title: Stimulation by cGMP of apical Na channels and cation channels in toad urinary bladder.
abstract: The effects of 8-bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-BrcGMP) on apical membrane cation conductances in the toad urinary bladder were investigated. 8-BrcGMP (1 mM) added to the serosal solution increased the amiloride-sensitive short-circuit current (INa) after a delay of 5 min to a steady-state value 1.8 times that of controls achieved after 30 min. Similar effects were seen when the bladders were bathed on the serosal side with a normal NaCl Ringer solution and with a high-K sucrose solution to depolarize the basolateral membrane. Under the latter conditions, the amiloride-sensitive transepithelial conductance increased in parallel with the short-circuit current, indicating stimulation of apical membrane Na channels. The threshold concentration for observing the stimulation of INa was 100 microM, 10-100 times larger than the concentration of 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-BrcAMP) required to elicit an increase in INa. Currents through an outwardly rectifying Ca-sensitive cation conductance (Iout) were also increased by 1.8-fold relative to controls. This stimulatory effect occurred after a delay of 15 min and reached maximal levels 90-120 min after addition of the nucleotide. The effects of cGMP on INa were not additive with those of 8-BrcAMP or with antidiuretic hormone, an agent known to act by increasing cAMP within the cell. Addition of 1 mM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine to the serosal side of the bladders stimulated INa by 1.3-fold and Iout by 2.4-fold. In both cases, subsequent addition of cGMP produced no further activation of either conductance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garepapaghi
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002024:Bufo marinus; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D015222:Sodium Channels; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; C016276:8-bromocyclic GMP; D012964:Sodium; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine