REGULATION OF TRANSPORT ACROSS PULMONARY ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL-CELL MONOLAYERS
REGULATION OF TRANSPORT ACROSS PULMONARY ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL-CELL MONOLAYERS
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DOI:
10.1152/jappl.1984.57.3.703
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
CRANDALL, ED
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作者:
GOODMAN, BE;BROWN, SES;CRANDALL, ED
Domes are formed in large numbers by primary cultured monolayers of type II alveolar epithelial cells from rat lungs. These fluid-filled structures are formed by active transport of solute from medium to substratum, with water following passively. Dome-forming monolayers were used to study the regulation of alveolar epithelial transport processes by determining the effects on dome formation of cAMP analogs, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, neurotransmitters and vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH). The cAMP analogs (dibutyryl cAMP and 8-bromo-cAMP) and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (theophylline, papaverine and isobutylmethylxanthine) caused large increases in dome formation by 24 h. ADH and .beta.-adrenergic agonists (epinephrine, terbutaline and isoproterenol) also caused significant increases in dome density. The .beta.-agonist response was completely eliminated in the presence of the .beta.-blocker propranolol. Dibutyryl guanosine 3'',5''-cyclic monophosphate and acetylcholine (cholinergic agonist) had no effect on dome formation, whereas the .alpha.-adrenergic agonist methoxamine caused a small but significant decrease in dome formation. These findings suggest that the active solute flux resulting in dome formation by type II alveolar epithelial cell monolayers is increased by substances expected to elevate intracellular cAMP (or analogue) concentrations. An attractive speculation having major implications for lung fluid balance is that transepithelial fluxes can be modulated by endogenous, and perhaps exogenous, chemical agents in adult mammalian alveolar epithelium in vivo.