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  • 1
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    Pflügers Archiv 357 (1975), S. 201-207 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Allantoin ; Uricase ; Kidney ; Clearance ; Micropuncture ; Rat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Renal excretion of allantoin was measured by tracer techniques. After injection of 2-C14 urate and H3 inulin, clearances of allantoin and inulin were measured and both proximal and distal tubules were micropunctured. In confirmation of earlier results 2-C14 urate injected into an intact animal is very rapidly converted to C14 allantoin: after 15 min more than 90% of urinary tracer is present as allantoin. It was further observed that 1) allantoin clearance is essentially identical with inulin clearance over a wide range of urine flows; 2) no net transport of allantoin occurs in either proximal or distal tubules. Clearly allantoin is handled by the rat kidney like inulin. The total excretion of filtered allantoin unlike that of filtered urate provides an easy and effective mechanism for animals possessing the enzyme uricase to dispose of their purine loads.
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    Pflügers Archiv 411 (1988), S. 546-553 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Pancreas ; Isolated perfused ducts ; Luminal membrane ; Cl− conductance ; Cl−/HCO 3 − antiport ; cAMP
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate by what transport mechanism does HCO 3 − cross the luminal membrane of pancreatic duct cells, and how do the cells respond to stimulation with dibytyryl cyclic AMP (db-cAMP). For this purpose a newly developed preparation of isolated and perfused intra-and interlobular ducts of rat pancreas was used. Responses of the epithelium to inhibitors and agonists were monitored by electrophysiological techniques. Addition of HCO 3 − /CO2 to the bath side of nonstimulated ducts depolarized the PD across the basolateral membrane (PDbl) by about 9mV, as also observed in a previous study [21]. This HCO 3 − effect was abolished by Cl− channel blockers or SITS infused into the lumen of the duct: i. e. 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoic acid (NPPB, 10−5 M) hyperpolarized PDbl by 8.2±1.6 mV (n=13); 3′,5-dichlorodiphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid (DCl-DPC, 10−5 M) hyperpolarized PDbl by 10.3±1.7 mV (n=10); and SITS hyperpolarized PDbl by 7.8±0.9 mV (n=4). Stimulation of the ducts with dbcAMP in the presence of bath HCO 3 − /CO2 resulted in depolarization of PDbl, the ductal lumen became more negative and the fractional resistance of the luminal membrane decreased. Together with forskolin (10−6 M), db-cAMP (10−4 M) caused a fast depolarization of PDbl by 33.8±2.5 mV (n=6). When db-cAMP (5×10−4 M) was given alone in the presence of bath HCO 3 − /CO2, PDbl depolarized by 25.3±4.2 mV (n=10). In the absence of exogenous HCO 3 − , db-cAMP also depolarized PDbl by 24.7±3.0 mV (n=10). The present data suggest that in the luminal membrane of pancreatic duct cells there is a Cl− conductance in parallel with a Cl−/HCO 3 − antiport. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP increases the Cl− conductance of the luminal membrane. Taking together our present results, and the recent data obtained for the basolateral membrane [21], a tentative model for pancreatic HCO 3 − transport is proposed.
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    Pflügers Archiv 429 (1995), S. 682-690 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Cl− conductance ; K+ conductance ; Brefeldin A ; Cytochalasin D ; Epithelial cells ; Actin ; Microtubules
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Activation of Cl− and K+ channels is necessary to drive ion secretion in epithelia. There is substantial evidence from previous reports that vesicular transport and exocytosis are involved in the regulation of ion channels. In the present study we examined the role of cytoskeletal elements and components of intracellular vesicle transport on ion channel activation in bronchial epithelial cells. To this end, cells were incubated with a number of different compounds which interact with either microtubules or actin microfilaments, or which interfere with vesicle transport in the Golgi apparatus. The effectiveness of these agents was verified by fluorescence staining of cellular microtubules and actin. The function was examined in 36Cl− efflux studies as well as in whole-cell (WC) patch-clamp and cell-attached studies. The cells were studied under control conditions and after exposure to (in mmol/l) ATP (0.1), forskolin (0.01), histamine (0.01) and hypotonic bath solution (HBS, NaCl 72.5). In untreated control cells, ATP primarily activated a K+ conductance whilst histamine and forskolin induced mainly a Cl− conductance. HBS activated both K+ and Cl− conductances. Incubation of the cells with brefeldin A (up to 100 μmol/l) did not inhibit WC current activation and 36Cl− efflux. Nocodazole (up to 170 μmol/l) reduced the ATP-induced WC current, and mevastatin (up to 100 μmol/l) the cell-swelling-induced WC current. Neither had any effect on the WC current induced by forskolin and histamine. Also 36Cl− efflux