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  • Title: Role of intracellular calcium and protein kinases in the activation of hepatic Na+/taurocholate cotransport by cyclic AMP.
    Author: Grüne S, Engelking LR, Anwer MS.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1993 Aug 25; 268(24):17734-41. PubMed ID: 8394349.
    Abstract:
    Glucagon and dibutyryl cyclic AMP (Bt2cAMP) stimulate Na+/taurocholate (TC) cotransport and increase the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of hepatocytes. Whether the effect of cAMP is mediated via increases in [Ca2+]i, cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), and/or protein kinase C (PKC) was investigated in this study. TC uptake and [Ca2+]i were determined in isolated rat hepatocytes using [14C]TC and the fluorescent dye quin-2, respectively. Bt2cAMP, forskolin, and 8-bromo-cAMP stimulated Na(+)-dependent, but not Na(+)-independent TC uptake. Bt2cAMP increased the maximal rate of Na+/TC cotransport without affecting the apparent Km. Increases in TC uptake and [Ca2+]i by Bt2cAMP were inhibited in hepatocytes preloaded with bis-(2-amino-5-methylphenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (MAPTA) or preincubated with 8-diethylaminooctyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (TMB8). Calmodulin antagonists inhibited Bt2cAMP-induced increases in TC uptake, but not [Ca2+]i. Other Ca(2+)-mobilizing agents (thapsigargin, vasopressin, phenylephrine, and ionomycin) increased [Ca2+]i but failed to stimulate TC uptake, indicating that an increase in [Ca2+]i alone is not a sufficient stimulus for TC uptake. However, increases in TC uptake by 1 and 10 microM Bt2cAMP were further increased by thapsigargin, indicating a permissive role for Ca2+/calmodulin. Bt2cAMP-induced increases in TC uptake and [Ca2+]i were inhibited by known inhibitors of PKA and by an activator of PKC, but they remained unaffected by a specific inhibitor of PKC. Unlike thapsigargin, vasopressin inhibited Bt2cAMP-induced increases in TC uptake. Taken together these results indicate that stimulation of hepatic Na+/TC cotransport by cAMP 1) is mediated via PKA; 2) is potentiated, but not mediated, by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent processes; and 3) may be down-regulated by PKC.
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