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12471046

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Inhibition of the Na-K-2Cl (NKCC) cotransporter by loop diuretics is associated with airway relaxation, but there has been no direct evidence for the expression of this protein in airway smooth muscle. Thus we hypothesized that a NKCC cotransporter is present and functional in airway smooth muscle cells. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies were used first to demonstrate the presence of a NKCC cotransporter protein in isolated human fetal trachea and normal human bronchial smooth muscle cells (BSMC) by Western blotting. The cotransporter protein was then localized by immunohistochemical staining to airway smooth muscle cells in culture and in situ. The localization was confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence and laser confocal microscopy in the BSMC. Cotransporter function in BSMC was also confirmed in vitro by bumetanide-mediated inhibition of rubidium uptake. Our present findings thus document the presence of a functional NKCC cotransporter in human airway smooth muscle, providing a basis for defining the role of this ion cotransporter in airway smooth muscle function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
8750-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1596-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunolocalization of a Na-K-2Cl cotransporter in human tracheobronchial smooth muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hawaii 96822, USA. lynni@kapiolani.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't