induced by HBS, ATP, forskolin and histamine was unaltered by these compounds. Similarly, colchicine (10 μmol/l) and taxol (6 μmol/l) affected neither 36Cl− efflux nor WC current induced by ATP, forskolin, histamine or HBS. In contrast, depolymerisation of actin by cytochalasin D (10 μmol/l) significantly attenuated 36Cl− effluxes and WC current activation by the above-mentioned agonists. Incubation with a C2 clostridial toxin (5 nmol/l) showed similar effects on WC currents. Moreover, when cytochalasin D (10 μmol/l), C2 clostridial toxins (5 nmol/l), or phalloidin (10 μmol/l) were added to the pipette filling solution current activation was markedly reduced. However, in excised inside-out membrane patches, cytochalasin D (10 μmol/l), G-actin (10 μmol/l) and phalloidin (10 μmol/l) had no effect. These data suggest that actin participates in the activation of ion channels in 16HBE14o- epithelial cells and support the concept that exocytosis is a crucial step in the regulation of Cl− and K+ channels in these cells.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Mesangial cell ; Cell swelling ; Ion currents ; Intracellular Ca2+ activity ; Cl− conductance
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Membrane voltage (V m) and ion currents of rat mesangial cells in primary culture were measured with the patch-clamp technique in the fast whole-cell configuration.V m was −44 ± 1 mV (n = 138). A reduction of the osmolality from 290 to 190 mosmol/kg depolarizedV m from −44 ± 1 to −29 ± 1 mV (n = 118) and increased the inward and outward conductances (Gm) from 14±2 to 39 ± 4 nS and 13±2 to 37 ± 4 nS (n = 84), respectively. During the hypotonicity-induced depolarization the cell capacitance increased significantly from 33 ± 3 to 42 ± 4 pF (n = 40). The effect of hypotonic cell swelling onV m was increased in a bath with a reduced extracellular Cl− of 32 mmol/l (by 71 ± 4%,n = 23), indicating that a Cl− conductance was activated. The permselectivity of this conductance was I− ≥ Br− 〉 Cl−. TheV m response was not affected in the presence of a reduced extracellular Na+ of 5 mmol/l (n = 13) and was inhibited in a solution with reduced extracellular Ca2+ concentration (by 63 ± 9%,n = 14). In microfluorescence measurements with the Ca2+-sensitive dye fura-2 hypotonic cell swelling induced a sustained increase of the intracellular Ca2+ activity, [Ca2+]i (n = 19). The increase of [Ca2+]i was completely inhibited when the extracellular solution was free of Ca2+. TheV m response to hypotonic cell swelling was not attenuated in the presence of the L-type Ca2+ channel blockers nicardipine (n = 5), nifedipine (n = 5) and verapamil (n = 5) (all at 1 μmol/l). The data indicate that in rat mesangial cells, osmotic swelling induces a Ca2+ influx from extracellular space. This Ca2+ influx activates a Cl− conductance resulting in a depolarization ofV m. The enhanced Cl− conductance may lead to KCl extrusion and hence regulatory volume decrease.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Cl− conductance ; K+ conductance ; ATP ; Bradykinin ; Histamine ; Bronchial epithelial cells
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The present study was performed to examine Ca2+-dependent and cell-swelling-induced ion conductances in a polarized bronchial epithelial cell line (16HBE14o-). Whole-cell currents were measured in fast and slow whole-cell patch-clamp experiments in cells grown either on filters or on coated plastic dishes. In addition the transepithelial voltage (V te) and resistance (R te) were measured in confluent monolayers. Resting cells had a membrane voltage (V m) of −36±1.1 mV (n=137) which was mainly caused by K+ and Cl− conductances and to a lesser extent by a Na+ conductance. V te was apical-side-negative after stimulation. Equivalent short-circuit current (I sc = V te/R te) was increased by the secretagogues histamine (0.1 mmol/l), bradykinin (0.1–10 μmol/l) and ATP (0.1–100 μmol/l). The histamine-induced I sc was blocked by either basolateral diphenhydramine (0.1 mmol/l, n=4) or apical cimetidine (0.1 mmol/l, n=4). In fast and slow whole-cell recordings ATP and bradykinin primarily activated a transient K+ conductance and hyperpolarized V m. This effect was mimicked by the Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin (1 μmol/l, n=11). Inhibition of the bradykinin-induced I sc by the blocker HOE140 (1 μmol/l, n=3) suggested the presence of a BK2 receptor. The potency sequence of different nucleotide agonists on the purinergic receptor was UTP ≈ ATP 〉 ITP 〉 GTP ≈ CTP ≈ [β,γ-methylene] ATP ≈ 2-methylthio-ATP = 0 and was obtained in I sc measurements and patch-clamp recordings. This suggests the presence of a P2u receptor. Hypotonic cell swelling activated both Cl− and K+ conductances. The Cl− conductance was only slightly inhibited by 4,4′-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2′-disulphonic acid (0.5 mmol/ l, n=3). These data indicate that 16HBE140- bronchial epithelial cells, which are known to express high levels of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein, form a secretory epithelium. While hypotonic cell swelling activates both K+ and Cl− channels, the Ca2+-induced Cl− secretion is due mainly to activation of basolateral K+ channels.
