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  • 1995-1999  (3)
  • 1985-1989
  • Human nasal epithelium  (2)
  • Agronomic characters  (1)
  • 1
    ISSN: 1433-0458
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Mukoviszidose ; Zystische Fibrose ; Menschliches Nasalepithel ; Epithelialer Na+-Kanal ; Cl ; -Sekretion ; Key words Cystic fibrosis ; Human nasal epithelium ; Epithelial Na+ channels ; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator ; Cl ; secretion
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most commonly inherited disease in Caucasians and is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding a membrane transport protein. This cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is thought to be an apical Cl– channel activated by intracellular cAMP. Most recent findings suggest that CFTR is more than a pure Cl– channel and might be involved in the regulation of other transport systems. In the present study we show that CFTR as a Cl– channel plays only a minor role in primary cultured human nasal epithelium derived from non-CF and CF patients. These findings are especially of interest for non-CF human nasal epithelia in which CFTR is correctly inserted. In both tissues Cl– secretion is negligible as compared with Na+ absorption. We confirm and expand our previous observations that Na+ absorption in human nasal epithelium is the dominant ion transport process and that Cl– secretion is detectable in both CF and non-CF tissue. Moreover, we show that cAMP and ATP were not able to stimulate any silent Cl– channels in CF or non-CF human nasal epithelial cells. We further give evidence that in human nasal CF and non-CF epithelium Na+ absorption is mediated by epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC) that are either different from those of other epithelia or which exhibit altered regulation. These differences between Na+ channels of human nasal epithelium and ”classical” epithelial Na+ channels include lack of activation by the intracellular second messenger cAMP and the steroid hormone aldosterone. We show further that human nasal Na+ channels are inhibited by Cl–-channel blockers and exhibit a different pharmacology towards common Na+ channel blockers.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Mukoviszidose [zystische Fibrose (CF)] ist die häufigste Erbkrankheit in der kaukasischen Bevölkerung. Sie wird hervorgerufen durch Mutation eines Gens, welches für ein membranständiges Transportprotein kodiert, den „cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator” (CFTR). Dieser CFTR ist in der apikalen Membran von Epithelzellen lokalisiert und fungiert dort als cAMP-aktivierbarer Cl–-Kanal. Neuere Untersuchungen haben ergeben, daß der CFTR mehr als ein normaler Cl–-Kanal ist und wahrscheinlich in die Regulation einer Reihe weiterer Transportsysteme involviert ist. In dieser Studie zeigen wir, daß der CFTR in seiner Rolle als Cl–-Kanal nur eine untergeordnete Rolle in primärkultivierten menschlichen Nasenepithelzellen von CF- und Nicht-CF-Patienten spielt. Dieses Ergebnis ist besonders für das Nasenepithel von Nicht-CF-Patienten erstaunlich, da hier der CFTR korrekt eingebaut wird. In beiden Geweben spielt also eine Cl–-Sekretion verglichen mit der Na+-Absorption eine vergleichsweise geringe Rolle. Wir bestätigen mit dieser Untersuchung unsere früheren Beobachtungen, daß im menschlichen Nasenepithel Na+-Absorption der dominierende Ionentransportprozeß ist und eine Cl–-Sekretion weder in CF- noch in Nicht- CF-Geweben in relevantem Maße vorhanden ist. Zudem zeigen wir, daß weder cAMP noch ATP irgendeine Cl–-Sekretion in CF- oder Nicht-CF-Nasenepithelzellen stimulieren können. Desweiteren ergaben sich Hinweise darauf, daß sich die epithelialen Na+-Kanäle (ENaC) im Nasenepithel, welche für einen Teil der Na+-Absorption zuständig sind, von den epithelialen Na+-Kanälen in anderen Geweben unterscheiden. Diese Unterschiede zwischen den Na+-Kanälen im menschlichen Nasenepithel und den „klassischen” epithelialen Na+-Kanälen bestehen einerseits in ihrer fehlenden Aktivierbarkeit durch den intrazellulären Botenstoff cAMP und das Steroidhormon Aldosteron. Wir zeigen weiterhin, daß menschliche nasale Na+-Kanäle durch Cl–-Kanal-Blocker gehemmt werden können und eine andere Pharmakologie auf gebräuchliche Na+-Kanal-Blocker aufweisen.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Key words Cystic fibrosis ; Human nasal epithelium ; Primary culture ; Epithelial Na+ channel ; Amiloride ; Phenamil
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Transepithelial short-circuit current (I SC), potential (V T) and resistance (R T) of confluent monolayers of human nasal epithelium cultured from patients with and without cystic fibrosis (CF) were measured. In our Ussing chamber experiments with monolayers derived from non-CF and CF patients neither I SC (non-CF: 14.1 ± 1.0 μA/cm2, n = 77; CF: 16.7 ± 1.5 μA/cm2, n = 42), nor R T (non-CF: 288 ± 15 Ω· cm2; CF: 325 ± 20 Ω· cm2) showed any significant differences, only V T showed moderate but significant different values (non-CF: –3.6 ± 0.4 mV; CF: –5.6 ± 0.7 mV, respectively). Total I SC in CF cells was nearly completely inhibited by amiloride (92 ± 9.6%), while in non-CF tissue amiloride-insensitive conductances mediated a considerable amount of the I SC (36.3 ± 6.1%), indicating a lower activity of amiloride-sensitive Na+ conductances in non-CF cells. In both tissues the amiloride-sensitive I SC could also be blocked by the amiloride analogues benzamil, phenamil and 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)2’,4’-amiloride (EIPA) with different affinities. However, amiloride had a significant lower affinity in CF tissue (half-maximal blocker concentration, K 1/2 = 586 ± 59 nM) compared with non-CF tissue (K 1/2 = 294 ± 22 nM). Astonishingly, phenamil, a blocker which irreversibly blocks all epithelial Na+ channels hitherto described, inhibited the Na+ conductances of human nasal epithelium in a completely reversible way, but nevertheless with high affinity (non-CF: K 1/2 = 12.5 ± 1.2 nM; CF: K 1/2 = 17.1 ± 1.1 nM). Even in high doses none of these blockers had any effect on intracellular Ca2+ concentration as measured with Fura-2. From these findings, we conclude that the epithelial Na+ conductances of human CF nasal epithelium show modified regulation or are functionally different from those of other tissues.
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  • 3
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 98 (1999), S. 1087-1090 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Key words Quantitative trait loci ; Genetic mapping ; RFLP ; Agronomic characters ; Secale cereale L.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract  Progenies of an F2 mapping population were analyzed for quantitative traits to detect QTLs by using marker information from F2 plants for chromosome 5R. The mapping population was segregating for the major dwarfing gene Ddw1 and the gene Hp1 for hairy peduncle. The only QTL determining plant height was located between HP1 and Ddw1 on the distal part of chromosome 5RL. At the same position a QTL for peduncle length was found, and this trait was closely related to plant height (r=0.895). Since Hp1 and Ddw1 are dominant marker loci, no dominance effect could be estimated. The QTLs for spike length and the number of florets were located near the centromere on 5RL. These two traits were correlated with r=0.824 and showed partial dominance, but these traits were not correlated to plant height and peduncle length. Homoeologous relationships between the QTLs mapped for the first time in rye and those mapped in other Triticeae members are discussed.
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