Insensitivity of volume-sensitive chloride currents to chromones in human airway epithelial cells
| Autor: | Zegarra-Moran, O., Lantero, S., Sacco, O., Rossi, G. A., Luis Galietta |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Zegarra-Moran, Olga, Lantero, Sabina, Sacco, Oliviero, Rossi, Giovanni A., Galietta, Luis J. V. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Pharmacology Epithelial Cell Airway epithelium Animal Chloride Channel Sodium cromoglygate Nedocromil sodium Chloride Membrane Potential Sensitivity and Specificity Asthma Trachea Cl- current Mice Nedocromil Cromolyn Sodium Anti-Asthmatic Agent Cell volume regulation 3T3 Cell Cells Cultured Human |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Chromones (sodium cromoglycate and sodium nedocromil) block cell swelling-activated Cl- channels in NIH-3T3 fibroblasts and endothelial cells. This has led to hypothesize that cell volume regulation might be involved in asthma pathogenesis. Using whole-cell patch-clamp experiments, we studied the effect of chromones on volume-sensitive Cl- currents in transformed human tracheal epithelial cells (9HTEo-) and in primary cultures of human bronchial epithelial cells (BE). Cl- currents activated by hypotonic shock were poorly blocked by extracellular nedocromil or cromoglycate. The block was voltage-dependent since it was observed only at positive membrane potentials. At the concentration of 5 mM, the current inhibition by both chromones at +80 mV was about 40% for 9HTEo- and only 20% for BE. Intracellular application of chromones elicited a voltage-independent inhibition in 9HTEo- cells. Under this condition, volume-sensitive Cl- currents were reduced at all membrane potentials (60 and 45% inhibition by 2 mM nedocromil and cromoglycate respectively). In contrast intracellular chromones were ineffective in BE cells. The relative refractoriness to chromones, in contrast with the high sensitivity shown by other Cl- channels, suggests that the epithelial volume-sensitive Cl- channel is not involved in asthma. |
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