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  • Title: Modulation of Cl- secretion by benzimidazolones. II. Coordinate regulation of apical GCl and basolateral GK.
    Author: Devor DC, Singh AK, Bridges RJ, Frizzell RA.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1996 Nov; 271(5 Pt 1):L785-95. PubMed ID: 8944722.
    Abstract:
    We previously demonstrated that the novel benzimidazolone, 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone (1-EBIO), stimulates a sustained Cl- secretory response across T84 monolayers by opening a Ca(2+)-dependent basolateral K+ channel. In the present work, we evaluated the effects on Cl-secretion of other benzimidazolones, NS-004 and NS-1619, which have been shown to open cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channels. In contrast to 1-EBIO, neither NS-004 nor NS-1619 stimulated a significant Cl- secretory current (Isc). Neither NS-004 nor NS-1619 increased Isc subsequent to forskolin stimulation. However, when added after 1-EBIO, NS-004 and NS-1619 stimulated large sustained increases in Isc. In addition, NS-004 and NS-1619 potentiated the effects of carbachol. We used nystatin to permeabilize the apical or basolateral membrane to determine the effects of NS-004 and 1-EBIO on the basolateral K+ (IK) and apical Cl- (ICl) currents. Both NS-004 and 1-EBIO increased ICl, and the stimulated currents were inhibited by glibenclamide. In contrast, NS-004 failed to significantly affect IK, but subsequent addition of 1-EBIO induced a large increase in IK. The effects of 1-EBIO, NS-004, and NS-1619 on the Ca(2+)-dependent K+ channel (KCa) in T84 cells was determined in excised inside-out patches. Neither NS-004 nor NS-1619 affected K+ channel activity, whereas the subsequent addition of 1-EBIO produced a marked channel activation. Results similar to those observed in T84 monolayers were obtained from murine airway cell primary cultures: NS-004 or NS-1619 had no effect on Isc, whereas 1-EBIO stimulated a sustained Cl- secretory response. The results demonstrate that activation of CFTR alone is insufficient to evoke transepithelial Cl- secretion. Activation of the basolateral membrane K+ channel is a necessary component of the secretory response. Thus the basolateral membrane KCa may be a novel pharmacological target in cystic fibrosis therapy.
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