Insulin and Aldosterone Interaction on NA+and K+Transport in Cultured Kidney Cells (A6)*

Autor: Charles O. Watlington, M. L. Fidelman
Rok vydání: 1984
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Zdroj: Endocrinology. 115:1171-1178
ISSN: 1945-7170
0013-7227
DOI: 10.1210/endo-115-3-1171
Popis: The effects of aldosterone (A) and insulin (I) on active Na+ transport [short circuit current (Isc)] and basolateral to apical K+ transport were evaluated in cultured epithelia derived from toad kidney (A6). Aldosterone plus insulin (A + I) stimulated Isc approximately 2 times the sum of the increments induced by A and I separately. Time courses of Isc stimulation by A + I in epithelia pretreated with A demonstrated that the synergism began about 80 min after the addition of insulin. The effect of A and I on basolateral to apical K+ transport was evaluated by apical K+ accumulation (flame photometry) in epithelia incubated for 24 h with K+-free medium initially placed on the apical side and various K+ concentrations on the basolateral side. At 4.5 mM basolateral K+, I had virtually no effect on basolateral to apical K+ transport, while both A and A + I produced significant increases (44% and 116%, respectively). Stimulation of basolateral to apical K+ transport by A + I was found to be concentration dependent. The EC50 for A stimulation (fixed I concentration) of K+ transport and Isc was 1-3 X 10(-8) M, which is quite similar to the Kd for nuclear binding of A previously reported. Our findings are consistant with the hypothesis that insulin, in addition to its own effects on Na+ transport, may cause an amplification of the mechanism of action of aldosterone on Na+ and K+ transport. The synergistic responses produced by A + I may represent an important hormonal interaction in regulation of transepithelial Na+ and K+ transport.
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