Abstract
The mechanisms responsible for recovery from cell swelling were evaluated in M(z)-ChA-1 cells from human cholangiocarcinoma, a model biliary cell line. Exposure to hypotonic buffer (40% less NaCl) rapidly increased relative cell volume to 1.35 ± 0.10 as measured by a Coulter Multisizer, followed by regulatory volume decrease to 1.08 ± 0.03 by 30 min. The same maneuver increased 86Rb (69 ± 17%) and 125I (422 ± 58%) effiux in cell monolayers. 86Rb effiux was selectively inhibited by Ba2+ [half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) ~1.5 mM], and 125I by 5-nitro-2-(3- phenylpropylamino)-benzoic acid (NPPB) (IC50 ≃ 50 μM). Inhibition of these conductive pathways partially inhibited recovery from swelling. Membrane conductance measured by whole cell patch-clamp analysis increased in 57 of 57 cells during swelling due to activation of both K+ and Cl- conductances in most cells. K+ currents (75% of cells, 881 ± 150 pA at 0 mV) were nearly linear and Ba2+ sensitive; Cl- currents (70% of cells, 2,696 ± 244 pA at + 60 mV) were outwardly rectified, showed time-dependent inactivation at depolarizing potentials, and were inhibited by NPPB. Chelation of cytosolic Ca2+ decreased swellinginduced isotope effiux, prevented activation of macroscopic K+ and Cl- currents, and blocked volume recovery. These studies indicate that biliary cells are able to regulate cell volume during osmotic stress by activation of separate K+ and Cl- conductances through a mechanism that depends in part on Ca2+-sensitive signaling pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | G239-G248 |
Journal | American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology |
Volume | 271 |
Issue number | 2 34-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1996 |
Keywords
- bile duct epithelial cell
- cell swelling
- ion channel
- patch clamp
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
- Physiology (medical)