Effect of nitric oxide on electrolyte transport across the porcine proximal colon

Autor: B. Garz, Jörg R. Aschenbach, Gotthold Gäbel, F. Ahrens
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 173:177-186
ISSN: 1432-136X
0174-1578
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-002-0310-z
Popis: The effect of nitric oxide (NO) on ion transport in the porcine proximal colon was investigated in slide-stripped epithelia mounted in Ussing chambers. The serosal addition of the NO-donors sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 0.5 mM) or S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP, 0.5 mM) induced a steep increase of short-circuit current ( I sc). The stimulatory effect of SNP on I sc could not be blocked by piroxicam or tetrodotoxin. Potassium channel inhibitors (quinidine, tetraethylammonium or barium) added serosally reduced the SNP- or SNAP-induced increases of I sc. In chloride-free solutions, the SNP-induced increase of I sc was smaller than in chloride-containing solutions. Cl− and Na+ flux measurements demonstrated that SNP diminished Cl− and Na+ net absorption. Pre-treatment with barium was able to block the inhibitory effect of SNP on NaCl net absorption totally. NO effects on paracellular pathways were assessed by measuring flux rates of [14C]-D-mannitol. SNP did not change unidirectional D-mannitol flux rates. In conclusion, NO inhibits NaCl net absorption in the proximal colon of pigs by acting directly on the enterocyte. The antiabsorptive (and/or prosecretory) effect of NO depends on a functional basolateral potassium conductance.
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