Basolateral K+ channels in airway epithelia. II. Role in Cl- secretion and evidence for two types of K+ channel

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · American Journal of Physiology; (USA)

OSTI ID:6874813

McCann, J D; Welsh, M J ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City (USA)

We previously described a Ca2(+)-activated K+ channel (KCLIC) in airway epithelial cells. To determine whether the KCLIC channel is a basolateral membrane channel and to understand its role in Cl- secretion, we studied airway epithelial cells grown on permeable supports. When cells were stimulated with A23187, charybdotoxin (ChTX) inhibited Cl- secretion and 86Rb efflux at the same concentrations, indicating that the KCLIC channel is required for Ca2(+)-stimulated Cl- secretion. We also investigated the function of K+ channels in adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-stimulated secretion. Addition of isoproterenol caused a biphasic increase in Cl- secretion; the time course of the transient component correlated with the time course of the isoproterenol-induced increase in Ca2+ concentration (( Ca2+)c). ChTX inhibited the transient component, but not the prolonged component of secretion; Ba2+ inhibited the sustained component. These results suggest that when cells are grown on permeable supports isoproterenol-induced secretion depends on activation of two types of K+ channel: the KCLIC channel that is stimulated initially and a ChTX-insensitive K+ channel that is stimulated during sustained secretion. This conclusion was supported by measurement of 86Rb efflux from cell monolayers.

• OSTI ID: 6874813
• Journal Information: American Journal of Physiology; (USA), Vol. 258; ISSN 0002-9513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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