Cell-specific expression of amiloride-sensitive, Na(+)-conducting ion channels in the kidney.
Am J Physiol
; 271(4 Pt 1): C1303-15, 1996 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-8897838
Amiloride-sensitive, electrogenic Na+ absorption across the distal nephron plays a vital role in regulating extracellular fluid volume and blood pressure. Recently, two amiloride-sensitive, Na(+)-conducting ion channel cDNAs were cloned. One, an epithelial Na(+)-selective channel (ENaC), is responsible for Na+ absorption throughout the distal nephron. The second, a guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP)-inhibitable cation channel, is conductive to Na+ and Ca2+ and contributes to Na+ absorption across the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD). As a first step toward understanding the segment-specific contributions(s) of cGMP-gated cation channels and ENaC to Na+ and Ca2+ uptake along the nephron, we used in situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) hybridization, solution-phase RT-PCR, and Western blot analysis to examine the nephron and cell-specific expression of these channels in mouse kidney cell lines and/or dissected nephron segments. cGMP-gated cation channel mRNA was detected in proximal tubule, medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL), distal convoluted tubule (DCT), cortical collecting duct (CCD), outer medullary collecting duct (OMCD), and IMCD. cGMP-gated cation channel protein was detected in DCT, CCD, and IMCD cell lines. These observations suggest that hormones that modulate intracellular cGMP levels may regulate Na+, and perhaps Ca2+, uptake throughout the nephron. mRNA for alpha-mENaC, a subunit of the mouse ENaC, was detected in mTAL, DCT, CCD, OMCD, and IMCD. Coexpression of alpha-mENaC and cGMP-gated cation channel mRNAs in mTAL, DCT, CCD, OMCD, and IMCD suggests that both channels may contribute to Na+ absorption in these nephron segments.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Canales de Sodio
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Amilorida
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Riñón
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Physiol
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos