REGULATION OF MEMBRANE CHLORIDE CURRENTS IN RAT BILE-DUCT EPITHELIAL-CELLS
REGULATION OF MEMBRANE CHLORIDE CURRENTS IN RAT BILE-DUCT EPITHELIAL-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1172/jci116188
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
COHN, JA
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作者:
FITZ, JG;BASAVAPPA, S;COHN, JA
This study examines the conductive properties of the plasma membrane of cells isolated from the intrahepatic portion of bile ducts. Membrane Cl- conductance was measured in single cells using whole-cell patch clamp recording techniques and in cells in short-term culture using Cl-36 and I-125 efflux. Separate Ca2+- and cAMP-dependent Cl currents were identified. Ca2+-dependent Cl- currents showed outward rectification of the current-voltage relation, time-dependent activation at depolarizing potentials, and reversal near the equilibrium potential for Cl-. lonomycin (2 muM) increased this current from 357+/-72 pA to 1,192+/-414 pA (at +80 mV) in 5:7 cells, and stimulated efflux of I-125 > Cl-36 in 15:15 studies. lonomycin-stimulated efflux was inhibited by the Cl- channel blocker 4,4'-diisothio-cyano-2,2'-stilbene disulfonic acid (DIDS) ( 1 50 muM). A separate cAMP-activated Cl- current showed linear current-voltage relations and no time dependence. Forskolin (10 muM) or cpt-cAMP (500 muM) increased this current from 189+/-50 pA to 784+/-196 pA (at +80 mV) in 11:16 cells, and stimulated efflux of Cl-36 > I-125 in 16:16 studies. cAMP-stimulated efflux was unaffected by DIDS. Because the cAMP-stimulated Cl- conductance resembles that associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a putative Cl- channel protein, the presence of CFTR in rat liver was examined by immunoblot analyses. CFTR was detected as a 150-165-kD protein in specimens with increased numbers of duct cells. Immunoperoxidase staining confirmed localization of CFTR to bile duct cells but not hepatocytes. These findings suggest that Ca2+- and cAMP-regulated Cl- channels may participate in control of fluid and electrolyte secretion by intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells, and that the cAMP-regulated conductance is associated with endogenous expression of CFtR. Abnormal ductular secretion may contribute to the pathogenesis of cholestatic liver disease in cystic fibrosis.