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  • 6
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    Pflügers Archiv 351 (1974), S. 323-330 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Uricase ; Urate ; Allantoin ; Liver ; Kidney ; Microperfusion ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary 1. In vivo uricase activity was tested in rats by injection of 2-C14 urate and measurement of the total C14 activity and the fractional activities of allantoin, allantoic acid and urea in samples of blood and urine. In control animals, 5 min after the injection, 70% of the plasma tracer was already present in the form of allantoin. No allantoic acid and urea were produced. Intestinectomy had no measurable influence on uricase activity. On the other hand, hepatectomy or ligation of the hepatic artery combined with subtotal viscerectomy did abolish uricase activity almost completely. 2. Following microinjections into proximal tubules of Ringer solution containing 2-C14 urate, urine samples during early recovery mainly contained labelled urate, whereas in later samples the fraction of labelled allantoin increased. About 12 min after the microinjection the urine of both kidneys contained equal amounts of tracer mainly in the form of allantoin. 3. When segments of proximal tubules were perfused with an equilibrium solution containing tracer amounts of C 14 urate, no urate was metabolized during its passage through the proximal tubule. 4. C 14 urate was offered from the peritubular capillaries and samples of tubular fluid were analyzed, Again, all the tracer in the tubular fluid was in the form of urate, indicating that urate is not oxidized when it is transported across the tubular cell. It is concluded from these results that: 1. The rat kidney has no significant uricase activity. 2. Urate transport in the kidney is not influenced by this enzyme. 3. The degradation of urate to allantoin takes place at extrarenal sites, mainly in the liver.
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    Pflügers Archiv 425 (1993), S. 373-380 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Isolated perfused colon crypt ; Basolateral membrane voltage ; Cl− conductance ; Forskolin ; Loop diuretics ; Cl− secretion
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize ion conductances and carrier mechanisms of isolated in vitro perfused rabbit colonic crypts. Crypts were isolated from rabbit colon mucosa and mounted on a pipette system which allowed controlled perfusion of the lumen. In non-stimulated conditions basolateral membrane voltage (V b1) was −65±1 mV (n=240). Bath Ba2+ (1 mmol/ l) and verapamil (0.1 mmol/l) depolarized V b1 by 21±2 mV (n=7) and 31±1 (n=4), respectively. Lowering of bath Cl− concentration hyperpolarized V b1 from −69±3 to −75±3 mV (n=9). Lowering of luminal Cl− concentration did not change V b1. Basolateral application of loop diuretics (furosemide, piretanide, bumetanide) had no influence on V b1 in non-stimulated crypts. Forskolin (10−6 mol/l) in the bath depolarized V b1 by 29±2 mV (n=54) and decreased luminal membrane resistance. In one-third of the experiments a spontaneous partial repolarization of V b1 was seen in the presence of forskolin. During forskolin-induced depolarization basolateral application of loop diuretics hyperpolarized V b1 significantly and concentration dependently with a potency sequence of bumetanide 〉 piretanide ≥ furosemide. Lowering bath Cl− concentration hyperpolarized V b1. Lowering of luminal Cl− concentration from 120 to 32 mmol/l during forskolin-induced depolarization led to a further depolarization of Vb1 by 7±2 mV (n=10). We conclude that Vb1 of rabbit colonic crypt cells is dominated by a K+ conductance. Stimulation of the cells by forskolin opens a luminal Cl− conductance. Basolateral uptake of Cl− occurs via a basolateral Na+ : 2Cl− : K+ cotransport system.
