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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
The murine nasal epithelium was investigated by the short-circuit current (SCC) technique. Electrogenic sodium absorption was revealed by addition of amiloride and calcium-dependent chloride secretion by the addition of amiloride and calcium-dependent chloride secretion by the addition of 2,5-di-(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (TBHQ)/ionomycin. In the presence of these agents a further increase in SCC was obtained by addition of forskolin. Epithelia from both cystic fibrosis (CF) null (Cftrtm1Cam) and CF delta F508 (Cftrtm2Cam) mice had enhanced sodium absorption compared with controls, whereas only delta F508 epithelia had increased calcium-dependent chloride secretion. Both strains gave nasal epithelia that showed significantly reduced responses to forskolin, due to the absence of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channels. In Cftrtm2Cam nasal epithelia the forskolin responses were not significantly different from zero. Transfection of these mice with the plasmid pTRIAL10-CFTR2 complexed with cationic liposomes normalized the transporting activity in the nasal epithelium. Basal SCC and calcium-dependent chloride secretion were significantly reduced, whereas CFTR-dependent chloride secretion was increased to normal values. Amiloride-sensitive SCC was reduced by transfection but failed to reach significance. The similarity of murine CF nasal epithelium to that in human CF airways makes the model valuable for gene therapy studies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C734-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Normalization of ion transport in murine cystic fibrosis nasal epithelium using gene transfer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't