk-treated cocultures was 5.2 +/- 0.3 and 6.8 +/- 1.0 nmol/min per square centimeter, respectively (not significantly different).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (1) ◽  
pp. F57-F64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie-Pan Shen ◽  
Calvin U. Cotton

The effects of the ERK pathway on electrogenic transepithelial Na+ absorption by renal collecting duct cells were determined. Approximately 90% of the unstimulated short-circuit current (15 ± 1 μA/cm2, n = 10) across conditionally immortalized murine collecting duct epithelial cells (mCT1) is amiloride sensitive and is likely mediated by apical epithelial Na+ channels. Chronic exposure (24 h) of the epithelial monolayers to either EGF (50 ng/ml) or transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α; 20 ng/ml) reduced amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current by >60%. The inhibitory effect of EGF on Na+ absorption was not due to inhibition of basolateral Na+-K+-ATPase, because the pump current elicited by permeabilization of apical membrane with nystatin was not reduced by EGF. Chronic exposure of the mCT1 cells to EGF (20 ng/ml, 24 h) elicited a 70–85% decrease in epithelial Na+ channel subunit mRNA levels. Exposure of mCT1 cells to either EGF (20 ng/ml) or PMA (150 nM) induced rapid phosphorylation of p42/p44 (ERK1/2) and pretreatment of the monolayers with PD-98059 (an ERK kinase inhibitor; 30 μM) prevented phosphorylation of p42/p44. Similarly, pretreatment of mCT1 monolayers with PD-98059 prevented the EGF- and PMA-induced inhibition of amiloride-sensitive Na+ absorption. The results of these studies demonstrate that amiloride-sensitive Na+ absorption by renal collecting duct cells is regulated by the ERK pathway. This pathway may play a role in alterations in ion transport that occur in polycystic kidney disease.


Author(s):  
Ye Feng ◽  
Kexin Peng ◽  
Renfei Luo ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Tianxin Yang

Activation of PRR ([pro]renin receptor) contributes to enhancement of intrarenal RAS and renal medullary α-ENaC and thus elevated blood pressure during Ang II (angiotensin II) infusion. The goal of the present study was to test whether such action of PRR was mediated by sPRR (soluble PRR), generated by S1P (site-1 protease), a newly identified PRR cleavage protease. F1 B6129SF1/J mice were infused for 6 days with control or Ang II at 300 ng/kg per day alone or in combination with S1P inhibitor PF-429242 (PF), and blood pressure was monitored by radiotelemetry. S1P inhibition significantly attenuated Ang II–induced hypertension accompanied with suppressed urinary and renal medullary renin levels and expression of renal medullary but not renal cortical α-ENaC expression. The effects of S1P inhibition were all reversed by supplement with histidine-tagged sPRR termed as sPRR-His. Ussing chamber technique was performed to determine amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current, an index of ENaC activity in confluent mouse cortical collecting duct cell line cells exposed for 24 hours to Ang II, Ang II + PF, or Ang II + PF + sPRR-His. Ang II–induced ENaC activity was blocked by PF, which was reversed by sPRR-His. Together, these results support that S1P-derived sPRR mediates Ang II–induced hypertension through enhancement of intrarenal renin level and activation of ENaC.


2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (6) ◽  
pp. F1337-F1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren P. Wallace ◽  
Marcy Christensen ◽  
Gail Reif ◽  
Franck Belibi ◽  
Brantley Thrasher ◽  
...  

Inner medullary collecting ducts (IMCD) are the final nephron segments through which urine flows. To investigate epithelial ion transport in human IMCD, we established primary cell cultures from initial (hIMCDi) and terminal (hIMCDt) inner medullary regions of human kidneys. AVP, PGE2, and forskolin increased cAMP in both hIMCDi and hIMCDt cells. The effects of AVP and PGE2 were greatest in hIMCDi; however, forskolin increased cAMP to the same extent in hIMCDi and hIMCDt. Basal short-circuit current ( I SC) of hIMCDi monolayers was 1.4 ± 0.5 μA/cm2 and was inhibited by benzamil, a Na+ channel blocker. 8-Bromo-cAMP, AVP, PGE2, and forskolin increased I SC; the current was reduced by blocking PKA, apical Cl− channels, basolateral NKCC1 (a Na+-K+-2Cl−cotransporter), and basolateral Cl−/HCO[Formula: see text]exchangers. In fluid transport studies, hIMCDi monolayers absorbed fluid in the basal state and forskolin reversed net fluid transport to secretion. In hIMCDt monolayers, basal current was not different from zero and cAMP had no effect on I SC. We conclude that AVP and PGE2stimulate cAMP-dependent Cl− secretion by hIMCDi cells, but not hIMCDt cells, in vitro. We suggest that salt secretion at specialized sites along human collecting ducts may be important in the formation of the final urine.


2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Yuan Yu ◽  
Qun Kong ◽  
Bruce C. Kone

The physical and functional interaction of Rnf2 (RING finger protein 2), a central component of the PRC (Polycomb repressive complex) 1 and Af9 (ALL1-fused gene from chromosome 9 protein), an aldosterone-sensitive transcription factor, in regulating basal and aldosterone-stimulated transcription of the α-ENaC (epithelial Na+ channel α-subunit) gene was explored in mIMCD3 CD (collecting duct) cells. Since Rnf2 lacks DNA-specific binding activity, other factors must mediate its site-specific chromatin recruitment. Rnf2 and Af9 co-localized in the nucleus and co-immunoprecipitated. A GST (glutathione transferase)–Af9 carboxy-terminal fusion protein directly interacted with in vitro translated Rnf2 in GST pull-down assays. Rnf2 knock down enhanced basal and aldosterone-stimulated α-ENaC mRNA levels and α-ENaC promoter activity. ChIP/QPCR (chromatin immunoprecipitation/quantitative PCR) assays demonstrated enrichment of Rnf2, H2AK119 (mono-ubiquitinated histone H2A lysine 119), and H3K27me3 (histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylated), a PRC2 chromatin mark, at multiple α-ENaC promoter subregions corresponding to regions of known Af9 enrichment, under basal conditions. Sequential ChIP confirmed Rnf2–Af9 co-occupancy of the α-ENaC promoter. Aldosterone provoked early and sustained depletion of Rnf2, ubiquitinated H2AK119, and trimethylated H3K27 associated with the subregions of the α-ENaC promoter. Thus, Af9 mediates site-selective physical and functional recruitment of Rnf2 to the α-ENaC promoter to constrain basal α-ENaC transcription in collecting duct cells, and aldosterone reverses this process.


2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (3) ◽  
pp. C451-C458 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Broughman ◽  
Kathy E. Mitchell ◽  
Roger L. Sedlacek ◽  
Takeo Iwamoto ◽  
John M. Tomich ◽  
...  

A synthetic, channel-forming peptide, derived from the α-subunit of the glycine receptor (M2GlyR), has been synthesized and modified by adding four lysine residues to the NH2 terminus (N-K4-M2GlyR). In Ussing chamber experiments, apical N-K4-M2GlyR (250 μM) increased transepithelial short-circuit current ( I sc) by 7.7 ± 1.7 and 10.6 ± 0.9 μA/cm2 in Madin-Darby canine kidney and T84 cell monolayers, respectively; these values are significantly greater than those previously reported for the same peptide modified by adding the lysines at the COOH terminus (Wallace DP, Tomich JM, Iwamoto T, Henderson K, Grantham JJ, and Sullivan LP. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 272: C1672–C1679, 1997). N-K4-M2GlyR caused a concentration-dependent increase in I sc ( k [1/2] = 190 μM) that was potentiated two- to threefold by 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone. N-K4-M2GlyR-mediated increases in I sc were insensitive to changes in apical cation species. Pharmacological inhibitors of endogenous Cl− conductances [glibenclamide, diphenylamine-2-dicarboxylic acid, 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid, 4,4′-dinitrostilben-2,2′-disulfonic acid, indanyloxyacetic acid, and niflumic acid] had little effect on N-K4-M2GlyR-mediated I sc. Whole cell membrane patch voltage-clamp studies revealed an N-K4-M2GlyR-induced anion conductance that exhibited modest outward rectification and modest time- and voltage-dependent activation. Planar lipid bilayer studies yielded results indicating that N-K4-M2GlyR forms a 50-pS anion conductance with a k [1/2] for Cl−of 290 meq. These results indicate that N-K4-M2GlyR forms an anion-selective channel in epithelial monolayers and shows therapeutic potential for the treatment of hyposecretory disorders such as cystic fibrosis.


1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (6) ◽  
pp. F1160-F1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. F. Husted ◽  
M. Hayashi ◽  
J. B. Stokes

We examined the electrophysiological and Na+ transport characteristics of rat papillary collecting duct (PCD) cells grown in primary cultures. Grown as monolayers on polycarbonate filters, the cells displayed similar morphological characteristics to native epithelia. They also bound Dolichus biflorus lectin, a property shared by native cells. Monolayers developed a peak electrical resistance of 100-200 omega.cm2 and a transmonolayer voltage of less than 2 mV. Similar values were measured in the perfused, native PCD of the same species as well as PCD cells cultured from rabbit and bovine kidneys. Hamster cells did not readily develop confluent monolayers under the same conditions. Exposure of the cultured cells to 10% fetal calf serum for 24 h caused the Na+ uptake across the apical membrane to double, an effect not reproduced by indomethacin, insulin, vasopressin, aldosterone, dexamethasone, or hexamethylene bisacetamide (an inducer of differentiation). Amiloride (1 mM) inhibited Na+ uptake by 50-80%. The measured short-circuit current did not correlate with Na+ uptake and was clearly dissociated by exposure to serum. The results suggest that there is more than one mechanism of ion transport by the rat PCD.


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