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    Pflügers Archiv 352 (1974), S. 115-120 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Urate ; Reabsorption ; Loop of Henle ; Micropuncture ; Microperfusion ; Microinjection ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Reabsorption rates for urate in the loops of Henle were measured in superficial nephrons in the rat 1. under conditions of free flow, 2. using microperfusion and 3. by a microinjection technique. 1. Under conditions of free flow distally measured TF/PUA/TF/PIn-values varied between 0.51 and 0.38 in antidiuretic rats, depending on TF/PIn (UA = both uric acid and urate, In = inulin, TF/P = concentration in tubular fluid to plasma concentration). The corresponding values in samples from end-proximal tubules were 1.06 and in urine 0.19 (U/PUA/U/PIn). 2. In microperfusion experiments of Henle loops early distal recoveries of 2-C14 urate varied between 57 and 86%, depending on the flow rates (10–40 nl/min). 3. In microinjection experiments C14 recovery in urine was about 85% when tracer solution was microinjected into endproximal tubules. From these results we conclude: 1. The main site of urate reabsorption is located in the loops of Henle. 2. This reabsorption is highly dependent on flow rates. Increase of flow rate through Henle's loop decreases urate reabsorption.
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    Pflügers Archiv 352 (1974), S. 121-133 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Urate ; Protein Interaction ; Uptake by Erythrocytes ; Renal Reabsorption ; Man ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Interaction of urate with human and rat plasma was studied by a dialysis technique at different temperatures. At 4° C a certain fraction of urate is bound to proteins. However, this fraction diminishes with increasing temperature and at 37° C only some 7–8% (in man) and 2% (in rat) interact with proteins. The finding that urate is almost completely filtered in the glomerulus is discussed. In body areas exposed to low temperatures protein binding of urate may be of importance. Urate uptake by erythrocytes is characterized by two components: a fast component equilibrating almost immediately at about 7% in man and 17% in rat and a slow component reaching equilibrium after 60 min, at 28% and 36%, respectively. The process is described by a mathematical formula. Lowering of the temperature mainly diminishes uptake by the slow component withQ 10-values ranging between 1.5 and 4.0. In the observed range of concentrations the uptake process does not saturate. The results at lower pH-values suggest that it is unionized uric acid which is transported by the slow component. Application of the data to kidney medulla supports the hypothesis that erythrocytes and, probably, to a lesser extent plasma proteins serve as vehicles for urate reabsorption in the countercurrent system. Such a temporary interaction enables uric acid to escape recirculation and to leave the kidney medulla.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: HT29 ; CFPAC-1 ; Cl− secretion ; CFTR ; CF ; Cl− conductance
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract HT29 cells were preincubated with forskolin (10−5 mol/l, FORHT) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) (10−7 mol/l, PMAHT) for 20 h, which has been shown previously and is also shown here, to upregulate and downregulate, respectively, the expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). CFPAC-1 cells underwent the same protocols. HT29 cells were examined by slow (SWC) and fast (FWC) whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. The results of SWC and FWC were indistinguishable and were pooled. CFPAC-1 cells were examined with FWC. The membrane voltage (V) of FORHT was -41.8±1.4 mV (n=77) and that of PMAHT was -43.6±2.4 mV (n=76). The conductance (G) of FORHT (9.4 ±0.9 nS, n=77) was significantly larger than that of PMAHT (3.7±0.4 nS, n=76). Acute application of forskolin (10−5 mol/l, FOR) plus 0.5 mmol/l 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP (cAMP) depolarized V by 12 (FORHT) and 8 (PMAHT) mV, respectively. The acute increase of G by FOR plus cAMP was by 7.6±1.9 nS for FORHT (n=22) and only 2.2±1 nS for PMAHT (n=13). ATP (10−4 mol/l) depolarized V in both types of cells. It enhanced G by 16.7±4.1 nS in FORHT (n=14) and significantly less (by 5.5±1.2nS, n=14) in PMAHT. Also the G increase lasted longer in FORHT. Neurotensin (NT, 10−8 mol/l) also had a stronger and longer lasting effect in FORHT. Exposure to hypotonic bath solution (160 mosmol/l) depolarized V in both types of cells. The increase in G was by 15±2.2 nS in FORHT (n=18) and by 11±1.3 nS in PMAHT (n=23). After being returned to the normotonic media, the decline of G to the control value was delayed in FORHT when compared to PMAHT. Ionomycin (10−7 mol/l) increased G significantly more (to 47±8.5 nS, n=13) in FORHT when compared to PMAHT (to 28±4 nS, n=13). The present data indicate that a 20-h exposure of HT29 cells to FOR versus PMA alters markedly the CFTR concentration. The cells with high CFTR (FORHT) when compared to those with low CFTR (PMAHT) differ not only in their acute G response to cAMP, but also in that to ATP, NT, hypotonic cell swelling, and ionomycin. In contrast, the same pretreatment of CFPAC-1 cells did not alter the G changes induced by ionomycin or hypotonic cell swelling. These results indicate that changes in CFTR expression correlate with the Cl− conductances induced by cAMP, Ca2+ and hypotonic cell swelling.
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