TY - JOUR
T1 - ATP depletion in rat cholangiocytes leads to marked internalization of membrane proteins
AU - Doctor, R. Brian
AU - Dahl, Rolf H.
AU - Salter, Kelli D.
AU - Fouassier, Laura
AU - Chen, Jing
AU - Fitz, J. Gregory
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Intrahepatic bile ducts (BD) are a critical target of injury in the postischemic liver. Decreased vascular perfusion causes characteristic changes in the morphology of the ductular epithelia including a loss of secondary membrane structures and a decrease in plasma membrane surface area. Using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion of cultured normal rat cholangiocytes (NRC) to model ischemic ducts, the present studies examined the fate of apical membrane proteins to determine whether membrane recycling might contribute to rapid functional recovery. Apical proteins, including γ- glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), Na+-glucose cotransporter (SGLT1), and apically biotinylated proteins, were not shed into the luminal space during ATP depletion. Instead, labeling of surface proteins after ATP depletion showed a significant decrease in GGT and SGLT1, consistent with membrane internalization. Similarly, z-axis confocal microscopy of biotinylated apical proteins also showed protein internalization. During ATP recovery, SGLT1 transport activity remained profoundly depressed even after 24 hours of recovery, indicating that the function of the internalized apical proteins is not rapidly recovered. These studies suggest that the membrane internalization in ATP-depleted cholangiocytes is a unidirectional process that contributes to prolonged functional deficits after restoration of normal cellular ATP levels. This sustained decrease in transport capacity may contribute to the development of ductular injury in postischemic livers.
AB - Intrahepatic bile ducts (BD) are a critical target of injury in the postischemic liver. Decreased vascular perfusion causes characteristic changes in the morphology of the ductular epithelia including a loss of secondary membrane structures and a decrease in plasma membrane surface area. Using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion of cultured normal rat cholangiocytes (NRC) to model ischemic ducts, the present studies examined the fate of apical membrane proteins to determine whether membrane recycling might contribute to rapid functional recovery. Apical proteins, including γ- glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), Na+-glucose cotransporter (SGLT1), and apically biotinylated proteins, were not shed into the luminal space during ATP depletion. Instead, labeling of surface proteins after ATP depletion showed a significant decrease in GGT and SGLT1, consistent with membrane internalization. Similarly, z-axis confocal microscopy of biotinylated apical proteins also showed protein internalization. During ATP recovery, SGLT1 transport activity remained profoundly depressed even after 24 hours of recovery, indicating that the function of the internalized apical proteins is not rapidly recovered. These studies suggest that the membrane internalization in ATP-depleted cholangiocytes is a unidirectional process that contributes to prolonged functional deficits after restoration of normal cellular ATP levels. This sustained decrease in transport capacity may contribute to the development of ductular injury in postischemic livers.
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U2 - 10.1053/he.2000.5983
DO - 10.1053/he.2000.5983
M3 - Article
C2 - 10796878
AN - SCOPUS:0034058548
SN - 0270-9139
VL - 31
SP - 1045
EP - 1054
JO - Hepatology
JF - Hepatology
IS - 5
ER -