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  • Title: Osmotic swelling-provoked release of organic osmolytes in human intestinal epithelial cells.
    Author: Tomassen SF, Fekkes D, de Jonge HR, Tilly BC.
    Journal: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol; 2004 Jun; 286(6):C1417-22. PubMed ID: 14960416.
    Abstract:
    Human Intestine 407 cells respond to osmotic cell swelling by the activation of Cl(-)- and K(+)-selective ionic channels, as well as by stimulating an organic osmolyte release pathway readily permeable to taurine and phosphocholine. Unlike the activation of volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC), activation of the organic osmolyte release pathway shows a lag time of approximately 30-60 s, and its activity persists for at least 8-12 min. In contrast to VRAC activation, stimulation of organic osmolyte release did not require protein tyrosine phosphorylation, active p21(rho), or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity and was insensitive to Cl(-) channel blockers. Treatment of the cells with putative organic anion transporter inhibitors reduced the release of taurine only partially or was found to be ineffective. The efflux was blocked by a subclass of organic cation transporter (OCT) inhibitors (cyanine-863 and decynium-22) but not by other OCT inhibitors (cimetidine, quinine, and verapamil). Brief treatment of the cells with phorbol esters potentiated the cell swelling-induced taurine efflux, whereas addition of the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GF109203X largely inhibited the response, suggesting that PKC is involved. Increasing the level of intracellular Ca(2+) by using A-23187- or Ca(2+)-mobilizing hormones, however, did not affect the magnitude of the response. Taken together, the results indicate that the hypotonicity-induced efflux of organic osmolytes is independent of VRAC and involves a PKC-dependent step.
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