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1646891

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Solution osmolarity is known to affect Na+ transport rates across tight epithelia but this variable has been relatively ignored in studies of cultured renal epithelia. Using electrophysiological methods to study A6 epithelial monolayers, we observed a marked effect of solution tonicity on amiloride-sensitive Na+ currents (I(sc)). I(sc) for tissues bathed in symmetrical hyposmotic (170 mOsm), isosmotic (200 mOsm), and hyperosmotic (230 or 290 mOsm) NaCl Ringer's solutions averaged 25 +/- 2, 9 +/- 2, 3 +/- 0.4, and 0.6 +/- 0.5 microA/cm2, respectively. Similar results were obtained following changes in the serosal tonicity: mucosal changes did not significantly affect I(sc). The changes in I(sc) were slow and reached steady-state within 30 min. Current fluctuation analysis measurements indicated that single-channel currents and Na+ channel blocker kinetics were similar for isosmotic and hyposmotic conditions. However, the number of conducting Na+ channels was approximately threefold higher for tissues bathed in hyposmotic solutions. No channel activity was detected during hyperosmotic conditions. The results suggest that Na+ channels in A6 epithelia are highly sensitive to relatively small changes in serosal solution tonicity. Consequently, osmotic effects may partly account for the large variability in Na+ transport rates for A6 epithelia reported in the literature.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-2631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Na+ channel activity in cultured renal (A6) epithelium: regulation by solution osmolarity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.