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Title: Effect of shear stress on sup 86 Rb sup + efflux and cytosolic Ca sup 2+ of calf pulmonary artery endothelial cells (CPAEs)

Conference · · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)
OSTI ID:5378573
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  1. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States) Baylor College, Houston, TX (United States)

The effect of flow-induced shear stress (SS) on membrane K{sup +} permeability and cytosolic free Ca{sup 2+}, (Ca{sup 2+}){sub i}, was investigated by measuring {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux and fura-2 fluorescence in CPAEs using a parallel plate flow chamber. Increasing SS from 1 to 2.4, 4.8 or 10 dyn/cm{sup 2} produced a graded, transient increase in {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux which peaked within 1 min and subsequently declined rapidly towards pre-stimulus levels. Mathematical modeling confirmed that the transient increase in {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux did not reflect a washout phenomenon. Upon returning SS to 1 dyn/cm{sup 2}, {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux initially decreased, but returned slowly to basal values. In contrast, application of bradykinin (BK) at a constant SS of either 0.33 or 1 dyn/cm{sup 2} produced a transient increase in {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux that was followed by a sustained elevated phase during which time efflux gradually returned to pre-stimulus levels. To determine the mechanism by which shear stress increases K{sup +} permeability, the effect of tetrabutylammonium ion (TBA), a selective inhibitor of Ca{sup 2+}-dependent K{sup +} channels (K{sub Ca}), on both the BK- and SS-induced increases in {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux, was examined. TBA inhibited the BK-stimulated increase in {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux {gt}90% under both stationary and flow conditions and significantly reduced SS-dependent {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux 38.3%. These results suggest that increased {sup 86}Rb{sup +} efflux from CPAEs with SS occurs, at least in part, via K{sub Ca} and suggests that SS increases cytosolic Ca{sup 2+}. However, when measured using fura-2-loaded CPAEs, SS was without significant effect on (Ca{sup 2+}){sub i}.

OSTI ID:
5378573
Report Number(s):
CONF-9104107-; CODEN: FAJOE
Journal Information:
FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Vol. 5:4; Conference: 75. annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Atlanta, GA (United States), 21-25 Apr 1991; ISSN 0892-6638
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English