ISSN:
0021-9541
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
We determined the effect of albumin on endothelial hydraulic conductivity (Lp) and the contributions of the positively charged arginyl and lysinyl residues of albumin in mediaing the effect. Studies were made using monolayers of cultured sheep pulmonary artery endothelial cells grown to confluence on polycarbonate filters. Water flux was measured as transendothelial hydrostatic pressure was varied from 5 to 20 cm H2 O. Lp was calculated from the slope of the relationship of water flux versus pressure. The Lp of endothelial monolayers perfused with albumin-free Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) was compared to perfusion with HBSS containing either native albumin, or albumin in which the arginyl residues were modified by a condensation reaction with 1,2-cyclohexanedione (CHD-albumin), or albumin in which the lysinyl residues were modified by a substitution reaction with succinic anhydride (SC-albumin). Baseline Lp at 2.5 mg/ml native albumin was 1.6±0.1 × 10-6 cm/s/cm H2O compared to the filter Lp after removing cells of 3.0 ± 0.3 × 10-4 cm/s/cm H2O. Endothelial Lp increased by 60% when albumin concentration was decreased from 2.5 mg/ml to 0.5 mg/ml (P 〈 0.05), but did not change with an increase in concentration to 10 mg/ml. Albumin-free buffer and CHD-albumin increased endothelial Lp by 2.2 ± 0.3-fold and 1.9 ± 0.3-fold, respectively (P〈0.05). All endothelial Lp values were restored to baseline when the native albumin concentration was returned to 2.5 mg/ml. Excess l-arginine (2 × 10-3 M) inhibited the effect of native albumin and increased endothelial Lp 1.5 ± 0.02-fold (P〈0.05), but excess l-lysine (4 × 10-3) in the presence of native albumin had no effect on Lp. None of the perfusates altered the filter Lp value. Neutral dextran (70 kD), in contrast to native albumin, had no effect on endothelial Lp. These results indicate that albumin reduces the hydraulic conductivity of endothelial monolayers in a concentration-dependent fashion and that the arginyl residues of albumin are required for the response. The effect of albumin may be meditated by a charge interaction of albumin with the endo-thelium.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1041410314
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