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. 1994 Jun;93(6):2649–2657. doi: 10.1172/JCI117278

Inhibition of amiloride-sensitive apical Na+ conductance by acetylcholine in rabbit cortical collecting duct perfused in vitro.

M Takeda 1, K Yoshitomi 1, J Taniguchi 1, M Imai 1
PMCID: PMC294507  PMID: 8201003

Abstract

We examined effects of acetylcholine (ACh) on the electrical parameters and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in the isolated rabbit cortical collecting duct (CCD) perfused in vitro using the conventional microelectrode technique and microscopic fluorescence spectrophotometry. ACh (10(-8) to 10(-5) M) in the bath caused a positive deflection of the transepithelial voltage (VT) and an increase in [Ca2+]i. Carbachol also showed similar but smaller effects. The effects of ACh were antagonized by muscarinic receptor antagonists. ACh at 10(-6) M hyperpolarized the apical membrane voltage and increased the fractional resistance of the apical membrane of the collecting duct cells accompanied by a positive deflection of VT and an increase in transepithelial resistance, whereas it did not affect these parameters in the beta-intercalated cells. In the presence of 10(-5) M amiloride in the lumen, the effects of ACh were almost completely abolished. The ACh-induced increase in [Ca2+]i is accounted for by the release of Ca2+ from intracellular store and Ca2+ entry from the bath. In the absence of Ca2+ in the bath, the ACh-induced changes in electrophysiological parameters were significantly smaller than those observed in the presence of Ca2+. Both phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) and phorbol-12,13-dibutylate (PDBu), activators of protein kinase C (PKC), also inhibited the apical Na+ conductance. In the presence of PMA or PDBu in the bath, ACh did not show further inhibitory effect. 1-(5-Isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine, an inhibitor of PKC, partially attenuated the effect of ACh. These observations indicate that ACh inhibits the apical Na+ conductance partly by both increasing [Ca2+]i and activating PKC. Such an action of ACh may partially explain its natriuretic effect.

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