title: Effects of arylaminobenzoate-type chloride channel blockers on equivalent short-circuit current in rabbit colon.
abstract: Arylaminobenzoates were examined in rabbit colon mounted in an Ussing chamber. The open-circuit transepithelial voltage (Vte) and resistance (Rte) were measured and the equivalent short-circuit current (Isc = Vte/Rte) was calculated. After serosal (s) and mucosal (m) addition of indomethacin (1 mumol/l) Isc was -71 +/- 11 (n = 118) microA/cm2. Amiloride (0.1 mmol/l, m) inhibited this current and reversed the polarity to +32 +/- 4 (n = 118) microA/cm2. In the presence of amiloride and indomethacin, prostaglandin E2 (1 mumol/l, s), known to induce Cl- secretion, generated an Isc of -143 +/- 8 (n = 92) microA/cm2. The arylaminobenzoate and Cl- channel blocker 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoate (NPPB) reduced Isc reversibly with a half-maximal inhibition (IC50) at approximately 0.35 mmol/l and 0.2 mmol/l for mucosal and serosal application respectively. To test whether the poor effect was caused by mucus covering the luminal surface, dose/response curves of the mucosal effect were repeated after several pretreatments. Acidic pH on the mucosal side reduced IC50 to approximately 0.1 mmol/l. A similar effect was observed after N-acetyl-L-cysteine (m) preincubation. Pretreatment with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (m) and carbachol (s), in order to exhaust mucus secretion, and L-homocysteine (m) were more effective and reduced IC50 to approximately 50 mumol/l. To test whether this effect of NPPB was caused by non-specific effects, the two enantiomers of 5-nitro-2-(+/-1-phenylethylamino)-benzoate were tested of which only the (+) form inhibited the Cl- conductance in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TAL).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greger
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nitschke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lohrmann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Burhoff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hropot
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Englert
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018118:Chloride Channels; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009579:Nitrobenzoates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D002712:Chlorides; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009579:Nitrobenzoates; C058176:5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid