title: Synergism between calcium-mediated and cyclic AMP-mediated activation of chloride secretion in isolated guinea pig distal colon.
abstract: Synergistic effects of Ca2+-mediated secretagogues and cyclic AMP-mediated secretagogues on Cl- secretion by guinea pig distal colon were studied in vitro using Ussing chambers. Short-circuit current (Isc) and bidirectional fluxes of 22Na+ and 36Cl- were measured. Bethanechol (10(-4) M, a Ca2+-mediated secretagogue) caused an increase in Isc, which was enhanced 4-20 fold when the tissue was pretreated with prostaglandin E2 (10(-7)-10(-6) M), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (5 x 10(-9)-10(-8) M) (cyclic AMP-mediated secretagogues), or 8-bromocyclic AMP (5 x 10(-4)-2 x 10(-3) M). Measurement of 36Cl flux showed that the increase in Isc in the presence of both 8-bromocyclic AMP and bethanechol resulted principally from increased Cl- secretion. On the other hand, the net absorptive flux of 22Na was not influenced under these conditions. Potentiation of the increase in Isc was also elicited by the combination of A23187 (5 x 10(-6) M) and 8-bromocyclic AMP (10(-3) M). The results are consistent with the notion that simultaneous activation of the cyclic AMP-mediated and Ca2+-mediated systems produces a synergistic increase in colonic Cl- secretion.
authors.affiliation: Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Kunitachi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D018723:Bethanechol; D001626:Bethanechol Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001626:Bethanechol Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D018723:Bethanechol; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D012964:Sodium; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015232:Dinoprostone; D002118:Calcium