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  • Title: cAMP evokes a rise in intracellular Na+ mediated by Na+ pump inhibition in rat aortic smooth muscle cells.
    Author: Borin ML.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1995 Oct; 269(4 Pt 1):C884-91. PubMed ID: 7485457.
    Abstract:
    The effect of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) on intracellular Na+ concentration ([Na+]i) was studied in primary cultured vascular smooth muscle cells from rat aorta. [Na+]i was measured using digital imaging of cells loaded with the Na(+-)sensitive fluorescent dye sodium-bonding benzofuran isophthalate. The cAMP level was raised by 1) the membrane-permeable cAMP derivative 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, 2) the combination of the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin and the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, and 3) the beta-adrenoceptor agonist isoproterenol. All three methods caused a dose-dependent continuous rise in [Na+]i during 40-60 min of observations. A rise in [Na+]i may be caused by stimulation of the Na+ influx and/or inhibition of Na+ efflux; therefore, the involvement of both mechanisms was studied. Elevation of the cAMP level had no effect on Na+ influx, measured as the rate of rise of [Na+]i when Na+ efflux was inhibited with 1 mM ouabain. In contrast, elevation of the cAMP level attenuated Na+ efflux, measured as the rate of decline of [Na+]i in Na(+)-loaded cells exposed to Na(+)-free medium. cAMP-induced inhibition of Na+ efflux was not observed when the Na+ pump was inhibited; therefore, cAMP inhibits the Na+ pump-mediated component of Na+ efflux. Agents that raise the cAMP level also inhibited, in a dose-dependent fashion, ouabain-sensitive 86Rb uptake in rat aortic rings. The latter observation confirms that the cAMP-induced inhibition of the Na+ pump occurs both in cultured cells and in the native tissue.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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