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. 1997 Jun 15;501(Pt 3):555–564. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.555bm.x

A swelling-activated chloride current in rat sympathetic neurones.

J L Leaney 1, S J Marsh 1, D A Brown 1
PMCID: PMC1159457  PMID: 9218216

Abstract

1. We have tested whether neurones show a swelling-induced Cl- current following hypotonic shock, by recording membrane current responses and cell volume changes in voltage clamped isolated rat sympathetic neurones during application of hypotonic solutions. 2. Using both whole-cell and perforated patch recording methods, hypotonic solution caused cell swelling and the activation of an inward Cl- current at -60 mV. This current showed weak outward rectification with no obvious time dependence. It was inhibited by SITS (0.3-1 mM), NPPB (30-300 microM) and niflumic acid (50-200 microM), but not by tamoxifen (10 microM). 3. Hypotonic solution did not cause a rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration as measured by simultaneous indo-1 fluorescence. Also, neither the volume change nor Cl- current were affected by the removal of external Ca2+ or internal Ca2+ buffering to < or = 1 nM with EGTA. 4. The Cl- current was unaffected by an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC; GF109203X, 3 microM) or by omission of ATP from the pipette solution. 5. Cells exhibited a regulatory volume decrease during sustained exposure to hypotonic solution. This was completely inhibited by 0.5 mM niflumic acid. 6. It is concluded that osmotic swelling induces an outwardly rectifying, Ca2(+)- and PKC-independent Cl- current in these nerve cells. It is suggested that this current may be involved in volume regulatory mechanisms.

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