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. 1988 May;94(1):155–163. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1988.tb11510.x

Inhibition by chloride channel blockers of anion secretion in cultured epididymal epithelium and intact epididymis of rats.

P Y Wong 1
PMCID: PMC1853921  PMID: 2456807

Abstract

1. Anion secretion by primary monolayer cultures of rat epididymal cells was studied by the short circuit current technique. 2. Monolayers had a transepithelial potential difference of 1.34 mV, apical side negative and a short circuit current of 2.45 microA cm-2. The transepithelial resistance was 504 omega cm2. 3. Addition of anthracene-9-carboxylate (9-AC) to the apical side caused a biphasic response, a decrease followed by an increase in the short circuit current (SCC) which then returned to the basal level. Addition of 9-AC to the basolateral side also caused a biphasic response but the increase in current was sustained. 4. Addition of diphenylamine-2-carboxylate (DPC) and 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoate (NPPB) caused an inhibition of the SCC when added to the apical or basolateral side. 5. When the epithelium was stimulated with adrenaline (0.23 microM, basolaterally), the SCC rose to a peak value of 10.36 microA cm-2 and then stabilized at 3.82 microA cm-2 after 15 min. Addition of 9-AC to the apical side caused a triphasic response: a decrease, reversal to the original level followed by a slow inhibition which was sustained. The inhibition achieved at the steady state was concentration-dependent with an apparent IC50 value of 2.51 mM. Addition of 9-AC to the basolateral side produced a similar response but a time lag of 20 s was observed. 6. DPC and NPPB also caused the SCC to decrease when added to the apical side of the monolayers stimulated with adrenaline. The IC50 values 0.148 mM and 0.049 mM for DPC and NPPB, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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